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Android Streaks into UK as Dell pops tablet

The Android-based Dell Streak

Electronics manufacturer Dell continues its love affair with Android, lifting the curtain on a five inch tablet to be made available on the O2 UK network in early June.

HP unveils Android-based netbook

HP unveils Android-based netbook

It’s a safe bet that Android will be one of the hot topics at MWC in Barcelona next week, and computer maker HP is the latest vendor to get behind the platform.

iPad is really big iPhone, without the phone

iPad is really big iPhone, without the phone

Apple frontman Steve Jobs took to the stage on Wednesday evening to unveil the latest must have gadget created by the Californian purveyor of cool stuff.

Intel targets mobile devices market with Linux and app store

Intel demos Moblin 2.1 running on a mobile handset

It’s looking more and more like Intel has designs on the mobile handset space, with the chip giant this week demonstrating a version of its Linux-based Moblin platform for handsets.

Intel teams up with Nokia to build mobile platform

Intel cosies up to Nokia to build mobile platform

Obviously not content with letting Qualcomm corner the market on vague sounding ultra mobile device niches, Nokia has hooked up with Intel to “define a new mobile platform beyond today’s smartphones, notebooks and netbooks”.

Intel snaps up Wind River to boost mobile presence

Intel snaps up Wind River

US chip shop Intel stepped up its game in the mobile space on Friday, announcing the acquisition of mobile and embedded devices software firm Wind River for $884m.

Skype to support Android, WiMAX, Java handsets

Internet telephony champion Skype on Thursday announced support for Android handset, Java-powered phones and Intel Mobile Internet Devices (MIDs). Skype lite, a thin client version of the software brings the full functionality of the VoIP application to Android and Java capable phones, but uses the voice network to connect to an internet server to complete [...]