As we all know, every tech company out there has been throwing their contender into the OS war. It seems that they’ve learned from the 90’s that he who makes the premier software, rules any given software revolution.  It seems, though, that one major player has recently been knocked out of the race in a big way.  Today, Palm inc’s stock plummeted. This appears to be because of their lack of ability to actually sell their phone operating system.  It seems that the smartphone OS landscape just got more treacherous.

Yet more bad news about Windows Phone 7; it seems as though they have made an active decision to not include a copy paste function for the text based aspects of their new interface.  This would be a big mistake on their part.  Copy/paste is just one of those amenities that we have become used to in our daily lives, and making someone type without it is like trying to use a typewriter.  Execs claim that "It's actually an intentional design decision... We try to anticipate what the user wants so copy and paste isn't necessary." 

Well the cat is out of the bag, and a great deal of the tension has been released.  One of the big Microsoft Phone 7 issues: multitasking has finally been resolved and revealed.  Unfortunately, consumers will probably not like the resolution. Apparently multitasking is going to be extremely spotty (at best) for MP7 apps.  While it will be possible for SOME apps created by Microsoft to run simultaneous to other programs, all third party developer apps will not have supported multitasking.

SXSW is almost wrapping up. Despite our hopes, Microsoft has still yet to reveal much more about the platform for Windows Phone 7. They are still tiptoeing around the issue, feeding us hints, teasers, and rumors.  This can only mean one of two things.  It could mean Microsoft is trying to maximize the anticipation factor, as to emulate the marketing success o the iPad. In this case, they may be cutting it to the wire, as over-strung anticipation turns into a consumer base who is “over it.”  It could also mean that Microsoft is grievously behind schedule and trying to keep us interested while they finish Windows Phone 7.

Yesterday Microsoft announced the release of their Platform Preview of Internet Explorer 9. This is part of Microsoft’s claim to being user (and developer) friendly with their products. The main group Microsoft is going after with this preview are the developers. The kicker? IE 9 won’t run on Windows XP. This could be a great move in getting users to upgrade to Windows 7. IE 9 is putting many of its eggs in the HTML5 basket, which isn’t a bad thing. Microsoft’s plan is to make updates to IE 9 roughly every two months.

With the advent of the Google App Marketplace, there is a question on many analysts' lips: how will this actually effect Microsoft?  The new marketplace’s focus on business applications combined with the recent acquisition of DocVerse is clearly a play at Microsoft's business supremacy.  Will this actually effect them, and if so how will Microsoft react?

Naturally with the e-book market about to get a full gust of wind in its sails, Microsoft feels it's now time for them to enter the race. They have recently announced the upcoming release of their new e-journal, the Courier.  This little guy looks to be sporting two screens, though it remains to be seen whether either of them are long-term staring friendly. 

We've been discussing today technology blog Gizmodo's leaked information regarding Microsoft's Project Pink, a plan by Microsoft to develop its own line of phones.  It's already been leaked that the phones do exist, there have been initial trials, and that Verizon might be the exclusive carrier.  Now Gizmodo even has leaks of Project Pink's firmware.From the leaked firmware, Gizmodo reports that the carrier is definitely Verizon, but there are also references to AT&T and T-Mobile. The Turtle's screen is 320x240, and the Pure has the same size screen as the exist, there have been initial trials, and that Verizon might be the exclusive carrier.  Now Gizmodo even has leaks of Project Pink's firmware.

As we mentioned earlier, technology blog site Gizmodo received leaked information confirming that Microsoft will, indeed, be releasing their own line of phones, service, and operating systems.  This leaked information and the first looks at the phones came hours after a marketing campaign was leaked to Gizmodo, showing the new Microsoft phone, Turtle, as being a real product which will be offered under Verizon as the carrier. 

One of our favorite technology blogs, Gizmodo, has been speculating about Microsoft's "Project Pink" phones, saying that the company has been working on self-branded phones with services and operating systems.  Well, it has been confirmed to Gizmodo by a "tipster" and the site has gotten a hold of some first shots of the series of Project Pink Turtle and Pure phones.  The photos came shortly after an advertising campaign leaked that pointed to Verizon as the carrier for the new Turtle phone. 

As we all know Google has been quite good at fighting and sabotaging Apple in their smartphone war. From hacking their way around app bans, to interceding on court cases that have nothing to do with them. Unfortunately, while they are remembering the first rule of competition, they seem to be forgetting another "first rule": don't forget about your own product, while you're trashing your opponent's. As some analysts are pointing out, the fragmentation effect to open source and free software is already taking hold. With just months between their releases, Android 2.0 and 2.1 are different enough that compatibility issues are becoming a major problem. We're not completely ready to give up hope for the Android platform. If it wants to be a real OS, Android needs SOME stability.

On Thursday of last week Amvona covered the The New Dynamic [Search] Duo: Yahoo and Microsoft, which discussed the new deal between these two Web giants. So now that the deal has received the thumbs up from both the U.S. Department of Justice and the European Commission it is important to understand what will change for you and me (if either of us actually uses Yahoo).

So Google wants to play the Apps game at the pro level now? What does this mean for the apps market exactly?  In a word: competition.  Android has been the jealous little brother to the iPhone's OSX.  It had its advantages, but it never had the  sheer mass of high quality apps to threaten to overtake its big bro.  Sure anyone can make and sell Android apps, but at the end of the day OSX had at least one professional level app for everything. Android had to make do with second tier open source.

It’s true. Although the deal is in its most infant stage, the duo announced today that the search agreement had received clearance from the U.S. Department of Justice as well as the European Commission. The changes are set to start in the next few days, but will continue to be an ongoing process.

Today kicks of the 2010 Mobile World Congress. The four day event located in Barcelona, Spain brings over 1,000 vendors, and is widely recognized at one of the year’s best mobile technology events. What big name isn’t on the list? If you guessed Apple, you’re right.