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4G phones are now in vogue. All the leading carriers like Verizon, AT&T, T-mobile support 4G LTE connection.

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A recruiter for Foxconn, the largest manufacturing partner of Apple products, told reporters from TV Tokyo's World Business Satellite that Apple's sixth-generation iPhone, presumably called the iPhone 5, will be released in June. He added that Foxconn is hiring about 18,000 workers to kick production of the new smartphone into high gear before summer.

An Instagram Android app is now available for free download. Long the envy of non-Apple-iPhone users, as of Tuesday the mega-popular image processor is available in the Android Market, which is now called the Google Play store.

The delayed release of the Samsung Galaxy S3 has increased consumer appetite for rumors, but a video showing how easy it is to draw up a fake concept design emphasizes just how much the rumored features and specs should be taken with a pinch of salt

Research In Motion on Tuesday launched software that enables its large enterprise customers to manage Apple and other rival devices through the same servers as they use for the BlackBerry smartphone and Playbook tablet.

Chip stocks eased Tuesday after the Semiconductor Industry Association published data showing sales increased for the three months ended in February.

Apple’s upcoming IPhone 5 is predicted for a June release date, but there could be an obstacle in the production process. The ETSI, a European commission that approves technology standards, has delayed a vote on adopting the company’s new nano-SIM standard due to concerns that Apple will stack the vote. Design alternatives offered by Nokia also pose a challenge to passing the vote, according to the iPhone 5 News Blog.

Samsung claims to have sold 5 million Galaxy Note units globally in just five months after its launch in October. What makes Samsung revolutionary phablet so popular?

According to a latest report, Sprint is set to unveil HTC's EVO One smartphone at an event scheduled on Wednesday.

When will Apple release its next generation iPhone? Well, the Cupertino-based tech giant generally offers a new smartphone to its customers around June or July. But since the existing iPhone 4S was released in October last year, Apple fans around the world seem a bit confused about when to expect the next one, presumably called iPhone 5.

Android fans are eagerly waiting the upcoming Ice Cream Sandwich update, which has hit some networks while others are left waiting. The software is said to be a worthwhile upgrade of the world’s leading smartphone OS, but a warning from Sony may have consumers thinking differently.

New York is going to be the destination for yet another Nokia event, as this Friday the Finnish phone maker will throw a sizzling party for the launch of Nokia Lumia 900.

In an attempt to offer the best operating system to its dedicated mobile owners, Japanese phone manufacturer Sony Mobile has announced its plans to deliver the Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich to its basket of smartphone brands, including Xperia arc S, Xperia neo V and Xperia ray devices.

At a time when rumors are surfacing continuously about a specific timeframe for the release of the Samsung Galaxy S3 smartphone, a new piece of information turned up recently saying that as much as 10 million units of the device had already been ordered by channel partner companies.

Even though nobody outside of Cupertino knows what the iPhone 5 looks like, that hasn't stopped artists from fashioning their own concept designs of Apple's sixth-generation smartphone. The latest Apple iPhone 5 design comes from South Korean product designer Jinyoung Choi, called iPhone PRO.

Anticipation is running high for the Samsung Galaxy S3, and the numbers are beginning to show it. The Korea-based company’s flagship smartphone reportedly has 10 million pre-orders for the device to date. This already doubles the amount of Galaxy Note units sold.

Sprint subscribers may be seeing a new handset from the carrier sooner than expected. A release date has not been officially announced for the Galaxy Nexus LTE, but a leaked document says that the device will debut on April 22nd, according to The Verge.

Nokia Lumia 900, the Windows phone, is available for pre-order at Amazon at $0.01. Read the specs once again before you buy the AT&T phone running on Window's latest OS 7.0 Mango.

The latest round of iPhone 5 rumors suggest that the Apple smartphone might be released on June 15 at WWDC. Check out the concept designs of iPhone that showcase features like 4G LTE, 3D imaging camera, universal remote control, iWallet, crack-resistant glass, improved Retina Display, Corning Gorilla Glass 2, Waterproof Nanotech Coating, Quad-Core Processor, Updated iOS with Siri 2 and Wireless Charging.

Android smartphone owners are anticipating the release of the next Ice Cream Sandwich operating-system update, which will boast more efficient phone-number recognition and smoother screen rotation, among other features.