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Maybe they can make that hideous Android interface look better. More here.

Computerworld offers results in the ongoing back and forth regarding Adobe Flash’s viability on mobile platforms.  In short, tests conducted using Flash on several mobile operating systems including Google’s latest (Android Froyo) show a marked battery and performance drain and even crashed at one point. No doubt Apple needs to work a little harder to [...]

Word from Electronista is that MobileMe might become an entirely free service as Apple bids to directly compete against Google’s similar package of free offerings for Android users.  Sources cited indicate such an change to the service will come sooner rather than later, which makes a certain amount of sense, considering the next release of [...]

If you think simply buying a Google Android device is going to set you free from closed ecosystems like the Apple iPhone and App Store combo, think again. Carriers are already showing signs of taking advantage of the devices on their networks that aren’t explicitly locked to any particular mobile OS, and Android seems to [...]

What’s the argument here?  Don’t even consider trying to clone one of Steve’s babies.  If you were a friend, you will be an enemy.  And it will be personal.

It seems Apple’s been making calls on their competitors long before their recent suit against HTC.  The technologies in question?  Multitouch seems to be the most important IP Apple seeks to protect, while dozens of other iPhone-related patents also are in place. From the report: “The HTC suit, which is recognized as a proxy battle [...]

Gruber: I Stand By This Quip From October.

It appears not all Apple apologists are big fans of Apple’s decision to sue HTC.

For the last two years a segment of the press has worked to keep their eyes on the real long term focus for Apple: their under-the-covers intellectual property.  Not just the software, rather the battery life and more importantly the CPU.  And if the Apple iPad is any indicator, Apple’s purchase of fabless chipmaker PA [...]

Andy Ihnatko talks about Google’s Nexus One and how it fits in with the competition  Here’s an important snippet: The touchscreen is a serious source of concern. I frequently needed to tap buttons more than once to get the Nexus to recognize the tap. Just as often, an app would think I’d tapped an item [...]