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MGM to show some content on YouTube

YouTube made one of its first deals with a major studio to stream full-length films, but the agreement offers only very limited content and may not be the breakthrough YouTube hoped for.

Nancy Gohring | Nov 11, 2008

Android Market to open to any app Monday

The Android Market currently has about 50 applications, but that number should go up next week when Google opens the market to developers.

Nancy Gohring | Oct 23, 2008

Google set to release Android source code

Google planned to announce on Tuesday that the source code for its mobile operating system, Android, is now available for anyone to use free.

Nancy Gohring | Oct 22, 2008

T-Mobile says Android presales stronger than expected

T-Mobile on Monday said preorders for the first Android phone have been three times greater than it expected and that it won't promise to ship any more phones in time for the Oct. 22 launch.

Nancy Gohring | Oct 8, 2008

Android launch: don't expect iPhone-like lines

Tomorrow marks the long-awaited introduction of the first phone running Google's Android software, but some experts warn phone users not to get their hopes up too high.

Nancy Gohring | Sep 22, 2008

iPhones getting second look as petrol prices influence enterprise mobile decisions

The price of petrol and the iPhone are influencing enterprise mobile-phone investment decisions, experts at the recent CTIA conference in San Francisco reported.

Nancy Gohring | Sep 16, 2008

RIM steps up consumer push

Research In Motion, typically considered an enterprise device developer, continues to push its consumer strategy with new services announced Thursday, including MySpace and Tivo applications and a music service for BlackBerry users.

Nancy Gohring | Sep 12, 2008

Nokia widens mobile phone market share lead

Worldwide sales of phones reached nearly 305 million in the second quarter, 11.8 percent over the same period last year, according to research released by Gartner. While that reflects that there are some bright spots, growth was tempered by economic slowdowns in some regions. In mature markets like Europe and the US, buyers are favouring mid-tier phones over high-end devices, the researchers found. Also, fewer people are choosing to replace their phones as high fuel and food costs compete for dollars.

Nancy Gohring | Aug 29, 2008