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News (17)

• Security flaws unearthed in Google's Android

  Researchers have found some holes in Google's Android SDK that could make the software vulnerable to hack attacks.

• Google announces Chrome OS

  Google this afternoon announced the creation of the Google Chrome Operating System project, with the goal to build a Linux-based OS available for purchase on netbooks in the second half of 2010.

• Android phones expected shortly

  US mobile carrier T-Mobile is expected to announce the first phone based on Google's Android mobile operating system on 23 September, with the so-called 'Dream' phone from HTC to go on sale sometime in October.

• Coders win from Android Market

  Google officially opened its Android Market Wednesday in the US and promised that beginning next year, programmers would get the lion's share of revenue from applications sold on the download site for the company's mobile phone operating system.

• Optus Dream to hit Oz on 16 February

  This morning, HTC launched the first Android phone to come to Australia: HTC Dream, otherwise known as G1. It will be available from Optus on 16 February, from $59 a month.

Features and Case Studies (7)

• Security showdown: iPhone vs Google Android

  Google's recent announcement of Android has sparked a debate over whether the mobile Linux platform will prove more secure than Apple's proprietary iPhone.

• Google's Android head on the iPhone, Linux and the Dream

  Google's Andy Rubin talks nuts and bolts about the Linux-based phone software, the lessons of Sidekick, and the beauty of the iPhone.

• Telco 2008: A year in review

  2008 was a cracker year for telco in Australia, with so many huge events happening that those at the beginning of the year have been drowned by the importance of those at the end.

• No thanks Google, we've got Ubuntu

  Google's decision to create its own Linux distribution and splinter the Linux community decisively once again can only be seen as foolhardy and self-obsessive.

• Can there be another Google?

  While Wall Street clamours for a piece of the search king, start-ups are trying to fill in the technology niches.

Reviews (3)

• Chrome (beta)

  Google has rethought the Internet browser some of its basic underpinnings are quite novel but users will recognise some features as they exist in other, open-source browsers on the market today.

• Apple iPhone 3GS (32GB)

  The iPhone 3GS is faster and we appreciate the new features and extended battery life, but call quality and 3G reception still need improvement.

• Palm Pre

  With webOS, Palm goes past matching its competitors and offers something more. The Pre might not be a home run, but it is an indication of good things to come.

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