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Palo Alto, California-based start up Tello has launched a new mobile app that lets you rate the customer service of any employee at any business in just seconds.

Between October and December 2010, 101 million smartphones were shipped as opposed to 92 million PCs.

Between October and December 2010, 101 million smartphones were shipped as opposed to 92 million PCs.

Word is out that the much awaited tablet from Apple camp; the iPad 2 is under production, confirming earlier reports claiming that tablet is due for launch in April.

Qualcomm could be the major beneficiary if Nokia shifts its smartphone operating system strategy.

Last year in February Engadget reported that Sweden's UI design company The Astonishing Tribe (TAT) showcased a dual-screen UI concept, stating that in future devices could sport such a setup. A year later Kyocera communications has launched a dual-screen Android phone called Echo on Sprint network.

A possible management shake-up in the Microsoft camp is due to throw up senior product executives with engineering muscle at the top to tackle the might of Apple and Google in the smartphone, tablets and cloud domains.

Share of Google’s Android in the US smartphone platform market increased to 28.7 percent in the last quarter of 2010, overtaking the share held by Apple, said a report by comScore on Monday.

Sprint delivered on its promise of an industry first smartphone by releasing an Android-based dual screen phone under the moniker Echo, just days after AT&T announced that the much awaited Motorola Atrix will be available from March 6.

43 percent of recent acquirers of smartphones in the United States opted for a device using Google's Android operating system, giving it a clear lead over the iPhone and Blackberry.

Researchers at Sophos, a computer security firm, have found that apps from the Android Market automatically download to a mobile device once the user chooses the app on the Web site, leaving users open to some types of attack.

Atrix 4G, the ultra powerful PC on a palm smartphone from Motorola, will be available with AT&T for $199.99 with a two-year contract from March 6.

Google Android Honeycomb tablets are expected to end Apple iPad's monopoly. Here are seven reasons why Honeycomb tablets will fare better than iPads:

A massive R&D budget and the addition of Windows phones may not help Nokia's standing in the smartphone market.

Fifty-four percent of Verizon's Android and BlackBerry users plan to switch to the iPhone when it becomes available on Feb. 10, according to a survey by United Sample Inc.

Nokia's widely speculated transition to a new operating system would benefit rival Research In Motion as it provides an opportunity to expand in international markets.

Market analysts speculate that Nokia would eventually join the Google's Android or Microsoft's Windows Phone 7 ecosystem.

Canadian schools and colleges will soon stop worrying about adding books to its libraries, as they will have access to thousands of eBooks from Random House of Canada through a partnership with OverDrive.

The search company unveils a new tablet focused operating system and a browser-based version of the Android market place.

At the CES 2011, Motorola Xoom was the cynosure of Android 3.0 but a month later it has company, as LG has unveiled its tablet G-Slate, which runs on Honeycomb juice.

The new Android version 3.0, known as Honeycomb, is likely to gain foothold in the tablet market pretty soon.