Android gets a multi-browser advantage

From CNET News.com: The browser wars have extended to mobile devices, and that's good news for consumers.

Last week, Mozilla released a second Firefox beta for Android. Yesterday, Opera released its first Opera Mobile beta for Android. Neither is ready for prime time, much less used...

Google gives employees 10 percent raise, cash

From CNET News.com: In an apparent move to stave off defections to competitors, Google announced it is giving all its employees a $1,000 cash bonus and a raise of 10 percent, according to a source familiar with the matter.

The raises, which take affect January 1, 2011, apply to all...

Early Windows Phone 7 Sales Reports Trickle In

From DailyTech: EWeek is reporting that reports of first-day Windows Phone 7 sales have run the gamut of lackluster to impressive, depending on whom you ask.

The Seattle Times deemed the new mobile OS from Microsoft a "ringing success." An AT&T spokeswoman told the news outlet: "We...

Android Market Experiences Problems in Lead-Up to 2.3

From DailyTech: In the lead-up to the release of Android 2.3, a number of users of Google's mobile OS are experiencing a major issue that prevents them from installing or uninstalling applications from the Android market on their handsets, EWeek reports.

More than 200 people have...

iPhone's Safari dials calls without warning, researcher asserts

From InfoWorld: A security researcher is asserting that Apple has made a poor security decision by allowing its Safari browser to honor requests from third-party applications to perform actions such as making a phone call without warning a user.

Safari, like other browsers, can...

Windows Phone 7 Flying Off Store Shelves

From PC World: The HTC HD7, one of the first smartphones featuring the Windows Phone 7 OS, has sold out, one day after its release. This instantaneous success can be credited either to HTC's impressive track list of making great smartphones or the public's strong interest in...

Report: Netflix drops Akamai in favor of Level 3

From CNET News.com: Netflix is unhappy with the performance of Akamai as a content delivery network and is preparing to move back to using Akamai's rivals, Level 3 and Limelight, according to a published report.

Dan Rayburn broke the news at his blog Businessofvideo.com and sources...

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