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The smartphone market is, for the most part, dominated by one decision: Android vs. iOS. In the past, it was possible to have a Windows phone, and today you can have a Linux phone, but Android and iOS ...

Google's Android mobile operating system is open source, which means anyone can, in theory, build their own mobile operating system based on the Android Open Source Project (AOSP). Why, then, are ...

Apple AAPL-5.00%decrease; red down pointing triangle issued changes to its operating system and other offerings, describing them as safeguards that reduce risks a new law poses to consumers in the ...