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Us journalists and bloggers like to make a lot of the battle between Google's Android and Apple's iOS, but it the search engine has a vested interest in seeing the platform succeed. Why? iPhones and iPads are simply sending the site a ton of traffic.

Here’s a quick round-up of Microsoft-related news for the coming week, as well as a couple leftovers from last week.

I’ve reported regularly about the efforts of wireless carrier Sprint to police the eco-sensibilities of the mobile phones riding on its network.

Android falls short in the apps category when compared to Apple’s trademarked App Store, but current figures show the Android Market is doing pretty well.

Adobe said Friday that it has identified and issued a patch for Adobe Flash Player, just days after issuing a similar patch.

Asian components suppliers say Apple could ship between 40 and 45 million iPads in 2011—as much as 15 million more than generally forecast by analysts, Ticonderoga Securities analyst Brian White said Thursday.

Google Inc. (GOOG), the largest Internet- search company, reported profit that missed estimates after spending more on hiring and marketing amid mounting competition with Facebook Inc. and Apple Inc. (AAPL) The shares fell 5.2 percent.

Looks like Microsoft is getting serious about its next version of Windows Phone, the version that will have multitasking, third-party "Live Tiles" and other cool features.

The new version will be available from AT&T Inc. and Verizon Wireless by the end of April, said one of the people, who asked not to be identified because the plans aren’t public.

China -- even with all its new Apple stores -- always seems the redheaded, tech un-savvy, stepchild when it comes to product launches, getting gadgets months after they’ve launched just about everywhere else.