UK belatedly realises phone OS duopoly harms consumers
The UK Competition and Markets Authority has been looking into the mobile ecosystem space and has worked out that a duopoly isn’t great for competition.
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Huawei dares to dream with rollout of HarmonyOS
Chinese tech giant Huawei has officially launched its own operating system as a commercial proposition and is positioning it as a unified platform for all devices.
Google and Samsung hope two wrongs make a wearable right
Last week Google almost apologetically slipped out the news that it’s merging its wearable device OS with Samsung’s one.
Android 12 focuses on personalisation and privacy, again
Google has previewed the next version of Android which, once more, claims to empower the user to adapt and secure their device experience.
Google releases latest version of diet Android
Hot on the heels of Android 11 comes Android 11 (Go edition), which is designed to work on lower-specced smartphones.
Android 11 released with new messaging, control and privacy features
The latest version of the operating system that runs most of the world’s smartphones has been unveiled.
Huawei prepares to switch from Android to Harmony
Ahead of Huawei Consumer’s developer conference the company is doubling down on its in-house smartphone operating system.
Google reportedly chasing a licence to continue work with Huawei
Reports have emerged in the German press to suggest Google has submitted the paperwork with the US Government to allow Huawei to regain credentials as an Android partner.
Huawei builds the case for its own OS ecosystem
If US-Chinese tensions continue to remain as they are today, a separate Huawei mobile operating system looks to be a certainty but being competitive with Android is not a simple task.
Facebook sets out to create its own OS
Facebook has reportedly hired ex-Microsoft employee Mark Lucovsky to oversee the development of its own operating system to reduce the dependence on Google’s Android.
Apple tells Google to stay in its lane over security claims
Apple has hit back at a Google blog post, which emerged last week, suggesting its rival in the smartphone OS segment was ‘stoking fear’ amongst its users.
Huawei Android alternative set to go live
Huawei has been forced to accelerate the development of its own smartphone operating system by the threat of having Android support taken away.
Google points to security risk of Huawei ban, but what about commercial threat?
Google might have national security concerns about prohibiting Huawei from using the Android operating system, but it should also be worried about a potential threat to its market dominance.
Huawei’s in-house mobile OS is a very long shot
In response to the threat of an imminent Android ban Huawei has started banging on about its own mobile OS, but who would want to use it?
AI Pie is Google’s latest recipe for Android
Google has released the latest version of the Android operating system, named Pie, which unsurprisingly bigs up artificial intelligence credentials for the digital economy.
Baidu rolls out another quarter of strong profit
Baidu has released financials for the last three months with its news product leading the charge for the Chinese search giant.
Google focuses on UI, UX and AI with Android P
Internet giant Google has unveiled the new features that will come with the next major version of its ubiquitous mobile OS.
Huawei prepares itself for potential Android ban
With tensions continuing to escalate between the US and China, Huawei is reportedly preparing for the worst-case-scenario by developing its own mobile operating system.
Pancake, Popsicle or Pavlova? Google releases preview of Android P
Releasing the developer preview of the latest Android update in March has become a bit of a tradition for Google, and this year’s preview hasn’t disappointed.
Huawei said to be working on new mobile OS – good luck with that
A recent report suggesting Chinese networks and smartphone giant Huawei is developing a mobile OS as an alternative to Android has caused excitement, but such a thing is unlikely to succeed.
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