Eric Schmidt, Google’s CEO, has delivered a self-congratulatory oration on the sales figures of Android …

Rumored for an October release, the HTC Desire HD made an appearance over the weekend. The smartphone, which also carries a code name of “Ace,” is expected to run Android 2.2 and feature a 4.3-inch touch screen, a 1GHz processor, and an 8-megapixel camera. Other details include 4GB internal memory, HD video playback, XviD video support, SRS surround sound, and …

The Apple engineering executive who oversaw the development of the iPhone 4 has left the company just weeks after it was forced into a humiliating climbdown over problems with the phone’s antenna. The exit of Mark Papermaster, who joined JobsCo from IBM just over a year ago, was confirmed by Apple. It didn’t provide any more details. The latest development …