Google Revises iPhone OS/Android Gmail

Google has announced a major revision to Gmail for iPhone and Android devices.
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Today we’re introducing a major revision to Gmail for mobile that takes advantage of the latest browser technology available on iPhone and Android devices. We’ve updated the user interface, made it faster to open messages, allowed for batch actions (like archiving multiple [...]

Mobile OS Shootout

As soon as Apple rolled out its preview of iPhone OS 3.0, the comparisons to existing (and forthcoming) mobile OSs started flying. While the major update isn’t exactly a done deal, it’s pretty far along, and we’ve been able to glean quite a bit from our time with the developer beta we’ve been checking out. iPhone [...]

Apple iPhone controls over 66% of all mobile web use

In its first detailed look at web market share for cellphones, a research firm has found that Apple’s iPhone represents a staggering 66.61 percent of mobile traffic while its competitors have only just gained a foothold.
Net Applications’ February results show the iPhone operating system having managed over nine times the usage of its next smartphone competitor, [...]

iPhone “miles ahead” of competing app stores | Report

A report on mobile applications sales ranked Apple’s iPhone App Store “miles ahead of the competition” as the leading software marketplace, based on timeliness to market, the ability to attract developers, and the “number, variety and appeal of applications available.”
Store wars
Global Intelligence Alliance Group (GIA) ranked Apple’s software sales through iTunes in comparison with Google’s existing [...]

RBC Compares iPhone’s Competitors

With Apple’s influence hanging over the Mobile World Congress event this week, the Royal Bank of Canada has released a comprehensive comparison chart of eight contenders that threaten to steal some of the iPhone’s customers.
Though the firm still sees the iPhone as solidly superior to its competition, analyst Mike Abramsky told clients he’s still concerned [...]

Android Announces App Return Policy. Should Apple Follow?

Androinica has posted some important notes on the Android Market.
1. Returns are short but possible.
Any app purchased from the Android Market can be returned within 24 hours from the time of purchase. 
2. Reinstalls are free.
The Android Market allows users to reinstall purchased apps an unlimited number of times.
3. Upgrades aren’t done through the [...]

iPhone dominates Mobile World Congress 2009 without Apple

While reports have suggested that Apple may attend next year’s CES to “sit amongst its competition” in consumer electronics, the company has elected not to attend the GSMA Mobile World Congress being held in Barcelona this week. That hasn’t stopped the iPhone from dominating talk at the mobile conference.
Journalists seem to find it hard to [...]

Android G2: HTC Magic Hands ON Video showing iPhone-Like Virtual Keyboard

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