Big Tech Microsoft October 28, 2009 Yahoo shareholder urges sale of search to Microsoft Reuters notes that Ivory Investment Management LP, which owns 1.5 percent of shares in Yahoo, urged the Internet company to sell its search business to Microsoft, saying such a deal could more than double Yahoo's value. By Mobile World Live
Big Tech Google October 28, 2009 Sprint considers Google-powered device US operator Sprint Nextel is ready to offer a phone based on Google's Android operating system within a year, reports Bloomberg. By Mobile World Live
Big Tech Microsoft October 28, 2009 Microsoft releases iPhone app CNet News reports that Microsoft has released the company's first application for Apple's iPhone, even before making it available on Microsoft's own mobile platform, Windows Mobile. By Mobile World Live
Big Tech Google October 28, 2009 Palm takes on rivals with new app store Smartphone-maker Palm is to follow in the footsteps of rivals such as Apple, Google and Research In Motion (RIM) by launching its own applications store. By Mobile World Live
Big Tech Google October 28, 2009 Google works on Android for the blind vnunet.com reports that Google is working on an Android add-on that will make the mobile operating system much easier for blind people to use, focused on a system whereby touching the screen would assign that point to the number five, the centre of the numeric keypad. By Mobile World Live
AI & Cloud Big Tech Devices Google October 28, 2009 HTC profit falls but beats expectations Taiwanese smartphone vendor HTC has reported falls in net profit for both Q4 and full-year 2008, but beaten analyst expectations. By Mobile World Live
Big Tech Microsoft North America Operators Verizon October 28, 2009 Microsoft named Verizon’s mobile search partner Microsoft has emerged victorious in the race to become the default mobile search and advertising provider for Verizon Wireless, beating off competition from the likes of Google and Yahoo. By Mobile World Live