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Microsoft announced today via its Windows Phone Developer Blog the release of a new tool designed to help developers migrate iPhone applications to the Windows Phone 7 platform.

The search-engine giant is facing complaints in South Korea as mobile phones using its Android software gain dominance.

A new report released Thursday by Nielsen, a market research firm, said that the Google Android platform had become the most popular operating system among United States smartphone users.

It's official — there are only two mobile operating systems that matter right now. Even though their competitors are trumpeting enthusiastic comeback strategies, the big money is on Apple's iOS and Google's Android, the Mac and PC of the 21st century.

Microsoft accused Motorola of violating its patents with smartphones that use Google's Android operating system.

Watching video on the vast majority of websites has become possible on a mass market phone. The world's most popular video system, Adobe Flash, can now be played on the HTC Desire.

Microsoft's February announcement that it would exert more control over the phones that use its upcoming mobile software, Windows Phone 7, would seem to be a challenge for HTC. After all, the Taiwan-based smartphone maker has made a name out of layering inventive software on top of other companies' mobile platforms.

Windows Phone 7 is inching closer to market. Microsoft has sent the operating system for its brand of mobile phones to the labs of carriers for testing, as well as to developers of applications for the phones, which are expected to reach the market in ...

Originally announced at Google I/O back in May, Android 2.2 was Google's answer to iPhone OS 4, now known as iOS 4. Along with expected tweaks and updates, it also delivers a slew of cutting-edge new features that no other mobile OS has ever delivered users.

Android's rise is remarkable for a young OS; here's how it happened and what's next for Google's smartphone entry.