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Gartner says the smartphone industry continues to grow while Android and Apple are emerging as the front runners, others are sinking fast.

Barclays Capital has increased its profit forecast for PC maker Dell, given prospects for higher gross margins, partially offset by lower revenues.

Nokia’s share of the mobile phone market has dropped by 25 per cent in the first quarter of 2011, a report revealed by Gartner said on Thursday.

Google is on its way to fix the vulnerability issue with Android phones that could have exposed users' personal data.

Google has announced that it is trying to fix a vulnerability exposed in Android phones by a group of researchers at a German university which allows hackers to get hold of a user's contact and calendar data over open Wi-Fi network.

Apple and Google smartphones may come under tighter regulation in Europe after a data protection panel ruled that data on the location of their users should be classed as private, the Financial Times said Thursday.

A news leak reveals the future roadmap for T-Mobile's 2011 device list that includes plenty of Android and Blackberry devices. No iPhone or Window Phones were listed suggesting they were ignored for the 2011 lineup. The exclusion of iPhone may come as no surprise after T-Mobile said it will not offer iPhones in the immediate future due to acquisition agreements following the announced merger with AT&T. Windows Phone fans can hope that T-Mobile will follow through with offering the Nokia ...

Google says there was a security flaw in Android 2.34, but it has been fixed.

Next Issue Media, a joint venture in digital publishing, finally unveiled its digital newsstand, albeit an early edition of a product that the company has yet to complete. The newsstand is expected to launch Wednesday as a preview on Samsung’s Galaxy Tab from Verizon Wireless. The Galaxy Tab uses Google’s Android mobile operating system.

RBC Capital Markets said its checks showed that sales of Research In Motion's PlayBook remain steady since its launch on April 19.

Apple's assault on the living room likely means the introduction of another Apple appliance or device and Apple TV is the best thing the Cupertino, California-based company can do.

A group of researchers at a German university has uncovered a vulnerability in Android smartphones which allows hackers to get hold of a user's contact and calendar data over open Wi-Fi network.

German researchers have discovered that nearly all Android phones have an authentication flaw that could allow hackers to steal digital credentials over open wireless networks.

Hard disk drive maker Seagate unveiled a new wireless storage device that wirelessly streams content to an iPad, iPod touch, iPhone or other Wi-Fi enabled device.

Windows Phone 7 (WP7) will get a new Facebook Chat option in the coming months after the Mango update is established by Microsoft, a report by the company revealed.

Android malware problems have seen four-fold increase between June 2010 and January 2011, according to a report released by Juniper Networks.

Tablets using Google's Android platform could overtake Apple Inc's red-hot iPad within three years as improved versions and more applications hit the market, the head of chip designer Nvidia said.

In a tightly contested tablet landscape RIM started its journey by recalling 1,000 units of its flagship PlayBook tablet due to a faulty OS.

The Guinness World Record has been awarded to Apple's App Store for being the most popular apps marketplace in the world.

There is no word as yet on when Sony's PlayStation Network will be back online. Surprisingly, rumor mills too are silent about Sony's next move. There is talk however that fans experiencing withdrawal symptoms could look at alternatives. That means a hardware sale windfall for Xbox and Wii.

The number of malware that aim the Android mobile operating system has gone up by 400 per cent since summer of last year, according to a report by Juniper Networks.