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Google's Android may be the most popular smartphone device, but Apple's iPhone is more adored.

During Google's earnings call on July 14, it was revealed that 550,000 android devices were being activated every day. However, the article states that 30-40% of all activated android devices are being returned.

Nielsen's latest statistics for the U.S. smartphone market in June show that current trends are firmly in place.

iOS 5, Apple's next version, due this fall, will include face detection says source.

An analyst says Apple will push legal claims to protect its iPhone and other mobile technology patents "hard and unrelentingly." He says should Apple win, it could have an impact of $30 billion in additional revenue for the company.

BlackBerry breathlessly announced the arrival of its new BBM 6 on its blog on Thursday, showcasing new features that allow users to BBM while playing Backgammon or other games it has to offer.

A comparison between Android superphones Samsung Galaxy S 2 and Motorola Photon.

Two new surveys show what many have long known-Apple's iPhone is a force to be reckoned with.

Apple Inc. iPhone tends to hog the limelight when compared to its peers, but other devices like HTC Thunderbolt and Samsung Galaxy S 2 are now receiving a share of the show.

Microsoft's latest Windows Phone OS (codenamed Mango) is set to launch this fall, which is around the same time Apple Inc.'s iOS 5 comes. But can Mango be sweeter than Apple iOS 5?

On Tuesday Microsoft said that it put the final touches on its latest mobile operating-system, dubbed Mango, setting the stage for Fujitsu on the other side of the world to announce it would be first to use it.

Just as Microsoft announced that it was done coding its new Windows Mobile Platform -- dubbed Mango -- Fujitsu of Japan rolled out the first prototype using the anticipated software.

ANALYSIS There's no reason to doubt Mozilla. After all, the company is used to being an underdog.

Apple's iPhone is the world's bestselling smartphone but a new survey reveals that 35 percent of U.S. consumers still want to by an iPhone 5, not yet released.

Research in Motion, the maker of BlackBerry phones, faces a "painful transition" and intense competition from Google and Apple, according to an analyst.

A slideshow that elucidates specifciations and pictures of the top 6 tablets other than iPad 2 which can give Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 a run for its money:

Amazon's stock is trading near a 52-week high, up more than five percent Wednesday after the company posted strong second quarter earnings and profits. But Amazon will go higher, say some analysts, because the company has a decided competitive advantage.

The first smartphone based on the new "Mango" edition of Microsoft's Windows Phone platform was unveiled on Wednesday in Tokyo, PCWorld reported. It will help increase Microsoft's share in the smart phone market.

A comparison between Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 and Motorola Xoom which are due to arrive on Verizon 4G LTE.

The much-awaited tablet from Amazon, possibly an Android-powered Kindle, is expected to challenge iPad's rule in the tablet market and that's good because competition is good.

After releasing a ground-up version of its OS for mobiles called Windows Phone 7 in 2010, Microsoft is attempting a second time to capture the turf lost to iPhone and Android devices.