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• Analysis: Why Linux is a desktop flop

  By Maria Korolov | 30 April, 2012 21:28

  It's free, easier to use than ever, IT staffers know it and love it, and it has fewer viruses and Trojans than Windows.

• LG's Ice Cream Sandwich update schedule

  By Ross Catanzariti | 16 February, 2012 12:23

  When will your LG smartphone get Google's latest Android update, 4.0 or Ice Cream Sandwich?

• Android's Ice Cream Sandwich update and why it takes so long

  By Ross Catanzariti | 13 February, 2012 11:44

  We explain how and why Android updates take so long to be released.

• What smartphones will be like in 2012

  By Jared Newman | 12 November, 2011 01:31

  Since the advent of the first modern smartphone--arguably the original Apple iPhone in 2007--the power of these mobile computing devices that also happen to make phone calls has advanced by leaps and bounds.

• Patent madness! A timeline of the Android patent wars

  By Brad Reed | 21 September, 2011 06:26

  History may look at Android as the tech industry's Helen of Troy: The OS that launched a thousand suits.

• 5 features iOS needs, in order to sway me from Android

  By Jared Newman | 30 March, 2011 07:54

  With Apple preparing to talk about the future of iOS at its Worldwide Developers Conference in June, and the rumor mill churning, it's time for an old tradition: the iPhone feature wish list.

• Amazon's Android app store: Steve Jobs doesn't get it

  By JR Raphael | 18 March, 2011 09:27

  Roll out the welcome wagon, Android fans: It looks like you'll soon have a new place to shop.

• Tablet cameras: iPad 2 vs. Xoom vs. Galaxy Tab

  By Tim Moynihan and Tony Leung | 15 March, 2011 05:08

  Odds are, if you ask anyone waiting in line for an iPad 2, they'll list plenty of reasons why they're lusting after Apple's latest camera(s)-equipped tablet.

• Android Honeycomb: Powerful, but not perfect

  By JR Raphael | 05 March, 2011 06:26

  Honeycomb is a whole different beast from the Android we've come to know. While previous versions of Google's mobile operating system were built for smartphones, Honeycomb -- also known as Android 3.0 -- is the first to be designed specifically for tablet-size devices. And seeing it in action, it certainly shows.

• Motorola Xoom: To buy or not to buy?

  By JR Raphael | 24 February, 2011 01:59

  To buy or not to buy? That's the question right now as the Motorola Xoom, Google's first Android Honeycomb tablet, gets ready to make its grand debut.

• Windows Phone 7: What Microsoft needs next

  By Jared Newman | 17 February, 2011 05:01

  The last week has brought nothing but good news for Microsoft and Windows Phone 7. Between Nokia's hardware commitment, Angry Birds on the way and Microsoft's own announcement of a roadmap for vital features such as multitasking, Windows Phone 7 seems to be catching a second wind in 2011.

• Samsung Galaxy S II: Hands-On

  By Ginny Mies | 14 February, 2011 08:29

  Mobile World Congress hasn't even started, but the next generation of super phones are already being unveiled. Samsung showed off its latest, the Galaxy S II, at its flashy Unpacked event in Barcelona. The Galaxy S II sports a 4.3-inch Super AMOLED Plus display, a dual-core processor, and a whole new user interface.

• Google Android 3.0 and Motorola Xoom: Hands-on

  By Melissa J. Perenson | 03 February, 2011 10:48

  Today I got my first hands-on time with the Motorola Xoom tablet, running Android 3.0.

• Android 3.0 tablet: Five key features

  By Brad Reed | 28 January, 2011 03:36

  Tablet application developers can rejoice now that Google has released its software development kit for Android 3.0, the new edition of the platform designed specifically for tablets.

• Google management shuffle: Right move, wrong guy?

  By Edward N. Albro | 21 January, 2011 13:41

  Today's announcement that Google co-founder Larry Page would replace Eric Schmidt as the company's CEO was a surprise, but maybe it shouldn't have been. While the company's earnings are still stellar, Schmidt has made a series of embarrassing statements and the company has had some very public failures.