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Peeling back the skin on Microsoft Mango

Achim Berg, Corporate Vice President of Windows Phone, at the launch

The latest version of Microsoft’s mobile operating system, Windows Phone, ripened this week. Mango, as it is known, adds more than 500 new features, including threads which switch between text, Facebook and Windows Live Messenger within the same conversation; the ability to group contacts into personalized Live Tiles; as well as deeper social network integration.

Sun warms up Java on Snapdragon

Sun warms up Java on Snapdragon

US software firm Sun Microsystems has been making its presence felt in the mobile space of late, most recently announcing the porting of its Java platform to Qualcomm’s Snapdragon ARM-based processor.

Another day, another niche – Qualcomm pitches ‘smartbooks’

A new niche gadget? The 'smartbook'

As the explosive growth in mobile broadband has been partially stimulated by the burgeoning netbook or ultra mobile PC market, vendors are falling over themselves to find the next niche and lucrative mobile gadget.

Qualcomm backs Android platform

US chip shop Qualcomm is throwing its weight behind Google’s Android platform, demonstrating the OS running on its Snapdragon chipset. The demonstration runs at WVGA resolution, supporting larger displays for mobile devices. As we reported at the end of 2008, web giant Google’s foray into the mobile space is picking up significant steam and it [...]

Qualcomm unleashes Snapdragon

US chip shop Qualcomm began shipping its Snapdragon platform to device manufacturers on Wednesday. Taiwanese handset manufacturer HTC is one of the first companies to sign up for the 3G chipset. The first two chipsets from the Snapdragon portfolio are the QSD8250 and QSD8650, which combine mobile data processing, multimedia, 3G connectivity and low levels [...]