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Directly following the discontinuation sale, an HP TouchPad was seen running Android OS in a series of videos that went viral from a user who snagged a $99 TouchPad from Best Buy.

Are people buying the HP Touchpad en masse to make a profit of it? Seems that way.

The significant change in the strategy of Hewlett-Packard to pull its hand from the fastest growing mobile computing, by withdrawing its TouchPad, has left its competitors wondering about its forthcoming plans and strategies.

If Rumors are to be believed then Samsung is set to release the Galaxy S2 Plus that will feature a 5.3-inch screen with 720p resolution.

While Apple Inc. is tight-lipped towards its iPhone 5 release date, the smartphone is expected to face a good deal of competition from Android devices, particularly from HTC that has planned to introduce its biggest smartphone known as HTC Holiday.

Samsung Galaxy 3D Looks Solid Against HTC EVO 3D and LG Thrill 4G.

When technology giant HP launched its TouchPad six weeks back there were no takers for the tablet, which came at a price of $500 for 16GB version and $600 for 32GB version.

Windows Phone seems to be chasing the app stores of Apple and Android and now holds a gamut of 30,000 apps.

Touchpads are disappearing from the shelves after HP slashed the price of the tablet to $99 for a 16GB model and $149 for 32GB model.

BlackBerry maker Research In Motion (RIM.TO)(RIMM.O) is planning for its newer models of smartphones, expected next year, to run applications designed for Google Inc's (GOOG.O) Android operating system, a Bloomberg report said, citing people familiar with the plan.

The latest one from the rumor mill is that the iPhone 5 with a materially revamped user interface will come only in 2012, and Apple will launch only an iPhone 4S in the fall.

HP's fire sale on its TouchPad tablet computer this week has led to inventories to be replenished in Canada, but there is still hope for U.S. consumers waiting to get in on the bargain.

Lenovo's new ThinkPad tablet is aiming at unconconquered territory -- the business and IT tablet space. The 10.1-inch ThinkPad is built around the Android system, the most competitive tablet platform to Apple's iOS used in the iPad tablet. The ThinkPad is also geared toward the business market, not the consumer market. Lenovo introduced its first business-class Android-based ThinkPad Tablet on Tuesday.

Apple's iPad has been crushing the com[etition in the tablet market, but suddenly HP's discontinued TouchPad is red hot and Lenovo has entered the market with the first ThinkPad tablets that are now available. The 10.1-inch ThinkPad is built around the Android system, the most competitive tablet platform to Apple's iOS used in the iPad tablet. The ThinkPad is also geared toward the business market, not the consumer market. Lenovo introduced its first business-class Android-based...

A Dutch court ruled that Samsung violated an Apple patent by using the Android 2.3 operating system in three of its smartphones.

Korean electronics firm Samsung announced its new phone naming strategy and also released four new Android Gingerbread phones to underscore the event.

AT&T's roadmap leak has put up a list of upcoming Android Gingerbread and Windows smartphones.

Apple is getting ready to launch two phones, according to people familiar with the matter, confirming rumors that have run rampant for months which suggested another phone would join the launch of the iPhone 5.

Samsung Admire, which has hit MetroPCS shelves for only $130 on Monday is probably the best sub-$200 smartphone you can buy without being locked into a contract.

U.S. computer security software maker McAfee said the number of malware targeted at Android devices jumped 76 percent since last quarter, making Android the most attacked mobile operating system.

While the HP TouchPad Sale madness continues, promised by HP which said there will be another round of $99 TouchPads available this week, Lenovo released its ThinkPad tablet device.