ANDROID

New data from ComScore puts Google Android on the top of the list for the smartphone market category, followed by RIM and Apple in the second and the third positions respectively.

The U.S. is investigating how customer data is used by some popular applications that run on the mobile platforms of Apple Inc and Google Inc.

Online radio service Pandora Media Inc said it has been subpoenaed by a Federal grand jury investigating the use of customer data by certain popular applications that run on mobile platforms of Apple Inc and Google Inc's Android.

Virginia based Calvert Strategies massively upgraded their SexyTime Sex Position Guide and Choreographer app, to Version 2.0 this week as Dr. SexyTime Advanced Sex Guide.

Mobile devices are radically changing our lives. As mobile ownership grows, so does the role these devices play in improving and enhancing the travel experience. Two of the fastest-growing areas in mobile technology are m-payments (mobile payments) and the use of Near Field Communications (NFC).

Security firm Symantec recently said a fake Google Android app, advertised as a free version of a paid app, is making the rounds, stealing data and sending a message to pirates.

The amount of competitive new launches near-term is making it a little bit tougher for Motorola Mobility, especially for its Xoom tablet.

Apple has given a big lead to forecasters as to what the next iPhone will carry when it launched the iPad 2 in March. The other most important lead to predict the future iPhone 5 is the competition in the current market. Post-CES 2011, HTC, Motorola and Samsung have launched some powerful and slender Android devices, which have set the critical minimum standard that Apple will have to reach to make a mark with its new iPhone 5.

A fake app for the Android OS not only steals user's data, it humiliates them in the process.

If Apple is delaying the release of its much-fancied iPhone 5 -- it certainly looks like at this point of time -- there indeed are going to be some strategic reasons behind it. And, if one dismisses grapevine on supply crunch and logistical bottlenecks, then the reasons are purely strategic, given that Apple is fighting hard for its space in the maddening smartphone arena.

Microsoft is mulling the introduction of Near Field Communications (NFC) technology on its Windows Phone 7 operating system towards the end of the year, according to reports.

The ailing software maker will eventual overtake Apple in the smartphone market, according to new projections released today.

IDC says Windows Phone 7 will be in second place by 2015.

The popular browser is officially available on Android devices.

Father of Java James Gosling has joined Google, much to the dismay of Oracle CEO Larry Ellison, even as Google and Oracle slug it out over Java patent infringement lawsuit targeting Android.

Amazon has launched a cloud-based music locker service called Cloud Drive, which gives the online books trader an early mover's advantage over Apple and Google.

Amazon.com Inc has launched an online service that would enable its customers to securely store music in the cloud and play it on any Android phone, Android tablet, Mac or PC, wherever they are.

Google is in the throes of crafting a Nexus Android 3.0 or Honeycomb-based tablet with LG according to reports.

Instead of opening up the operating system to developers both large in small, Google will restrict Honeycomb to specific manufacturers and developers.

The smartphone is specifically designed for business aviation.

During its fourth-quarter earnings call, Research In Motion revealed that its upcoming BlackBerry Playbook tablet would be compatible with applications developed for Google's Android operating system.