Smartphone Software

Nokia to unveil Nokia X in foray into low-cost smartphone market The Star Online Nokia's first low-cast smartphone model, the Nokia X, will rely on an open version of the Android mobile software system created by Google, instead of Microsoft's Windows Phone software – a move some analysts say is an admission of failure – AFP Photo. See all stories on this topic »

Microsoft aims to bring more Windows units to smartphone market CNBC.com Microsoft is pushing to reach a far wider audience for smartphones running its Windows Phone software by turning to cheaper chip sets and easing restrictions on how phone makers use its software to encourage them to drive down costs. Nick Parker ... See all stories on this topic »

Ford eyes switch to BlackBerry software for vehicles The Globe and Mail The company that once dominated the smartphone market is in the process of making some of its most popular software available on a variety of new platforms, including its messaging system on rival smartphones and its user interface technology on Ford's ... See all stories on this topic »

Nokia unveils first Android device, new low-cost smartphone Irish Times Nokia, soon to be acquired by Microsoft Corp, is turning to software created by arch-rival Google for a new line of phones it hopes will make it a late contender in the dynamic low-cost smartphone market. Its first model, the Nokia X, will rely upon an ... See all stories on this topic »

Google Unveils Smartphone With 3D Sensors malaysiandigest.com Google Project Tango/Google Images GOOGLE has unveiled a prototype smartphone with "customised hardware and software" that enables it to create 3D maps of a user's surroundings. The device's sensors allow it make over 250,000 3D measurements ... See all stories on this topic »

Hands-On First Impressions of Samsung's Galaxy S5 Smartphone (Video) CIO CIO.com's Al Sacco goes hands-on with Samsung's brand new Galaxy S5 smartphone. The device has a handful of notable new hardware features and software enhancements. But none of them translation into any real "wow factor." Here's why. By Al Sacco See all stories on this topic »

NVIDIA Announces First Tegra 4i LTE Smartphone Design Win At MWC Hot Hardware It's been a year since Nvidia took the wraps off Tegra 4i, its first smartphone design with an integrated software modem, quad-core Cortex-A9 processor, and a slightly smaller version of the Tegra 4 mobile GPU used in devices like Nvidia's Shield. At ... See all stories on this topic »

MWC: Firefox OS expands to 'high-end' LTE devices to rival Android Inquirer BARCELONA: SOFTWARE DEVELOPER Mozilla announced that Firefox OS is making its way to higher specification smartphones at Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona on Sunday, and outed several devices running the mobile operating system. See all stories on this topic »

Orange Gova brings 4G to Europe's technophobes CNET ... of Europe. The Android phone is the first phone from Orange that comes with 4G LTE connectivity. The Gova also sports software designed to teach the basics of smartphoneusage to those who are just taking their first steps away from older feature ... See all stories on this topic »

Hillcrest Labs Brings Advanced Motion Control to Oppo Mobile Devices Sacramento Bee ROCKVILLE, Md., Feb. 24, 2014 -- /PRNewswire/ -- Hillcrest Labs today announced that Oppo, a leading Chinese CE manufacturer and smartphone OEM, is using Hillcrest's patented Freespace® software to provide advanced motion-based functionality on ... See all stories on this topic »