Thursday 27th May, 2010 Log-in | Register Home Financial M&A Metrics Spectrum & Regulation Mobile Broadband Applications App Store Browser Companies Alcatel-Lucent Apple AT&T Clearwire Ericsson Goolge HTC Intel Motorola Nokia Samsung Verizon Vodafone Technologies 4G Bluetooth HSPA LTE TD-SCDMA Wi-Fi WiMAX Devices Chips & Semiconductors Femtocells e-Readers Handsets iPhone Netbooks Platforms Android iPhone OSX Linux Symbian Windows Mobile Regions Asia China Europe UK US Advertise Contact Us Jobs Events Free Newsletter Sign-up to receive wireless news and analysis emailed every day MOST READ LATEST NEWS Google throws V8 and Chrome OS at new mobile web Google’s AdMob buy cleared, plans music service T-Mobile USA shuts down developer program India and Russia show two sides of WiMAX debate German spectrum auction ends but prices low Icera gains Vodafone modem deal Microsoft projects aim to get close to Chrome OS Orange outlines low cost Android roadmap Shadows fall over Apple’s European iPad launch LTE trials mount in problematic sub-1GHz bands Compare broadband and mobile phone deals at Top10.com QUICK POLL Is Java still relevant as a handset application platform? Yes, definitely Somewhat No, it’s on the way out or view results EVENTS The Navigation and Location Summit Europe 2010, June 15-16, Berlin People Tracking and Location USA, June 22-23, Holiday Inn Mart Plaza, Chicago 4G World 2010 October 18 – 21, Chicago Advertize your telecoms job JOBS Mobile Industry & Technology Journalist – freelance HOT TOPICS Alcatel-Lucent Android App Store Apple AT&T Cisco Systems Ericsson Femtocell Germany Google Handset HSDPA HTC Huawei India iPhone LTE M&A Nokia Nokia Siemens Networks Nortel Networks Samsung Spectrum Sprint Nextel Verizon Verizon Wireless Vodafone WiMAX Microsoft projects aim to get close to Chrome OS Gazelle and Menlo provide early steps towards a modern browser/OS By CAROLINE GABRIEL Published: 27 May, 2010 READ MORE: Microsoft | Applications (Browser) | OS | Windows Mobile The reorganization of Microsoft’s mobile unit disappointed many with its conservatism, putting a division that needs radical thinking more directly under the control of CEO Steve Ballmer, who remains firmly grounded in the traditional Windows business norms.