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This was a huge week for new smartphones, as HTC showed everybody’s what’s up when it comes to Android superphones with the introduction of the HTC Desire HD and the Desire Z. But HTC wasn’t the only one bringing the heat, as the world’s largest handset maker used its Nokia World conference to unveil some…
We knew it would only be a matter of days, but a Google Voice native app has been approved for the Apple iPhone. To be clear, this isn’t the official version from Google, as it is called GV Connect but it should enable you to have full access to your Google Voice account on your…
In a Wall Street Journal article, Best Buy’s CEO dropped the shocking statistic that the iPad is cannibalizing sales of notebook PCs by as much as 50%. Though this figure is exceptionally high, this idea has bounced around since Apple’s tablet device debuted back in March. Since that “magical” day, people have been combing through…
A new report from comScore said that Google’s Android operating system is gaining market share like crazy and this could be bad news for Apple, Microsoft and Research In Motion. The comScore report said that there were 53.4 million people in the United States with smartphones in the second quarter, which was an 11% increase…
The Microsoft Windows Phone 7 platform is just a few weeks away and the company is definitely jazzed about it but it’s time for developers to start getting excited because the developer tools have also gone gold. Mobile developers have already had access to the beta version of the tools, as well as training kits…
If you ask Skyhook, it will tell you that Google’s “Don’t be evil” motto is a hoad of bullplop, as the company is suing the search giant over location issues related to Android. If you don’t know, the company uses WiFi data to create a layer of location data which is used by handset makers,…
Even the most ardent Android fanboy (I’m talking about you, Blake) has to admit that the Apple iPhone platform has it licked when it comes to gaming. OpenFeint is trying to change that and the popular mobile gaming company is bringing the heat with a bunch of popular games. “Android users deserve great games but…
During its developer conference, Intel representatives spoke about the upcoming era of mobile devices like smartphones and envisioned a not-too-distant future where your phone is more of a personal assistant. Intel’s CTO, Justin Rattner, stressed that the next battle for smartphones and mobile devices will be the ability to understand what the user wants. “The…
It looks like Apple may soon introduce the ability for app makers to charge on a subscription basis, which would make devices like the Apple iPad an ideal device for newspapers and magazines. Sources say that Apple will share the demographic data with the publishers and this is critical because that’s what a newspaper or…
We’ve been anxiously waiting to see what Hewlett-Packard will do with Palm and the webOS platform since the $1.2 billion acquisition but it looks like we may have to wait a bit longer. On his blog, HP’s “innovation czar” Rahul Sood said HP Palm is working on webOS smartphones and connected devices but it could…