Sanctioned Huawei formally launches HarmonyOS Next on smartphones, tablets as it builds new ecosystem around Android-free experience
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Xiaomi Prepares Unified OS As Huawei Cuts Off Android
Xiaomi's HyperOS brings together smartphones and connected devices, while Huawei's HarmonyOS Next removes Android support
Tales In Tech History: Symbian
Once the world's leading mobile phone operating system, Symbian is yet another tech icon that is dead and buried
Silicon Readers Say Android Is The Dominant Mobile OS In The Workplace
Android is used by almost half of our readers at work and some people out there still use BlackBerry
Poll: What Mobile OS Do You Use At Work?
iOS? Android? Windows? Bada? What mobile operating system do you use at work? Let us know!
Microsoft Stops Work On Windows 10 Mobile Features & Hardware
Joe Belfiore says it will continue to support Windows 10 Mobile users with patches but its the end for new features and hardware
Bill Gates Admits He Uses An Android Smartphone
Microsoft's co-founder has revealed he uses an Android phone with 'a lot of Microsoft software' rather than a Windows device, but 'no iPhone'
Apple Makes iOS 11 Available For iPhone And iPad
iOS 11 Launch: The latest version of Apple's mobile operating system is now available
Android 8.0 Oreo Places Emphasis On Speed, Security And Multitasking
Google takes wrap off Oreo as Android prepares to take on iPhone and iOS 11 this autumn
Android in 2017
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Apple iOS 10.1.1 Update Appears To Be Rapidly Draining iPhone Battery Life
Users are seen the battery life of their iPhones drain in mere seconds after upgrading to iOS 10.1.1
Mozilla Ends Support For Firefox OS
Mozilla ends support for Firefox OS despite hope it could be used for smart TVs and reborn for connected devices
iOS 10 Delivers Plenty of Useful Features That Aren’t Just Eye Candy
ANALYSIS: Apple bills iOS 10 as its biggest mobile OS release, which could be true, but most people will be interested in only a few of the improvements
iOS 10 Launch: Apple Apologises For iPhone Update Problems
Apple iOS 10 will give developers access to Siri, Messages and Maps, a new HomeKit app and integrations for the iPhone app
Microsoft Wallet Comes To Some Windows 10 Lumia Smartphones
Microsoft Wallet is now available to Windows Insider users as Windows 10 gets Android Pay and Apple Pay rival
Marshmallow Now Powers One Tenth Of All Android Devices
Google’s latest Android build is now live on more than 10 percent of devices
Google To ‘Shame’ Manufacturers Too Slow At Updating Android
Android maker hopes that listing those who are slow to provide updates will help improve adoption ahead of Android N launch
Android Software Flaw Affects ‘Up To 60 Percent’ Of Devices
Critical QSEE vulnerability through fake Android apps could allowing hackers access to your device
Google I/O 2016: Android Wear 2.0 Adds Standalone Apps In Major Update
Google I/O 2016: Google delivers biggest update to wearable platform since its launch 2 years ago, adding new APIs, user interface changes and apps
Security For Google’s New Home Assistant May Get Lost On The IoT
GOOGLE I/O 2016 ANALYSIS: Nobody knows what security is planned for Google Home smart assistant, but buyers need to think about security no matter Google provides
Google Releases Android N, Firebase Analytics, New ASIC
Google I/O 2016: Google gives developers and businesses Android N mobile OS update, freely available analytics engine and new ASIC for machine learning apps
New Samsung Devices Push Android Share To New High
Kantar figures reveal European market saw highest Android growth in more than two years
BlackBerry Remains Convinced Software Is Its Future
Carl Wiese tells TechWeekEurope why BlackBerry’s software portfolio means it isn’t going away anytime soon - even if hardware is still a problem
Google Is Bringing Play Store Apps To Chromebooks
Move could bring “over a million” apps and games to Chrome OS devices
Quiz Of The Week: Android
With Android N hovering tantalisingly close to release, how much do you know about Google’s mobile software?
EC Formally Charges Google With Abusing Android’s Dominance
Google abuses dominance of Android to stifle competition and preserve its lead in search, says EC
Google Scans Six Billion Android Apps For Malware Every Day
Google looks to ease security fears surrounding Android by publishing details of threats targeting the mobile operating system in 2015
Latest Android N Preview Brings Vulkan Support And New Emojis
Second developer preview of forthcoming Android release is available to download now
Microsoft Is Letting Windows Phone Be (For Now)
Lack of focus on smartphones evident at Microsoft Build as company focuses attention elsewhere in 2016
Apple Works On Fix For Buggy iOS 9.3
Apple solves activation bug but iOS 9.3 users now complain they can't open links on iPhone and iPad