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Androlib has said this week that the Android Market has reached a new milestone, 200,000 apps, just months after October's announcement of 100,000. ...... 31 Dec 2010 - 5 comments

'Geinimi' Trojan taking down Android devices in Asia

Lookout Mobile Security has reported this week that a new Android-based Trojan Horse dubbed "Geinimi" has been taking down Android devices in ...... 31 Dec 2010 - 12 comments

EC approves universal smartphone charger standards

The European Commission has approved standards for a new universal USB smartphone charger that will hopefully put an end to drawers full of ...... 31 Dec 2010 - 4 comments

Apple to announce Verizon iPhone on Valentine's Day?

According to a new Bloomberg report, Apple may be unveiling the oft-rumored Verizon iPhone 4 on Valentine's Day, February 14th. AT&T has ...... 30 Dec 2010 - 10 comments

Apple, smartphones will be top targets of malicious activity in 2011, says McAfee

Security company McAfee has listed its expected 2011 "targets" for malicious activity, claiming Apple devices, smartphones, URL shorteners and ...... 28 Dec 2010 - 8 comments

Microsoft has sold 1.5 million Windows Phone 7 devices

Microsoft corporate VP Achim Berg has said today that the company has sold 1.5 million Windows Phone 7 devices in just six weeks, higher than ...... 21 Dec 2010 - 2 comments

Nokia to start building Windows Phone 7 devices?

Although unconfirmed by either company, Eldar Murtazin is reporting this week that Nokia is in early talks with Microsoft to begin building ...... 20 Dec 2010 - 4 comments

Paramount to release 10 Silverlight-enhanced movies for Windows Phone 7

Paramount has announced this week that it will begin releasing 10 feature films with Silverlight-enhanced features for Windows Phone 7 devices, ...... 19 Dec 2010 - 5 comments

Samsung on pace to hit 5 million Bada devices sold in 2010

Samsung has noted this week that it fully expects to sell 5 million smartphones running the Bada mobile OS by the end of 2010. The first ...... 15 Dec 2010 - 9 comments

Over 300,000 Android phones being activated every day now

Google's head of Android Andy Rubin took to Twitter today to let the world know that over 300,000 Android smartphones are being activated each day. ...... 09 Dec 2010 - 4 comments

Smartphone, tablets will outship PCs by 2012

Market research firm IDC has said today that the end of the PC-centric era is near, with tablet and smartphone shipments set to overtake PC ...... 07 Dec 2010 - 1 comment

AT&T sucks, says latest Consumer Reports survey

According to the latest Consumer Reports survey, AT&T has received the all-around worst scores in customer satisfaction for 2010, ranking it ...... 06 Dec 2010 - 28 comments

Video Daily: The PlayStation Phone 'in action'

Following Wednesday's blurry "spy" video of the device, we now have a nice, clear "hands on" with the upcoming Sony Ericsson PSP Phone (Z1), ...... 05 Dec 2010 - 9 comments

iPhone now most popular and 'most desired' smartphone in the U.S.

According to new Nielsen data, smartphones now account for 29.7 percent of all U.S. mobile phone subscribers, the highest percentage in history. ...... 02 Dec 2010 - 13 comments

Acer unveils Android device with massive screen

Acer has unveiled its latest Android device this week, a smartphone with a massive 4.8-inch display and 1024x480 resolution. The device runs ...... 25 Nov 2010 - 12 comments

Android is now most popular smartphone OS in Asia

According to new data from GfK, Android has surpassed Symbian as the most popular smartphone OS in Asia. Smartphone sales in Asia have grown ...... 24 Nov 2010 - 1 comment

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