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Research In Motion on Tuesday released a long-overdue new operating system for its BlackBerry PlayBook tablet computer in the hope of gaining ground in a market led by Apple and Android gadgets. Continue reading →

Apple has reached a settlement over a class-action lawsuit filed over the antenna problem which dogged the 2010 launch of its iPhone 4, according to a statement published. Continue reading →

Apple on Wednesday said application developers will have to get express permission from users before tapping into contact information stored in its popular gadgets. Continue reading →

Google on Wednesday assured users of its smartphone wallets that the mobile-age technology thwarts thieves better than old-school cash or credit cards. Continue reading →

European Union regulators approved on Monday the $12.5 billion takeover of Motorola Mobility by Google, judging the move unlikely to impact on the market for smartphone operating systems. Continue reading →

European Union competition regulators approved on Monday the $12.5-billion takeover of Motorola Mobility by Google, judging the move unlikely to impact on the market for smartphone operating systems. Continue reading →

Users of Google smartphone wallets were being warned on Friday that there is a way to crack pass codes intended to thwart thieves from going on illicit shopping sprees. Continue reading →

Google will mirror Apple’s winning hardware-software formula with an Android-powered entertainment system that wirelessly streams content through homes, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday. Continue reading →

From a new bride in Singapore to girl soldiers in Mozambique, a free iPhone and iPad app launched by the World Bank Wednesday uses striking photographs to highlight women’s issues around the world. Continue reading →

Taiwan’s leading smartphone maker HTC forecast Monday that its revenue in the three months to March may plunge 30 percent from a year ago, as competitors Apple and Samsung take their grip on the market. Continue reading →

An outbreak of iPhone fever made Apple the third hottest mobile phone maker worldwide at the end of 2011, according to the International Data Corporation (IDC). Continue reading →

An outbreak of iPhone fever made Apple the hottest smartphone maker worldwide at the end of 2011 but handsets powered by Google’s Android software were shaping up as true winners in the market. Continue reading →

The Information and Communication Technology Ministry denied on Saturday that it had blocked the controversial Thai-language version of the SimSimi smartphone application. Continue reading →

Millions of American football fans will be watching the Super Bowl on television Sunday with one hand in the potato chips and the other holding a smartphone. Continue reading →

The Simsimi chat bot developer has agreed censor swear words and personal rights violations from its smartphone application’s Thai vocabulary, Information and Communication Technology Minister Anudith Nakornthap said Friday. Continue reading →

Skyrocketing mobile data traffic on third-generation (3G) networks is good news for operators, proof that high-speed wireless broadband is finally paying off. Continue reading →

In my last review I referred to an Android phone as being a gadget from 2007. Well, with Razr it is definitely 2012 and, given the forthcoming 4.0 software update, iPhone users should look to their laurels! Continue reading →

South Korea’s Samsung Electronics on Friday reported a record operating profit of 5.3 trillion won ($4.72 billion) in the fourth quarter, thanks largely to booming smartphone sales. Continue reading →

Samsung Electronics Friday posted a record operating profit of 5.3 trillion won ($4.72 billion) in the fourth quarter and a net profit of four trillion, thanks largely to booming smartphone sales. Continue reading →

Tablet computers powered by Google’s Android software are increasing their global market share but Apple’s iPad still dominates the category, a research firm said Thursday. Continue reading →

World-leading mobile phone maker Nokia on Thursday posted deep 2011 losses amid slumping handset sales and as its first Windows-based smartphone, aimed at shoring up its flagging market share, struggled to get off the ground. Continue reading →

Apple reported record quarterly net profit and revenue in the first quarter since the death of founder Steve Jobs, driven by strong sales of the new iPhone. Continue reading →

Apple blew past forecasts and reported record quarterly net profit and revenue in the first quarter since the death of founder Steve Jobs, driven by strong sales of the new iPhone. Continue reading →

Research In Motion’s new chief executive Thorsten Heins said on Monday he plans to focus more on the consumer market but that a “drastic change” is not necessary at the struggling BlackBerry maker. Continue reading →

Research In Motion’s new chief executive Thorsten Heins said Monday he plans to focus more on the consumer market but that a “drastic change” is not necessary at the struggling BlackBerry maker. Continue reading →