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Tech pundits claim the Kindle Fire could start a video revolution and might be this holiday season's hottest selling gadget. We take a look at the two most popular tablets, Apple's iPad 2 and the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1, and compare their features and specs with the highly anticipated Amazon Kindle Fire.

If you can't watch the 2011 World Series at home (or on your smartphone, or on your tablet, or at a bar) you can still watch the Fall Classic online.

NASA continued to roll out apps for astronomy enthusiasts to view pictures of far off worlds, get updates on missions and receive updates on the International Space Station.

There is no set order of phones to get Android's new OS, but Motorola and Samsung devices are likely the first recipients.

Tony Fadell, the inventor that pitched his idea of the iPod to Steve Jobs, recently left Apple to focus on green technologies. Fadell has been working on a home thermostat called Nest Labs.

Jasan Van Anden of Brooklyn has created a new Android App with inspirations from the Occupy Wall Street protests.

Google Inc. is reportedly gearing up to launch a music downloading service sometime in the next two weeks that it will link to its Google+ social network. The application - currently referred to as Google Music - will be an extension of Google Music Beta, a free service that allows users to store their existing music collection in the cloud.

Siri is unique, but several Android apps have some of her basic functions like creating messages and speaking.

Windows Phone could make a big splash this week at Nokia World, when they unveil three new smartphones.

The N9 is the one and only MeeGo based smartphone from Nokia

Microsoft will double its share of the Western European smartphone market during 2012 to 12.3 percent, helped by its new partnership with Finland's Nokia, research firm Strategy Analytics said on Tuesday.

After HTC, Samsung and other leading mobile phone manufacturers, rumors indicate that Nokia is set to announce a series of phones running the Windows operating system, at the London-based Nokia World Conference on Oct. 26.

Although most developers have been picking Apple's iOS platform for publishing paid apps since it launched in 2008, a combination of a higher submission rate and lower decommission rate of apps has propelled Android app growth in its market.

A new analysis by ABI Research shows that Android phones are downloading more apps than Apple phones. However, the numbers also indicate that Android cellphones outnumber iPhones by a 2.4 to 1 ratio.

Apple is lowering prices. Why?

AT&T, the only carrier to support the iPhone since 2007, has reportedly activated more than one million iPhone 4S since its Oct. 14 launch.

Apple's Siri - an intelligent voice-activated software for the iPhone 4S - is undoubtedly taking the market by storm. The software is a good one but how does the Android OS' personal assistant work? According to various polls, Android's assistant app - Speaktoit bears positive comparisons with Siri.

The Motorola Droid Razr and the Samsung Galaxy S II are fighting out with each other. The Razr, declared the thinnest smartphone by Motorola Mobility, was unveiled a few days back. In a very short period of time, the phone (boasting a marvelous design and smart specs) is neck-and-neck with the Galaxy S2, which hit the markets in April earlier this year. The Samsung device has been ruling the markets since its launch.

Microsoft Corp. is claiming that more than 50 per cent of Android devices are now subject to licensing agreements, according to a claim by legal representatives of the company, Brand Smith and Horacio Gutierrez.

After months of rumors, it's finally been confirmed: the new Galaxy Nexus is coming to the U.S. on Verizon Wireless. The carrier announced the news today in a press release that also outlined the features of the Galaxy Nexus, which is the first to go on the market with the new Android-based Ice Cream Sandwich operating system, as well as the first to feature a HD Super AMOLED display.

Apple Inc.’s new voice-recognition application for the iPhone 4S, better known as Siri, may be given a run for its money by a recently released Android smartphone app called Iris, or Siri spelled backward.