Microsoft to spend over $500m to catch up to iPhone, Android
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Schmidt: 200,000 Android devices sold each day
LAKE TAHOE, Calif.–Google CEO Eric Schmidt said on Wednesday that Google believes that some 200,000 new Android devices are being sold each day, leading to significant revenue in the form of increased mobile search traffic.
Windows 7 passes Vista in usage
In less than a year on the market, Windows 7 is now being used more than predecessor Windows Vista, according to market researcher Netmarketshare. For July, Windows 7 was used on 14.46 percent of devices accessing the Internet, compared with Windows Vista’s 14.34 percent, marking the first time the newer version surpassed its predecessor. Microsoft has said that 175 million copies of Windows 7 have been purchased since the product was released last fall
iPhone 4 and iOS vs. Android: hardware features
With the fourth generation of Apple’s smartphone nearing release later this week, some buyers might be curious about alternatives that use Google’s Android OS, including the Motorola Droid, HTC/Google Nexus One, HTC Droid incredible, and HTC EVO 4G. Here’s how they compare in terms of hardware, part one of a series. This all happened before A year ago, the launch of iPhone 3GS was pitted against the new Palm Pre, which had been building up marketing steam over the previous six months