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Gartner: Android fuels 75% of Q1 smartphone sales, iPhone loses ground

Close to 75 percent of all smartphones purchased during the first quarter of 2013 run Google's Android mobile operating system, Gartner reports.

Samsung scraps Bada OS, folds it into Tizen

Samsung Electronics will sunset its Bada mobile operating system, merging it into the Linux-based Tizen software platform.

Samsung exec says company isn't entering OS wars

A Samsung Electronics executive speaking at the Mobile Future Forward conference here downplayed his company's role in the operating system wars and reiterated that Samsung's bada platform is primarily geared to low-end smartphones in Asia.

Verizon's McAdam: Samsung's bada could be a dark horse winner in OS battle

Verizon Communications CEO Lowell McAdam said Samsung Electronics could be a "dark horse" in the battle among smartphone ecosystems if it puts substantial resources behind its own platform.

Gartner: iOS growth stalls as consumers hold out for iPhone 5

Global sales of mobile phones slipped 2.3 percent in the second quarter of 2012, a decline blamed in part by mounting anticipation for Apple's not-yet-announced iPhone 5 and corresponding consumer disinterest in the current iPhone 4S model, according to new data issued by Gartner.

Survey: Developer faith in BlackBerry's future hits a new low

Mobile software developer interest in Research In Motion's BlackBerry operating system continues to erode, according to a new survey published by Baird Equity Research.

Samsung's new CEO puts spotlight on software

Samsung Electronics' new CEO reiterated the company's push to more firmly establish itself in the software realm as it seeks to fend off competition from the likes of Apple and other technology heavyweights.

Samsung joins Linux Foundation, pledges $500K to support open source

Samsung Electronics has joined the Linux Foundation, the nonprofit organization that oversees the open-source Linux operating system. Samsung signs on as a platinum member, paying $500,000 per year...

Samsung vows major bada investment to build Android alternative

BARCELONA, Spain--Samsung Electronics plans to "significantly" increase investment in its bada smartphone operating system, pitching the platform as an alternative to Google's ( NASDAQ:GOOG ) Android.

Samsung won't unveil Galaxy S III at Mobile World Congress

Samsung confirmed it will not announce a successor to its flagship Galaxy S II Android smartphone later this month at the Mobile World Congress trade show in Barcelona, Spain, squashing rumors to the