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RIM released new BlackBerry Bold and BlackBerry Torch smartphone models on Wednesday after a year since its last smartphone release.

Consequences Apple will have to face if it fails to deliver the iPhone 5 in September or October.

Mobile developers more than ever want to devote their energies to writing apps for Apple's iOS and Google's Android platforms at the expense of their less popular rivals, a study released on Wednesday showed.

Apple iPad is not only the most popular choice in the tablet market but also the most efficiently designed device, according to a recent review of IHS iSuppli on Aug 1.

Skype announced Tuesday that it would release its online calling software officially as an iPad app to the iOS App Store, bringing the live video service to both 3G and Wi-Fi data connections. In May, Microsoft announced that it had bought the Luxembourg-based service in a deal reportedly worth $8.5 billion.

Skype for the iPad is now available. The app became a Top Free App at Apple's App Store.

After a faulty launch on Tuesday, Skype is back in the App Store bringing video chat, instant messaging and SMS to the iPad.

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Skype's anticipated iPad app has been launched.

"Finally, Skype for iPad is now available," tweeted Skype Tuesday morning, after the company's mysterious conduct of releasing and quickly pulling its "Skype for iPad" app on Monday.Now Skype for iPad has been re-added to the App Store, and hopefully will stay there permanently this time.

Skype momentarily debuted its new app for the iPad Monday, but the company quickly pulled it down from Apple's App Store, saying it wasn't yet ready for release.

Samsung Galaxy R also known as i9103BUK, which is set to replace Samsung Galaxy s II, is likely to be available in UK SIM-Free and without contract.

Skype's anticipated app for the iPad went live briefly Monday, but it was pulled after Skype said it was launched prematurely.

It's back to square one with regard to THE iPhone 5 launch. The latest buzz in the market, triggered by a report on tech blog All Things D, is that iPhone 5 will be released in October, not September.

Apple has finally launched the beta version of iCloud for MobileMe users through Mac OS X desktop but it?s available only to those with a developer account.

As Apple is priming the supply chain to launch the much awaited iPhone 5 in September, an analyst with Rodman & Renshaw said the form factor of iPhone 5 could be a scaled down version of iPad 2.

iCloud, Apple's ambitious cloud-based music, video, photo and data automatic backup and push out service, has finally been released but it's in beta form and out only to developers.

The latest announcement by Adobe to work with HTML 5 with its new motion graphics software called Edge could open new doors for cross browser and mobile device compatibility. The popularity of HTML 5 continues its rise due to its compatibility with major web browsers, W3C specification, and support from Apple and Microsoft.

Adobe previews new product, Adobe Edge, as it is perhaps shifting from Flash to HTML5.

Google's Android platform has taken almost 50 percent of the global smartphone market, dominating in the Asia-Pacific region, research firm Canalys said on Monday

Google's Android platform has taken almost 50 percent of the global smartphone market, dominating in the Asia-Pacific region, research firm Canalys said on Monday