ANDROID

The features mentioned below are at the moment found in different high-end Android handsets that include, Google Nexus line smartphones, Samsung Galaxy S2, HTC EVO 3D, and HTC Sensation.

Samsung Electronics Co plans to reduce its monthly television panel output by fourth-fifths by the end of this year and convert some of the lines to produce displays used in tablets and notebook, a media report said on Tuesday.

Apple’s iPad currently stands undefeated in the tablet market with HP giving up its TouchPad, Samsung’s Galaxy Tab 10.1 stuck in a patent issue, Motorola Xoom and RIM Playbook crawling to catch up. Can the e-commerce giant Amazon pose a threat to iPad by launching its own tablet at a lower price?

Samsung announced the ChatON service on Monday.

Samsung unveiled three smartphone models which run on Samsung's own bada OS, in an attempt to diversify its product lineup which heavily focuses on Google's Android. The unveiling of the new Wave models by Samsung, a major Android OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer), is considered a major strategic development for the firm which was focusing only on hardware markets.

Nokia’s developer forum has been taken offline after a breach from hacker who obtained database table with user account information, Nokia said in a statement.

Amazon is preparing to take on Apple's iPad in a head-to-head battle that promises to get interesting soon -- as soon as Amazon launches its new tablet, possibly as early as October. If you thought the discontinued TouchPad's brief success as a $99 fire sale product as the first realistic competitor to Apple's iPad was interesting, you haven't seen anything yet. Amazon has shown the company can be successful with a mass consumer tablet-like product -- the Kindle e-reader.

Amazon shares rose 3 percent after Forrester predicted success with an iPad rival

The iPhone 5 will have the same size screen as the iPhone 4 according to various reports.

HP's fire sale on the TouchPad tablet computer has exhausted inventories for good in Canada , while the U.S. is still waiting for the next shipments -- but the company said on Monday consumers shouldn't hold their breath.

Another phone from the HTC camp which is headed Verizon's 4G LTE network way was spotted by Droid Life. The Web site got hold of snapshots of the 4G LTE enabled phone called HTC Vigor.

Hurricane Irene's path over the weekend caused havoc by taking at least 21 lives across the United States. The hurricane has also forced Samsung to delay its Galaxy S2 smartphone, which was expected to come to the U.S. on Aug. 29.

Sony has decided to rename the two upcoming Android-powered Sony Tablets, Sony S1 and S2 to Tablet S and Tablet P. Tablet S is indeed PlayStation Certified.

Samsung Electronics Co said on Monday it would delay the launch of its latest Galaxy tablet computer in Australia until after a court ruling in late September on its ongoing global patent dispute with Apple.

Flat-screen maker LG Display will slash next year's capital spending by a quarter as booming sales of mobile devices from iPads to Android smartphones saps demand for TV panels, its main source of earnings.

There have been rumors that Sony Ericsson, Japan, is preparing to launch a new handset codenamed Nozomi in November 2011. An anonymous blogger posted on xperiablog.net that Sony Ericsson is launching Nozomi before Christmas.

Apple's tight-lipped approach toward its iPhone 5 release has fueled rumors on its release date and specs that will define the next step in the iPhone's evolution.

Two events took the centre stage last week. One was Hurricane Irene that caused havoc in the Bahamas and North Carolina before heading towards New york City.

Samsung Electronics Co. will introduce a new Galaxy smartphone at an industry exhibition in Germany this week and will showcase 4G version of Galaxy S II at IFA electronics beginning this Thursday in Berlin.

Google has confirmed that the company is set to try and get into the TV market with a new version of Google TV.

HP's fire sale on its TouchPad tablet computer this week has killed all Canada inventory, and details on U.S. stock remains sketchy, but there is still hope for a bargain.