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Nokia Chief Executive Stephen Elop unveiled a new smartphone on Tuesday that uses software the firm plans to ditch, a move analysts said would do little to halt the Finnish firm's slide in market share for handsets.

Nokia Corp. unveiled several new mobile phones in Singapore on Tuesday, including N9 smartphone which is based on the MeeGo platform.

Google’s Android will continue to lose its market share in the US after the launch of Apple's iPhone 5 later this year, an analyst said on Monday.

Microsoft’s Mango, a Windows Phone7 update comes with 500 new features joining the likes of iOS and Android, which have become market leaders after flaunting their new capabilities.

Apple has come under the scanner of Competition Commission of India (CCI) following a complaint filed by an user against the company for following anti-competitive practices in selling its products and for abusing its dominant position in the market.

Finnish cellphone maker Nokia unveiled its N9 smartphone in Singapore on Tuesday, its only bet on the MeeGo platform.

Apple's iPhone is leading the pack as far as smartphone sales, but when it comes to next-generation 4G phones, HTC is rising to fill the void left from a no-show iPhone 5, and Droid Bionic.

Verizon is getting rid of unlimited data plans in favor of a usage based model.

The latest rumor on the iPhone 5 release date is that Apple's fancied next-generation iPhone will not probably be launched on Sept. 7. There is no point in releasing iPhone 5 without loading it with the iOS 5 as competition in the smartphone arena is really hotting up with several Android phones ready to roll out daunting features. A new iPhone version in September, which does not have commanding new features promised by iOS 5, will be a lame duck.

As Apple forges an iPhone5 capable of handling the might of Android phones from the Samsung and Motorola clan, there is another foe waiting in the corner, HTC with its lineup of superphones

The much awaited Motorola Droid Bionic is expected to launch on or around July 4 - America's Independence Day - but can it set the the Americans free from iPhone's oppressive rule?

The upcoming releases of 3D Android smartphones HTC Evo 3D and LG Optimus 3D have been keeping developers busy to produce the latest 3D apps. Google's Android is making a leap into the 3D market ahead of Apple's iPhone and App store thanks to the latest offerings of mobile devices which support 3D display features.

Up to 60 percent of mobile data traffic is generated by consumers watching video, with owners of Apple's iPhone driving the demand, according to a company that specializes in traffic management.

A list of the top 6 Samsung phones which are making Apple nervous and, thus, have been named in its patent lawsuit filed against Samsung.

The much-awaited monster smartphone Google Nexus 4G, which boasts of a dual-core processor, a humongous screen and HD video capture capabilities, is set for release around Thanksgiving.

If rumors are to be believed HTC Thunderbolt owners can be happy. Thunderbolt OTA update will be available by June 30th. Android and Me reported the imminent update with leaked photographs of the pre-installed features. Features include Android 2.3.4 Gingerbread, pre-installed Amazon Appstore, Skype video functionality and gTalk video compatibility (which comes with Android 2.3.4). A Verizon insider sent screenshots of the OTA release note to Android and Me leaking the news.

Apple's iPad is a product that has decimated competition like no other. Android OS-based rivals and challengers in the tablet sphere have bit dust big time when they had to face down the Apple iPad high winds. However, the same is not happening in smartphone segment. The wireless carriers appear to be preferring Android smartphones to Apple iPhones for a variety of reasons, making it challenging for Apple to tip the scale in their favor.

There are two devices, which are getting much hype even before their release date gets finalized. Yes, we are talking about Apple's next generation iPhone - iPhone 5 - and Google Nexus 4G.

The competition between iOS 5 and Android is getting more intensed day by day. With each update and head-to-head comparison between the biggies, striking similarities as well as dissimilarities have forced millions of gadget lovers to think twice over their smartphone of choice.

The next generation pure-Google smartphone Nexus 4 G, which is rumored to be released around Thanksgiving, could put Apple off track with regard to its plans for iPhone 5 launch. The question now is, will Apple postpone iPhone 5 launch beyond September first week or if it will hurry through the process and launch it much sooner than that.

Your smartphone may be a convenient companion, but you may need to think twice about trusting them wholeheartedly.In this era of mobile applications earning increasing attention and popularity among many consumers, both casual and tech-savvy, the application market poses a rising threat to privacy.