NewsFactor - Many observers of this year’s Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas are waiting to see what kind of presence the open-source Android mobile-phone platform will have among new smartphones. Some have speculated that HTC, which makes the pioneering T-Mobile G1 Android handset, might release its own Android model. Read more

NewsFactor - The latest data from Net Applications indicates that Internet Explorer lost market share in December to browsers from Mozilla and Apple. Read more

PC World - Web sites saw visitors deserting Microsoft’s Internet Explorer browser in favor of Apple’s Safari, Mozilla’s Firefox and Google’s Chrome in December, according to Web analytics company Net Applications. Read more

PC World - Though Amazon and Red Hat provided a few glimmers of sunlight the tech sector suffered through a turbulent week, with no signs of letup soon. Read more

InfoWorld - The Mac’s been on a roll, both due to its highly regarded Mac OS X Leopard operating system and to an unhappy reception for Microsoft’s Windows Vista. The result: For the first time in memory, the Mac’s market share has hit 9.1 percent, according to IDC data, and Windows’ market share has dipped below 90 percent. (Linux distributions make up the rest.) Read more

InfoWorld - There’s no question that the open source community is a passionate one — and one with significant influence on technology directions and options. We’re way past the days when people asked if Linux or Apache was safe to depend on in business. Open source is now a mainstream part of the technology fabric. Read more

PC World - A new center aimed at speeding the development of mobile computing devices around the Linux-based Moblin OS opened in Taipei on Tuesday. Read more

PC World - A Sun Microsystems executive has provided a glimpse into the company’s future plans for open sourcing JavaFX, its recently released technology for building RIAs (rich Internet applications) for the desktop, mobile devices and other platforms. Read more

AP - Red Hat Inc. on Monday reported a 20 percent increase in profit for the third quarter as budget-conscious companies opted for the software provider’s open-source Linux operating system over more expensive proprietary systems. Read more

NewsFactor - New media reports suggest that Samsung handsets based on Google’s Android platform will reach the United States beginning in the second quarter of 2009, with Sprint being cited as the most likely wireless reseller. To accelerate the development process, Samsung recently added 30 experts in Linux and Java to increase its Android team to 80 developers, according to the Korean publication ETNews, citing an unnamed Samsung official. Read more

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