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Exclusive: Mozilla: Android and iPhone are helping us
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Mozilla Europe President Tristan Nitot has told TechRadar that he believes the launch of the iPhone and Android has helped the company open up the mobile phone industry. In an extensive interview, Nitot claimed that the addition of the new platforms has helped shake up the industry for the benefit of consumers. And when we asked if things like Google's Android Market and Apple's App Store still have too many limits, he agreed but pointed out that it's just the start of a change in industry direction: "We have to put things in perspective. I think the iPhone was a great step in the right direction two years ago and Android is another step further. "Is Android the ultimate destination of the journey ...
Google releases Squared into Labs
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Google Squared has been released into Labs, meaning users can now have a play with the fact-collection concept in beta form. Users will now be able to search for a topic and see the information organised in a spreadsheet, with relevant information added to each column. For instance, if you're looking to find out about your favourite football team, just type in the name, and it will give you a squad list, with information like position, weight and previous clubs. Should the results be inaccurate, searchers can then delete them and ask for more information to make the search more accurate. Not perfect It's far from a perfect model with many results coming back as inaccurate, ...
Sony Ericsson to launch app store
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Sony Ericsson is the latest mobile phone manufacturer to jump on the app store bandwagon, with its announcement that it is to offer applications through its PlayNow Arena. Unveiled at the JavaOne Software Developers' Conference in San Francisco, the app store has been set up in conjunction with independent app store GetJar. This link-up that will bring 45,000 new free applications to SE customers, which will be available alongside the premium movies, games and music downloads now available. The store won't be limited to just Sony Ericsson handsets, however, as it will cater to all Javascript capable devices. These include: Windows Mobile, Symbian, BlackBerry, Palm, and phones running Flash ...
Vodafone offers free and unlocked music
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Vodafone is marking the launch of DRM-free music tracks by offering eight free downloads to all customers for one day only. Dubbed Free Music Friday (whew, bet Vodafone's glad it wasn't a Wednesday, that would have sounded awful) users will be able to get tracks from the likes of Lady GaGa, Tinchy Strider and Lily Allen, although the 'free eight' has been chosen for you already, so if you're not aged between 11-18 or 'down wit da yoot', they might not all be to your taste. The 24 period marks Vodafone's decision to ditch the DRM on all tracks from its music store, as we reported back in March, with an initial offering of 350,000 unlocked tracks from EMI, Sony Music and Universal Music, as well as ...
HTC to bring QWERTY Magic on 24 June?
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The already much-fabled date of 24 June, when HTC will be announcing 'something', is looking even more fabled as rumours leak that we'll be seeing both QWERTY-enabled and touchscreen-only Android phones. Much of the talk has been around the appearance of the HTC Hero, which seems nailed on, but now the Economic Daily News in China is reporting the afore-mentioned 'Lancaster', which looks a lot like a Magic with a keyboard, is coming too. However, it predicts that the new phone will basically be the Hero, with both keyboard and touchscreen options to choose from. It would be the first time a phone has been released in both flavours at the same time, although a lot of phones in the HTC stable, especially ...
