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Nokia reports loss despite Windows Phone launch

Sales drop overall as new Windows Phone handsets launch.
HP to open source webOS in September

HP has announced that it plans to release the code behind webOS in September under the Apache License, Version 2.0.
Samsung may not merge Bada with Tizen OS

Samsung Electronics appears to be backtracking from earlier reports that said it was merging its own bada mobile platform with the Intel-backed Tizen operating system, stating on Wednesday that no decision on the merger has been made.
Avaya IP Office gets new mobile client

Avaya on Wednesday launched IP Office 8.0, the new version of its unified communications (UC) solution for small and medium-sized businesses, incorporating new mobile capabilities and support for Android devices.
Scareware cybercriminals after smartphone users, warns Kaspersky

Scareware distributors are targeting smartphone users who search the Web for popular mobile apps, experts from antivirus vendor Kaspersky Lab have warned.
Nokia gets rid of Symbian name for own-brand OS

The next version of Nokia's Symbian OS will be called Nokia Belle, the company said in a blog post.
Android might be based on Linux, but it's not that open

Google's Android mobile platform may be based on the open source Linux operating system, but the extent of its own openness has long been a topic of considerable debate.
Microsoft puts back China Windows Phone 7 launch

Microsoft expects its Windows Phone 7 mobile operating system to launch in China during the first half of 2012, rather than in late 2011 as originally planned, the company said Saturday.
Android Trojan charges users for spam text messages

A new Android Trojan program that poses as an SMS management application is sending text messages to predefined premium-rate numbers in Europe and Canada, according to security researchers from Kaspersky Lab.
Google Android malware grows five-fold since July

Malware targeting the Google Android mobile operating system exploded in the last several months, its volume quintupling since July according to Juniper Networks.

Latest Features

How to get your enterprise out of the mobility stone age

Consumers relish in their cool gadgets at home and there are new apps to try on a daily basis. Then there's work. Same black laptop. Same BlackBerry. Same applications. It's been a long time since there's been anything radically new to get excited about at the office.
Did HP just give webOS the death sentence?

As an open-source project with uncertain backing, webOS has a tough road ahead of it, analysts said on Friday.
Mobile spyware raises ethical and legal questions

In 2003, Atir Raihan began work on a product that has gone on to gain infamy in the world's security industry. His idea: to build a spyware program for mobile phones that would allow people to catch a cheating spouse.
Microsoft's 5 biggest weaknesses

For all its success as the world's biggest maker of PC operating systems and office programs, Microsoft's position as the dominant provider of software to consumers is at risk. Here are five reasons why.
Why WebOS was a disaster from the beginning?

HP announced Thursday that it will discontinue its WebOS line of devices, which includes the HP Veer 4G, the HP Touchpad and the yet-to-be-released HP Pre 3 smartphone. The death of WebOS devices is sad, yet unsurprising news. The entire journey of the WebOS has been marred by pitfalls since the very beginning, and things only got worse over time.
Eight lessons on mobile development

InfoWorld's 8-lesson guide for developers making the transition to smartphones and tablets.
Microsoft to support iPhone, Android, Windows and Linux

Steve Ballmer and crew aren't going to miss a moneymaking opportunity, even if that means managing iPhones, iPads, Androids and, yes, even Linux computers.
Password security should be retired for good

With so many websites demanding passwords, no one, but no one, can really be expected to remember all the ones they need.
Qualcomm and Android alliance defines mobile market

"Wintel" is the term that for years defined Windows-based computers running Intel chips. Now a similar expression is emerging for smartphones: "Quadroid."
Is Symbian dying? Vendors abandon platform

Nokia will soon be the only manufacturer using the Symbian mobile operating system, as Samsung is the latest to announce it will stop making phones that run Symbian. The news comes shortly after Sony Ericsson said it will also stop making Symbian devices, in what could be a fatal blow for the OS.

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