My selection for this Test Center Tracker brings together two unlikely bedfellows, two vendors that coming from completely different starts entered a collision course that neither of them, nor many of us, would have predicted only a few years ago. Is open really open? Tom Yager tries to shine a light on the recent Microsoft conversion to the Open Source priesthood and the outcome is, well, worrisome. Does Redmon My selection for this Test Center Tracker brings together two unlikely bedfellows, two vendors that coming from completely different starts entered a collision course that neither of them, nor many of us, would have predicted only a few years ago. Is open really open? Tom Yager tries to shine a light on the recent Microsoft conversion to the Open Source priesthood and the outcome is, well, worrisome. Does Redmond really mean “open” when they say it or are there strings attached that could trap trusting adopters later on? Here is the answer, according to Tom. Meet the Android Google’s Android that is, sorry SCI-FI lovers. With this SDK, which has some futuristic streak beside its name, Google hopes will persuade legions of developers to use it to create application for mobile devices. Rick Grehan took a closer look at what’s inside the kit and… but I don’t want to spoil the reading of Rick piece, find yourself what’s the verdict on Android-1. Technology Industry