http://www.computerworld.com/ en_US (c) Copyright 2009 Computerworld, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Sun, 08 Nov 2009 19:31:39 GMT 2009-11-08T19:31:39Z en_US (c) Copyright 2009 Computerworld, Inc. All Rights Reserved. http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9140478/Update_fixes_iPhone_sync_problem_with_Windows_7_for_some?source=rss_mobile Gigabyte Technology issued a BIOS update on Friday that fixes a problem for some Windows 7 users who have been unable to sync their iPhones. Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:57:00 GMT (Nancy Gohring) http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9140478/Update_fixes_iPhone_sync_problem_with_Windows_7_for_some?source=rss_mobile 2009-11-07T00:57:00Z http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9140474/Four_reasons_to_buy_and_one_reason_to_avoid_the_Droid?source=rss_mobile The general consensus on the Motorola Droid is that while it's a very strong device, it still doesn't match the iPhone. Here are four reasons to buy (and one reason to avoid) this new entry in the smartphone market. Fri, 06 Nov 2009 21:41:00 GMT (Brad Reed and Matt Hamblen) http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9140474/Four_reasons_to_buy_and_one_reason_to_avoid_the_Droid?source=rss_mobile 2009-11-06T21:41:00Z http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9140466/Motorola_Droid_A_visual_tour?source=rss_mobile At long last, the much-anticipated Motorola Droid is storming Verizon stores across the nation. Before you go out and buy one, check out the good and the bad about this exciting smartphone. Fri, 06 Nov 2009 20:30:00 GMT (Robert S. Anthony and Ginny Mies, PC World) http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9140466/Motorola_Droid_A_visual_tour?source=rss_mobile 2009-11-06T20:30:00Z http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9140457/Google_strives_to_balance_commercial_community_with_Android?source=rss_mobile Onlookers say that Google is in charge of Android development, despite pitching the software as a community project. But experts say that could be the only way Google can ensure that the software is actually released. Fri, 06 Nov 2009 19:08:00 GMT (Nancy Gohring and Juan Carlos Perez) http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9140457/Google_strives_to_balance_commercial_community_with_Android?source=rss_mobile 2009-11-06T19:08:00Z http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9140447/Has_Microsoft_placed_its_last_mobile_bet_?source=rss_mobile When Microsoft first started talking about building mobile-phone software back in the late 1990s, handset makers that had been in the market for years scoffed. Sure, Microsoft was a huge software developer, but making software for mobile devices is different and more complicated than for PCs, they argued. After all, by the late '90s, some companies had already spent decades developing their mobile platforms. Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:08:00 GMT (Nancy Gohring) http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9140447/Has_Microsoft_placed_its_last_mobile_bet_?source=rss_mobile 2009-11-06T17:08:00Z http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9140443/Verizon_s_Droid_launch_Your_complete_guide?source=rss_mobile Can you feel the tremors? Verizon's hotly anticipated Motorola Droid finally arrives on Friday, and -- if the earth-rumbling ads are to be believed -- we'll be feeling its force all over the world. Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:12:00 GMT (JR Raphael) http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9140443/Verizon_s_Droid_launch_Your_complete_guide?source=rss_mobile 2009-11-06T15:12:00Z http://www.computerworld.com/s/topic/75/Mobile+Devices View more Handhelds news and analysis from Computerworld.com http://www.computerworld.com/s/topic/75/Mobile+Devices