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Tech and You: Windows OS Vs Android Os- NewsX

admin — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 17:18:30 +0000

We compare the windows phone OS against the Android OS. We compare them for their User Interface, Apps and the availability.Sahil Bajaj Founder, phonecurry.com gives us his inputs.For More Logon to — alpha.newsx.com or http

Droid Bionic soak test coming; probably won’t be Ice Cream Sandwich

admin — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 04:05:26 +0000

Word around the inter webs says that Motorola is prepping a soak test for an upcoming update to the Droid Bionic. But don’t go jumping around just yet, as we do not yet know if this is a minor update or not.

While we surely hope that this update is somehow related to Android 4.0, it just somehow seems unlikely. As our friends from Droid-Life mentioned, it is very likely that the Droid RAZR will see an Ice Cream Sandwich update before any other Motorola device. This is not something that we are sure of, though.

This soak test could also be related to an update that was being tested last month, which includes very minor fixes. For now, let’s just sit tight and wait for more details to show up.

[Via Droid-Life]

Google hires Apple Senior Director for “secret project”

admin — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 04:05:26 +0000

While Eric Schmidt and Steve Jobs may have had a “no poaching” agreement before, it seems like it is no longer in place. According to Venture Beat, Google has just hired Simon Prakash, Apple Senior Director of product integrity.

Prakash worked with Apple for eight years, and most recently was in charge of quality control for all Apple products. We do not yet know what Simon will be bringing to the table, though, or if it will be related to Android. Google has hired him to work in a “secret project.”

It is said that this “secret project” is ran by Google co-founder Sergey Brin. Sergey has worked with Google on multiple secret projects. With Android being one of the main products for Google, though, we hope this man can work on something related to our favorite mobile OS.

Apple is very well known for product quality, probably making Simon a great asset to the company. Who knows, he might be getting involved in the Nexus program.

Either way, the Department of Justice is investigating both companies, since it seems they might have agreed on not “poaching” each other’s employees (along with other companies). We will have to wait and see how things work out, and what this “secret project” is all about.

We love speculation, though. So hit the comments! What do you guys think this project is all about?

[Source: Venture Beat Via: The Verge]