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Following today’s announcement of Google’s Music Beta service, more information about it has been released. Generally speaking, the service remains a work in progress (as are all betas), both in the service it provides and to whom. Still, given it is coming from Google, it shouldn't be discounted.

Microsoft is making it easier for iOS developers to write apps for Apple’s mobile platform that also work with Windows Azure, Microsoft’s cloud platform. Accordingly, the company has released a new toolkit, which will also be made available for Android developers soon. What's this all about?

Apple's iOS currently holds a 116 percent lead over Android in Europe, according to a new study by comScore.

A new survey by measurement firm comScore presents some interesting statistics on the iOS vs. Android spectacle. Generally speaking, Apple’s iOS is demolishing Google’s OS when you consider varying factors. In addition, we now know more about iPad 2 buyers.

Increasingly, many developers are producing the same apps for both iOS and Android. Do they look better on iOS or Android?

Although Android handhelds have passed the iPhone 4 in both base and growth, it trails iOS overall, because of the rapid growth of the iPad. Plus, compared to the combined use of the iPhone, iPad and iPod touch, Android falls behind.

AT&T iPhone 4 buyers hoping to upgrade to an iPhone 5 will have to pony up more cash to do so, according to new pricing first uncovered by Android Central. But, cheer up: upgrade fees have also gone up for Android phone owners too, but at a higher rate.

Are iPhone owners is worse financial shape than the population in general? Those are the findings (in the UK anyway) of a new survey of 2,000 smart phone owners.

While the Verizon iPhone 4 was the top selling handset in February, it doesn't mean Apple is the market leader. According to a new survey by comScore, Google's Android is fast becoming the top OS in the growing smart phone market. Is this good or bad for Apple? Should Apple do something about that?

Interesting news coming from the Android front this week. Following a couple of years of battle during which Google came at Apple in every possible way boasting their open-source mobile system, which they claimed was ideologically superior, they're now walking away from it.

The recently released inPulse Smartwatch is a new, digital wristwatch that can link with a BlackBerry or Android smart phone - meaning users will never be out of touch with their mobile handset. However, the wristwatch - which is available starting at $149 - could serve as an "alerting platform" for iOS devices, too, via a yet-to-be-developed jailbreak application.

DreamBoard is a new jailbreak app that allows users to easily customize their iPhone. The app, which is currently available in the Cydia Store, is a great alternative to WinterBoard – Jay Freeman’s own theme applying jailbreak application.

A new survey sheds light on which company is winning the smart phone battle. It's a three way fight between Apple, Google Android, and RIM BlackBerry.

Thanks to the astonishing success of the iPad, Apple was the number one PC manufacturer in Q4, 2010, according to a recent DisplaySearch report. Apple is now ahead of HP, Acer, Dell, and Toshiba, and has accounted for 17.2 percent of all PC shipments made in Q4, 2010.

2/10/2011 will be a day that lives in infamy at Google as the iPhone comes to Verizon. Is this the end for Android all together, or just as we know it?

Despite being sold through only one carrier (and only on the iPhone), Apple’s iOS continues to lead the U.S. smart phone market. However, Apple’s reign at the top could soon be coming to an end. Does it really matter?

One of the most amazing features of the Android OS is the ability to add custom “animated” wallpapers. Now, you too can have this feature if your iPad is jailbroken. Read more ...

Steve Wozniak doesn't like Android as much as we were previously led to believe. Read more ...

Steve Wozniak made some interesting comments recently. Speaking to the Dutch-language De Telegraaf newspaper in The Netherlands, the co-founder of Apple said he believes Google’s Android will beat iOS as a platform. Read more ...

Now that jailbreakers have made it easier than ever to install Android on an iPhone 2 and 3G thanks to bootlace, it's time to bring it to our fourth generation iDevices.

Could Apple be interested in entering the mobile payments business? As of this moment, nothing is confirmed. Read on for the rumors.

The iPhone rules the smartphone market, but it's the Android OS that comes out on top. Read more...