It's all kicking off these days with what seems like the whole internet, nay they whole planet going into meltdown over the fact the iPhone and even Android phones are tracking our every move. Thankfully however not everyone is jumping on the hysteria bandwagon.
Chances are you're familiar with the web-wide overreaction to news that iOS devices have been collecting location data about us for some time, but are Apple the only one's collecting this data? Turns out, writes TheNextWeb, Google's Android is also in on the act.
More news out of Microsoft's MIX11 developer conference in Las Vegas, with Microsoft showing off its new IE9 web browsing technology for Windows Phone 7.
It's taken 4 months but the final release of CyanogenMod 7.0 is ready, and it's available to download right now. Possibly the Android community's favorite custom firmware, CyanogenMod's 7th incarnation comes with support for 30 devices, including some old favorites.
Totally unsure if this is true or a trick but the bigger question is why would you ever want to do it? If you're an HTC and Android fan boy, how about you opt for phones which offer similar hardware, specs and come out with an Android OS like Desire HD, EVO 4G or Incredible S?
Ever wanted to try out an Android app but don't have an actual Android device handy? An iOS user and often wondered how the other half lives? If the answer is yes, then BlueStacks is for you.
Xperia Arc is a great phone that comes with Android 2.3 (Gingerbread). But since Sony Ericsson probably isn't one of the major players in the smartphone market, their marketing team came up with this weird, yet funny idea of promoting the phone with, well.. a dancing Android!
It's fast becoming the measure smartphone manufacturers and OS developers use to convey how fast their products are, and now one Canadian firm has taken Apple's iOS and Google's Android through 45,000 tests to see just who has the fastest web browsing experience.
Facebook today updated its official Android client to version 1.5.2, with new features and bug fixes the order of the day. Weighing in at 2.6MB, the update brings the ability to upload photos to friends' wall as well as to Groups. Improved security by the way of SSL and numerous other bug fixes.
If you're an iPhone owner and always wanted to dabble in the dark arts of Android and Windows Phone 7, you could be in luck. OSFaker now lets you simulate both operating systems right on your iPhone with WP7 being a recent addition, assuming you're jailbroken of course.
