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Article | 4/12/2012 Two years after debut, Gingerbread still dominant Android OS
Although Google's Android has made some impressive leaps forward over the last two years, roughly half of its users aren't seeing those improvements b...
Article | 4/12/2012 iOS tops Android in smartphone sales, survey says
Android sales have declined in the U.S., helping iOS regain the top spot among smartphone platforms sold in the three-month period ending in October, ...
Article | 3/12/2012 Samsung leads mobile market as Apple sticks to second place
Samsung remained the most popular phone maker in the U.S. in the third quarter, but Apple is slowly closing in, the latest comScore MobiLens report fi...
Article | 3/12/2012 Text messaging turns 20, but don't call it ready for retirement
At the ripe old age of 20, text messaging is still a popular way to communicate, but there are signs that its best days are behind it.
Article | 26/11/2012 Nokia's sub-$US100 Asha phone features a Facebook button
It's back.
Article | 25/11/2012 Windows Phone 7 users may soon get a cosmetic update
The long-awaited update to Windows Phone 7 appears to be close to a prime time rollout.
Article | 21/12/2011 Ice Cream Sandwich destined for Samsung Galaxy S II in early 2012
Samsung Galaxy S II owners will be upgraded to Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich in the first quarter of 2012, the Korean manufacturer has announced.
Article | 20/12/2011 Facebook adds Timeline to iPhone app
Facebook now lets iPhone owners view its new Timeline layout and has added several extra handy features in an app update pushed out to iPhone users on...
Article | 8/12/2011 Android Market celebrates 10 billion downloads with 10-cent app sale
Guess what? Your favorite Android app may be just 10 cents right now, thanks to the Android Market's 10 billion downloads celebration.
Article | 7/12/2011 Smartphone reliability and satisfaction: iPhone tops the list
PC World readers like their iPhones. More survey participants own this model than any other phone, and an unusually high proportion of them praised it...
Article | 2/12/2011 iPhone 4S users satisfied with Phone, but not its battery life
Users of Apple's iPhone 4S are even more satisfied than iPhone 4 users last year, with 96 percent somewhat or very satisfied, according to a survey fr...
Article | 1/12/2011 This is the first full-length movie filmed with a smartphone
It's crazy how much more advanced phone cameras have gotten over last few years. Five years ago, they were mere curiosities; today they can record HD ...
Article | 1/12/2011 Apple iPhone 4 "Self-Combusts" on airplane
In what appears to be a one-off incident and not a general manufacturing flaw, a passenger's iPhone 4 "self-combusted" on an Australian flight last Fr...
Article | 1/12/2011 Test drive Windows Phone Mango on your Android or iPhone
Sick of your iPhone or Android handset? Want to try out Windows Phone Mango? Microsoft is letting Android and iPhone users try Windows Phone 7.5 Mango...
Article | 29/11/2011 Motorola Droid 4 adds a keyboard to RAZR
What happens if you take the RAZR design and add a slide-out QWERTY keyboard? Meet the Motorola Droid 4, the latest recruit in the Android army, break...