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Microsoft’s U.S. Smartphone Market Share Drops
August 8, 2011 – 1:01 pm | No Comment

Microsoft’s U.S. smartphone market share has dropped about 22 percent in the last few months, according to a new survey by market researcher comScore. The decline, from 7.5 percent in the last period to 5.8 percent now, could be bad news for the company’s new Windows Phone 7 platform.

New: Online Reseller Programs for Italian Designed 4Lock for Apple iPhone Accessories
August 8, 2011 – 9:08 am | No Comment

EvotekUS, LLC has launched the new version of the company web site (evotekus dot com), including a new exciting affiliate/reseller option. The new program allows anyone who is interested to resell the very successful 4Lock line of accessories for Apple iPhone. In addition to reselling the products on one’s web site, blog or social network, [...]

Child ID, FBI’s first Apple iPhone app, is unveiled
August 7, 2011 – 9:00 pm | No Comment

The Federal Bureau of Investigation released its first app for Apple’s iPhone on Friday, called Child ID. The FBI-developed app can store photos and information on a child, such as height, weight, date of birth, gender, ethnicity, hair and eye color and whether or not they have pierced ears. “Using a special tab on the [...]

Android scores last in open source analysis
August 7, 2011 – 9:00 pm | No Comment

VisionMobile released a report evaluating the relative openness of eight open source projects, and found Google’s Android project to rank the lowest at 23 percent, compared to leader Eclipse, at 84 percent.

Apple iPhone tops smartphone charts in 2nd quarter
August 6, 2011 – 6:00 pm | No Comment

The iPhone maker takes first place with 19 percent of the worldwide market, just ahead of a surging Samsung and a slumping Nokia, according to IDC.

Lifehacker Pack For Linux: Our List Of The Best Linux Downloads
August 6, 2011 – 6:00 pm | No Comment

Linux may not be the most popular OS around, but that doesn’t mean it we’re going to sit here and ignore it. Here are our favourite downloads for everyone’s favourite open source operating system. (more…)

Google, Microsoft patent spat escalates
August 5, 2011 – 2:42 pm | No Comment

Tech heavyweights Microsoft and Google are acting like a couple of feuding starlets in a public online spat over — wait for it — patents.

Apple iPhone tops smartphone charts in 2nd quarter
August 5, 2011 – 7:57 am | No Comment

The iPhone maker takes first place with 19 percent of the worldwide market, just ahead of a surging Samsung and a slumping Nokia, according to IDC. Originally posted at The Digital Home