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Google's Android operating system captured the top spot among smartphone platforms for the first time in January, followed by RIM and Apple, says a report from comScore.

Blackberry maker Research in Motion Ltd. (RIM) said its chief marketing officer Keith Pardy will be leaving in six months, just weeks ahead of its PlayBook tablet launch.

The head of marketing for Research In Motion will leave the company in six months, raising questions about BlackBerry branding as the smartphone maker gets set to launch its long-awaited PlayBook tablet.

As Android popularity grows, here is a look at five possible reasons why Android powered devices are faring better than others.

Apple unveiled its lighter, thinner and faster rendition of iPad, the iPad 2 with upgrades sufficient enough to give a tough fight to the current breed of Android, webOS and QNX-based tablets.

RIM may be bringing its popular messaging service to rival platforms, say sources.

Apple could be a victim of its own hype, created by its muted response to media prodding for details about the upcoming iPad 2.

New tablets before the end of 2011, Motorola CEO Sanjay Jha said today.

It is a smartphone which features QWERTY slide-out keyboard similar to the Motorola Droid 2 and the BlackBerry Torch 9800.

Technology services provider Digital China Holdings Ltd is bidding for the rights to sell Apple Inc's iPad and Research in Motion Ltd's tablet PC in China, its chief executive said.

Apple's iPad sailed through 2010 without much opposition as a worthy competitor from either Android or Windows camp failed to emerge to challenge its hegemony.

Malware on mobile phones could be the next big target for criminals.

Businesses live and breathe by email. It's no longer uncommon to work regularly with people you've never met, with the interactions carried out entirely through calls and email. Whether you think this is good or bad, it's here to stay, and how you compose an email speaks to your professionalism, reliability,

Apple Inc. is expected to release a new cheaper version of the iPhone during 2011 to deal with growing smartphone competition.

On the fall of UberTwitter, a popular phone application, SocialScope, the multi social network client for BlackBerry and other mobile phones, is quickly gaining mileage.

Brokerage Jefferies & Co. said winners at MWC are Blackberry maker Research In Motion (RIM), Samsung, Apple Inc., and Google Inc.'s Android.

Citing concerns over Window Phone 7's closed nature, Motorola VP Christy Wyatt said that the company had no plans to use Windows Phone 7

HTC released its 7-inch Android tablet Flyer at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona while BlackBerry maker RIM announced that it will offer its tablet PlayBook in HSPA+ and LTE versions.

Google tried to get Nokia to use Android, the CEO said.

Barclays Capital said it continues to believe the new tablet category (led by Apple Inc.'s iPad) is poised for rapid growth over the coming years.

According to a report from CNET Verizon doesn't see Nokia handsets sporting the Windows Phone OS as necessary -- which could put a dent in Nokia's plans for expansion in the U.S.