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Rodney Gedda

Will Sun’s past Android attitude influence the courts?

The week some old TechWorld news about Sun’s former CEO praising Google’s adoption has resurfaced in the US. The question now is whether the courts will take notice.

27 Jul / Written by Rodney Gedda / TalkingTech
Rodney Gedda

Smartphone surge turning Web developers to HTML5

Today two interesting snippets of news surfaced and neither were about the Carbon Tax. We Australians have an appetite for smartphones and online job ads for HTML5 are skyrocketing. Are the two in any way related?

11 Jul / Written by Rodney Gedda / TalkingTech
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MeeGo to Windows Phone at Nokia

It’s been a big week for Nokia. The roots of its smartphone technology evolved into a consumer product and details of its first Windows-based handset have hit the headlines. Where to now for the once-mighty mobile maker?

24 Jun / Written by Rodney Gedda / TalkingTech
Rodney Gedda

Good summary of the MeeGo ecosystem

Finnish blogger and mobile Linux developer Henri Bergius has written a nice summary of what MeeGo is and how it’s not just a Linux-based OS, but an entire ecosystem. It makes me wonder how long it will be before a large handset or tablet maker will start shipping it in big numbers.

6 Jun / Written by Rodney Gedda / TalkingTech
Rodney Gedda

Mobile security ain’t no game play

In what seems to be a continuous spate of information security breaches this year, Sony has started warning its PlayStation Network subscribers to be aware of possible fraud resulting from a known compromise. And just think last week we were worried about mobile device vendors’ level of privacy intrusion.

28 Apr / Written by Rodney Gedda / TalkingTech
Rodney Gedda

Why we also need mobile security this Easter

I can’t wait for chocolate eggs and rabbits this Easter so is it too much to ask for a little mobile device security and privacy as well? Right now the smartphone security landscape is enough to make you go hopping for cover.

20 Apr / Written by Rodney Gedda / TalkingTech
Rodney Gedda

Microsoft gets a serve following another Android attack

Microsoft has instigated legal proceedings against a number of companies that ship android-based devices, much to the disappointment of many of its customers.

22 Mar / Written by Rodney Gedda / TalkingTech
Rodney Gedda

Telstra to offer HTC HD7

Word is spreading that Telstra is set to announce an exclusive distribution agreement for the HTC HD7 Windows Phone 7 smartphone. It’s another one for Tesltra’s slow-growing high-end smartphone stable.

16 Mar / Written by Rodney Gedda / TalkingTech
Rodney Gedda

Android and iPhone: a mobile OS duopoly?

With more than 90 per cent of desktop and notebook computers running some variant of Microsoft Windows, it’s worth asking ourselves could the same be repeated in the mobile phone market?

22 Feb / Written by Rodney Gedda / TalkingTech
Rodney Gedda

Money talks (and walks) with mobile operating systems

As the dust settles after the Nokia-Microsoft pact over Windows Phone 7, more news has come to light that Microsoft essentially bought its way into the mobile industry by paying Nokia billions for the privilege of being chosen for its handsets. Unfortunately for Nokia money won’t buy market share.

15 Feb / Written by Rodney Gedda / TalkingTech

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