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América Móvil Carries Mozilla's Firefox OS To Mexico

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The company's Telcel subsidiary will sell Alcatel One Touch phones with Mozilla's browser-based operating system.  Mozilla has a new partner, América Móvil, a carrier that will spread its Firefox OS mobile operating system to Mexico...

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Android Dramatically Extends Lead With Open Source Developers

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For years, Android has trailed iOS in terms of developers. In 2012, that changed dramatically, with the open-source operating system taking a significant lead over iOS in terms of related mobile open-source projects. What does this mean for the mobile wars? Read More »

Are Apple iOS, OS X Flaws Really Backdoors For Spies?

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Two recently-discovered flaws in Apple iOS and Mac OS X have security experts openly asking whether the software vulnerabilities represent backdoors inserted for purposes of cyber-espionage. There's no clear answer so far, but it just shows that anxiety about state-sponsored surveillance is running high. Read More »

Can Any Tablet OS Challenge Android And iOS?

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Windows RT flopped but, seriously, is there any tablet OS that take on Android and iOS? Read More »

Firefox OS-based ZTE One Coming To US, UK Through eBay

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For developers, a key selling point for Firefox OS devices is their emphasis on HTML5 apps, which can be readily adapted from Web apps and run on a variety of mobile platforms. [...] Read More »

Firefox Smartphone System Challenges Android, iOS

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Mozilla Foundation announced Sunday it will launch in mid-2013 its widely anticipated Firefox operating system for smartphones in a direct challenge to the duopoly of Apple's iOS and Google's Android. Read More »

Foxconn Constructs HTML5 Smart Cross-Platform Integrating Support For Eight Screens, Internet And Cloud

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The prospects of smart applications, which are needed to serve the purposes of cloud-based networks of sensing devices, IoT (Internet of Things) and terminal devices, have triggered strong interests in Big Data and inspired imaginations of next-generation cognitive computing and artificial intelligence. [...] Read More »

GM, Audi, Hyundai, Honda, nVidia Officially Join Google's Android Automotive Push

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Google's bid to counter Apple's iOS in the Car strategy with an Android-based solution gained a new head of steam Monday with the announcement of the Google-led Open Automotive Alliance. Read More »

Here's Why Mozilla Is Building A $US25 Smartphone

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Last week, Mozilla tapped Andreas Gal as its new chief technology officer...He’s intensely focused on Firefox OS, a mobile operating system with big ambitions: winning the battle for the next two billion smartphone users...

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How HP and Open Source Can Save WebOS

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Hewlett-Packard's announcement last week that it plans to release the source code to WebOS under an open source license could be the former Palm platform's last, best hope of gaining a meaningful foothold in the mobile market -- but only if HP handles the transition to open source the right way.

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HTML5 Trumping iOS Among App Developers In Emerging Mobile Markets

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Mobile app developers in many regions outside the US and Europe are choosing to develop apps in HTML5 rather than iOS but it's iOS that's earning devs the biggest bucks. Read More »

ICEBlueButton "In Case Of Emergency" App From Humetrix Now Available At iTunes App Store And Google Play

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Anyone with a smartphone can now ensure that emergency responders can see their health history, and loved ones get notified if they are in an accident or face a medical emergency. Humetrix, a leading provider of consumer healthcare apps, today announced that its "In Case of Emergency" (ICE) app, is now available for download to iOS and Android devices. Read More »

In A World Without Open Source

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In the Star Trek episode “The Trouble with Tribbles,” we see a graphic example of how small initial changes can lead to monumental consequences over a fairly short time. [...] Read More »

Mobile Giants Forced To Reckon With Emerging Markets

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This, in a nutshell, is the challenge that faces the entire mobile industry: Growth opportunities lie in emerging markets, where a new price-sensitive middle class is booming. To win the next phase of the computing race, the heavyweights will have to rethink their approach. Read More »

Mozilla Holds Its Nose And Supports DRM Video In Firefox

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The open-source browser gets a proprietary Adobe software so people can watch video from sites like Netflix over the Web. Supporting it is better than losing Firefox users, Mozilla says...

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