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It now seems inevitable that Google and Apple will face each other in the courts. The great irony is that Apple will be fighting for open standards for the smartphone industry, while Google appears set on a course to make FRAND deals a whole lot less friendly. So much for the 'open' OS...

Apple is in accelerated lock-down as it attempts to identify the best possible apps to demonstrate on the iPad 3 the company plans to launch at a special event next month.

Windows 8 is coming, and now we know that Windows on ARM (WOA) will include four Office 15 apps. In Microsoft's (NASDAQ:MSFT) latest spot of kimono-opening, we gain surprising new insights into the new OS. In IT Blogwatch, bloggers dig into the details. Not to mention: Off and on and off and on and off...

Microsoft has lifted the lid on its plans for Windows 8 on ARM devices, and the biggest news is this: The platform will include desktop versions of the upcoming version of Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and OneNote, codenamed Office 15. That will give Windows tablets a feature no competitors will have.

Google's Android Ice Cream Sandwich release is slowly trickling out to devices around the world -- and today, HTC has promised to send the upgrade to three more of its phones.

Apple is facing international protest against the plight of workers in its supplier factories. Isn't it time the campaign bought the fight for fair working conditions against Apple's competitors, too?

[Updated (yet again) with the non-nerd, shopping 'n' shoes viewpoint] The iPad 3 release date is rumored to be later this month, as new images appear of the casing. This gives new clues as to Apple's (NASDAQ:AAPL) plans for what some are calling iPad HD. In IT Blogwatch, bloggers corral the rumors.

The Windows 8 Consumer Preview launch is slated for February 29, but much more important than the date is the location -- the annual Mobile World Congress, the year's big show about mobile technology. That makes clear that Windows 8 has everything to do with tablets and phones, and less to do with the desktop.

Google's new Chrome Android browser has a powerful link-beaming feature called Chrome to Mobile -- and it turns out there's even more to the feature than meets the eye.

Despite the departure of engineering chief, David Tupman, the iPad 3 is coming -- Apple intends shipping the new product perhaps as soon as March 2012. What will you find inside?

Google's (NASDAQ:GOOG) shipped a beta Chrome browser app for the Android OS. Well, for version 4.0, at least. In IT Blogwatch, bloggers review and analyze. Not to mention: Why pilots sometimes go-around instead of landing...

Better days are likely ahead for Windows Phone, but for now at least, sales continue to be dismal, losing ground to both iOS and Android. Overall sales have also declined according to the latest report from the analyst firm Canalyst.

Google's new Chrome for Android browser lets you wirelessly beam info from your PC to your phone -- but if you don't know how to find the feature, you might not even know it's there.

Google's Chrome browser is finally available for Android phones and tablets. Here's a hands-on look at the new app and how it transforms the mobile browsing experience.

This time it turns out tales claiming Apple has pondered moving the Mac to ARM aren't spurious at all, and that OS X has been running on iOS chips inside the company's r&d labs -- but don't hold your breath for an iOS Mac -- not just yet...