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02/25/2013

Firefox gets into mobile OS market

We already have Apple's iOS, Google's Android, Microsoft's Windows Phone 8, and Blackberry's OS 10 – but now, there is a new mobile operating system in town. Mozilla, the organisation behind the Firefox browser, is preparing its own OS for mobile phones. But what will offer to compete?

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01/20/2012

'Real Steel' release hints at the future of DVD extras

Real-steelMovie audiences who fell in love with the spectacle of Hugh Jackman's 'Real Steel' will love what Disney's done with the Blu-ray release that hits shelves this Tuesday (January 24).

Not content with a standard release, the studio is bringing a 'second screen' to viewers' iPads and PC devices. This 'app' enables viewers to interact with the Blu-ray extras as the movie plays.

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08/17/2011

Toronto app developer to make hundreds of apps for Nokia

A Toronto-based software developer may have struck big after it inked a deal with Nokia to make 300 mobile apps.

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05/11/2011

RIM’s market share sinking: report

RIM may have just launched the PlayBook tablet and hinted at more features we’ll see on future devices, but the company’s U.S. market share is dipping at Google’s gain, according to a report.

With the drop, RIM has lost pole position on the smartphone racetrack.

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04/04/2011

Toolbars to be replaced on Windows 8?

Ribbon Windows users: If you’ve become as accustomed to using a toolbar over the last several years as you are with using the Start button, get ready for a new type of user interface that could launch on the next version of Windows.

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03/10/2011

JoliOS 1.2 provides cloud-based desktop

Do you have an old computer that you'd like to bring back to life? Jolicloud might be for you. The company just launched version 1.2 of its desktop operating system, which it has renamed to JoliOS.

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02/11/2011

Microsoft and Nokia have a lot to prove

Nokia and Microsoft joined forces today, announcing that they'd partner together on mobile phones in an attempt to fend off Apple with its iOS and Google with Android. Nokia is going to use Microsoft's Windows Phone 7 as its primary smartphone operating system. Will it help to shore up the companies' fortunes? Maybe, to a certain extent, but there are a couple of glaring holes.

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01/19/2011

Countdown is on for 10 billion app downloads

There may be 100 days until the Royal Wedding, but what really matters is that Apple is counting down to its 10 billionth app download - a milestone for software distribution. 

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01/08/2011

CES: Tablets, PCs or e-Readers? How about all of them!

Xoom Apple, which sold over seven million iPads through September of last year, is expected to sell 28 million of the coveted devices in 2011, up from an estimated 22 million.

The technology darling created a market that wasn’t there a year ago, which put their competitors in a position of playing catch-up. But if there’s a takeaway from this year’s Consumer Electronics Show, it’s this: the tablet market will heat up significantly in 2011.

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01/07/2011

CES: Phones got smarter, so did TVs

CES-Samsung A question has been plaguing me at this year’s Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas: with so many options now available, what are TV buyers supposed to do?

The big buzz item this year – and last year – has been 3D TVs. While there have been some whispers that this might just be a trend, there’s no doubt that the way we consume television is changing.

So I went looking for some answers.

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Danny BradburyDanny Bradbury

Danny Bradbury is a technology journalist with 20 years' experience. He writes regularly for publications including the Guardian, the Financial Times, the Financial Post, and Backbone magazine. Danny also writes and directs documentaries.

Maurice CachoMaurice Cacho

Maurice Cacho is a Toronto-based journalist mixing his love for tech with a passion for news. He's also CP24's Web Journalist and appears daily on CP24 Breakfast and weekly on the channel's tech show, Webnation, discussing tech news and trends.

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