Millions switched their attention from the television set to pocket-sized screens over Christmas as Google and Apple saw a record-breaking 6.8m phone activations in a single day, followed by an app downloading frenzy.

Google's Android operating system maintained its position as the top smartphone OS in the U.S. last month, with Samsung-based devices leading the way, according to data from comScore.
The Samsung Galaxy Nexus is one of the best smartphones on the market and in my opinion, it's the best all-around Android phone out there.

Millions switched their attention from the television set to pocket-sized screens over Christmas as Google and Apple saw a record-breaking 6.8m phone activations in a single day, followed by an app downloading frenzy.

HP's chief executive Meg Whitman has decided to make webOS - the operating system that it acquired in buying Palm for $1.2bn in April 2010, and which contributed to a $2bn write-off in its latest quarterly results - open source.
Android again was the dominant mobile operating system among U.S. mobile subscribers in the third quarter, while Apple was still the largest smartphone maker, Nielsen reported Tuesday.
For some strange reason, HP is still really hot on the idea of mating webOS with its printers — to the point where it has become a crucial part of its negotiations to sell off its Palm assets.
Today sees the launch of i2web, Zync Solutions ios based data capture application supporting iphone (3G+) and iPad (1+).
Microsoft’s app store for Windows Phone 7 devices now hosts more than 40,000 applications, according to unofficial figures from the All About Windows Phone website, which uses a custom tracking system. The figures show that some 165 apps are added every day to the Windows Phone Marketplace, putting the store on track to reach the 50,000 mark sometime in January.