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Microsoft Patents Operating System Shutdown
conceivably Tech: "Microsoft just received confirmation of a patent that hands the company the intellectual property of shutting an operating system down."
Read more...Tough time for iPad knockoffs
Two new tablet computers based on Google's ( GOOG ) Android operating system -- one from Samsung, the other by Toshiba -- were introduced at a trade show in Berlin this week, part of a wave of knockoff designs inspired by Apple's ( AAPL ) iPad.
Read more...Apple Browsing Share Tops Linux, Android Steals Share Everywhere
Apple scores a first: More people browsed the Net last month with its mobile operating system than used Linux to do so. Linux - Android - Mobile operating system - Operating system - Apple
Read more...Apple iOS devices outnumber Android 6 to 1 on web
Apple boots Linux from number 3 spot online Apple's iOS mobile operating system is now the third-most popular platform on the Internet, with a share nearly six times larger than Android's, a web measurement company said Wednesday. Collectively the devices that run iOS, the iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad, accounted for 1.1% of all hardware on the Internet last month, more than enough to shove Linux ...
Read more...Hands-On With HDR Photos in the Next iPhone Update
A first look at iOS 4.1 Gold Master, the latest release of Apple's mobile operating system due out next week. A developer sent me a copy and I have it installed on my iPhone 4. Major new features are the HDR photo mode and Game Center.
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