Microsoft executive Todd Peters told the New York Times that the company plans to reduce the number of smartphones using its Windows Mobile operating system to improve overall quality. Read the full story here.

With the buzz of the new Palm Pre and its Web OS, it's hard to remember the other Linux based Android OS, which the Kogan Agora will be running. Positioned as a competitor to the T-Mobile G1 in terms of other form factors for the Android operating system, the Kogan sports a similar candybar QWERTY design to the Palm Treo Pro and the Samsung Epix. According to the latest reports, the complete ...

The company announced a new Palm operating system Palm webOS, formerly known as code-named Nova, and the first device based on it - Palm Pre. The platform uses a standard technology, including Web technologies such as CSS, XHTML and JavaScript. Palm Synergy is one of the key features of Palm webOS, it allows information from different places in logical, organized way, including calendars,

Found under: palm, news, webOS, pre, Shares of Palm Inc. went up 35 percent as investors welcomed the arrival of the companys new operating system and first new smartphone according to a wire report. Reuters said that Palm shares closed up 1.15 or 34.85 percent at 4.45 on the long-awaited announcements. Palm is now third behind RIM and Apple in the North American smartphone market for the third qu...

Touchscreen Pre is powered by revamped Palm Web operating system and is exclusive to Sprint. Mobile Entertainment is the leading community site for all professionals working within the international mobile content industry. We bring you the latest news, views and analysis from this fast moving entertainment sector, complementing our flagship monthly printed magazine and specialist events.

In an effort to keep up with the “fierce competition” in the mobile phone market, Microsoft is said to be working on retooling and beefing up the Windows Mobile operating system which runs on many popular devices such as the Samsung Omnia. According to Todd Peters, the vice president of marketing for the Windows Mobile division,

China Mobile is reported to be nearing a launch of a smartphone based on the Google backed, Android operating system - a source close the matter told the South China Morning Post.

The New York Times reports that Microsoft, in order to deal with competition in the mobile operating system market, will change its OS and will also license it for fewer devices. A Microsoft rep said that the in limiting the number of devices that use their OS the company will avoid diluting the market with too many devices and achieve better integration.  Microsoft will be making a major ann...

LAS VEGAS—Following a one-on-one meeting with Palm Inc. executives today and a chance to play with the company’s new Pre device, I found the new operating system to be pretty well baked.

Skype has released a new beta of its software for Google’s Android operating system, Java-enabled handsets and Intel-based mobile internet devices (MIDs). The updated beta makes Skype’s software broadly available to millions of mobile users worldwide, including in the US for the first time. The Lite version (download) lacks the ability to make video calls, but offers