Follow the money, and the jobs, to Android

Rising R&D spending on Android paints a bright future for the platform... more

Flash for the iPhone is too much, too late

Adobe gets full points for moxie for making some Flash content targetable to the iPhone, but it's not practical... more

Android's native gamble puts developers on the spot

Google charts an official course for native third-party code, but stops short of fully native apps and clarity for coders... more

8 rules users should insist on for quality iPhone apps

Apple should tighten, not loosen, its App Store criteria and keep the App Store way ahead of all the wannabes. These developer rules help do the trick... more

A big leap in turn-by-turn navigation for the iPhone

A detailed look at Navigon's MobileNavigator uncovers serious innovation and highlights the iPhone 3.0 OS's strengths... more

Microsoft's mobile limbo

Microsoft bleeds mobile developers and market share every day it lets Silverlight Mobile slip... more

The feds crush telco competition

The government says we pay more for phone service than it's worth -- they should know... more

The fallout on the iPhone from the Google-Apple divorce

What will iPhone users lose now that Apple and Google aren't bunkmates? ... more

Four security fixes the iPhone needs now

Apple's approach to iPhone updates puts users at risk. Yet there is a better way that Apple already uses on the Mac... more

Every phone needs Google Voice

Only Google has the Swiss to pull off a telco and medium-agnostic telephony bridge. Privacy's a small price to pay... more