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The mobile operating systems that powers today’s hottest devices like the Apple iPhone 4,  HTC EVO 4G and Samsung Galaxy S are quite crucial for the experience they provide. However, while an operating system is what an actual consumer sees, what is going on under the hood is arguably more important. In fact, the brains of the operations (a smartphone’s processor) is what helps give modern day smartphones the ability to record high definition video, play graphic intensive games and multitask.

One of the biggest suppliers of these high speed mobile processors is none other than Qualcomm. You’ve probably heard the name before because the Qualcomm manufactured 1GHz Snapdragon mobile processor appears in hard hitting devices like the Google Nexus One, HTC Droid Incredible and HTC EVO 4G.

However, while Qualcomm has secured their spot as one of the world’s leading mobile processor manufacturers, they dont’ look to stop there. Reports have surfaced today that says Qualcomm is looking to enter into the Android smartphone market with a project they are internally calling Quadroid. According to these reports, Qualcomm will not only produce the processors and other mobile chips for these smartphones but also the exterior design for the smartphones as well.

Seeing how this is pretty much a rumor not much is to be said about when we will be seeing a Qualcomm developed smartphone. However, if this is something that peaks your interest be sure to check back as we follow this story.

via phandroid

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Alibaba.com Limited (HKG:1688) and Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) have partnered with each other to create a new website called Etao. Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ:YHOO) owns about 40% of Alibaba.com. Etao has the potential to be a major competitor to Baidu Inc. in China. Etao would also drive traffic to Alibaba’s retail website Taobao.com.

Search results that would appear on Etao would be in the form of images and product prices. Results after that would be related to online forums. And lastly informational websites would appear from Microsoft’s Bing search engine. Etao is currently in beta testing.

Yahoo!’s ownership in Alibaba.com has caused a bit of tension between the two companies because Alibaba.com expressed interest in buying back their equity. Yahoo! refused and the talks ended recently. Yahoo! is also in the midst of ceasing the development of their own search engine and will adopt Microsoft Bing into their operations instead.

[Wall Street Journal]

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We have reported on the Grasp like Sprint was going to be the carrier, but it appears that it is coming to US Cellular.

It is an eco-friendly handset the has a recyclable housing that is PVC-free. It also has a QWERTY keyboard, 2.2 inch display, advanced contact search, aGPS, Bluetooth connectivity, 3.5mm headset jack, microSD memory card slot, and 1.3 megapixel camera.

The Grasp is retailing for $39.95 with a 2-year agreement contract, or 179.95 without.

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