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Apple could lose its 'App Store' trademark if Microsoft has its sway. Microsoft has filed a lawsuit challenging Apple's use of its 'App Store' trademark, arguing that the term is too generic, PC World has reported.

Android phones and other mobile devices are more vulnerable to hackers than Apple iPhones due to Google's open-source policy in apps development, according to the chief of a security firm.

It was raining tablets at CES 2011, displaying more points of parity rather than disparity, making buying tablets an arduous task. Here is a comparison between Android 3.0, Android 2.2 and Windows 7 tablets.

Media has been set abuzz with the expectations that the Verizon's Tuesday, 8 a.m. announcement in New York will be the news that the iPhone will be available on its network. Here are some factors on how Verizon-iPhone tie-up would affect consumers and competition

Number crunchers and math buffs can now enjoy a newer version of Internet search engine Google that can solve mathematical puzzle Sudoku.

The warring cults of Apple and Android could make Internet noisier now as data has shown that Google's Android-based smartphones have overtaken Apple iPhone during the quarter ending in November last year.

Most smartphones now come equipped with accelerometers to check their orientations and their spped in any direction; so there was no inherent reason a phone couldn't be a Wii-like controller.

Copia, the social media-based eReading platform, announced recently it will be available as a touch-optimized, pre-loaded application on all upcoming Windows 7 tablets.

Dell, known for its laptop and desktops, has launched a new Android 2.2-based touchscreen tablet computer Streak 7, expanding its mobility portfolio. The computer giant also showcased a new smartphone, the Venue.

Sony Ericsson intends to hang in by a thread and fight for its space in the high-end mobile handset segment. It announced on Thursday the launch of the flagship Xperia arc smart phone based on the Android platform, Wall Street Journal reported.

Motorola Mobility showed it wants to generate buzz, as it showed a much-anticipated tablet as well as three new phones that will be on three different carriers.

AT&T Inc plans to sell 20 phones sporting high-speed Web surfing this year, including a dozen running Google Inc software, in the U.S. carrier's biggest push yet to lessen its dependence on Apple Inc's iPhone.

Nvidia rolled out its Tegra 2 processor by showing off its capabilities in an LG phone, but the company's real bet is on content and ARM architecture.

AT&T Inc plans to sell 20 phones with high-speed Web surfing this year including 12 phones running Google Inc software in its biggest push yet to lessen its dependence on Apple Inc's iPhone.

Amazon announced that its Kindle apps will now be available for Android and Windows based tablets as part of its Buy Once, Read Everywhere strategy.

Auriga's previous valuation model had suggested that Sprint’s spectrum was worth $7 billion based on older auction sales of spectrum by the U.S. Government, while the updated model suggests a valuation closer to $9 billion.

Wirlesss carrier Sprint has unveiled a new 4G-enabled smartphone HTC Evo Shift priced at $149.99, which will be available starting Jan. 9.

Apple’s iOS is the No.1 mobile operating system with 28.6 percent of the smartphone operating system market share in U.S, while Google’s Android with 25.8 percent share stands at No.3, said a report by research firm, The Nielson Company.

Google and Apple are slugging it out in the publishing domain as they up their ante to woo publishers, who are still emerging from the recessionary shock and are looking for a viable digital content related business model.

Android is gaining popularity among new smartphone buyers in the US even though Apple’s iOS still leads the overall smartphone market.

Microsoft is set to face a tough road in operating system market in 2011.