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Motorola Mobility announced the acquisition of Mountain View start-up Three Laws Mobility Inc. (3LM) to expand the security of phones running on Google’s Android mobile operating system.

Sony Ericsson on Sunday announced the launch of Xperia PLAY, the first PlayStation certified smartphone.

Apple is working on a cheaper version of the iPhone that is aimed at slowing the advance of competing handsets based on Google Inc.'s Android software.

With the dust finally settling after Microsoft-Nokia announcement, analysts weigh in on the new partnership.

The deal with Nokia is significant for Microsoft, which is trying hard to capture smartphone market share from the likes of iOS and Android.

Nokia is dropping its home-grown platforms and putting Windows Phone 7 on its devices, dropping the Symbian and MeeGo platforms.

HP has arrived late to the tablet party and though its flagship tablet TouchPad has the design to counter Apple's iPad, it does look rather challenged in terms of specifications, especially when compared with a host of recent Android tablets like Motorola Xoom.

It is official. Nokia will be adopting Microsoft's Windows Phone 7 as its new smartphone operating system (OS), a move that could be the beginning of a new era for the Finnish mobile giant.

Nokia said on Friday it was teaming up with Microsoft to take on Google and Apple in the fast-growing smartphone market and set financial targets for the group.

While on medical leave, the Apple co-founder is crafting next generation iPhones which will be cheaper and smaller, according to media reports.

Following is the full text of an open letter published by Nokia Chief Executive Stephen Elop, and Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer.

To tackle the increased threat of Google's Android operating system, Apple is planning a smaller, cheaper iPhone, Bloomberg reports

INQ mobile has created two Android-based phones, both focused on bringing an enriched Facebook experience to mobile.

With the Evo 4G leading the way, Sprint received its first subscriber gain in four years during the fourth quarter of 2010.

Nokia's wisdom in picking outsider Stephen Elop to return it to its former glory will be tested on Friday when the new chief executive reveals his plans to transform the world's biggest cellphone maker.

Boston could soon deploy a new mobile app to make its roads smoother and safer for traffic. The app, called Street Bump, will spot potholes on the road and transmit their location to the Department of Public Works through an accelerometer and the Global Positioning System receiver embedded in it.

Worldwide smartphone sales rose 72.1 percent last year, accounting for 19 percent of total mobiles sales, according to a Gartner report.

Is our iPhone data safe? This is the ultimate question to be answered when an iPhone or iPad or for that matter any smartphones or tablets are lost, especially when it contains our critical data like passwords.

Nokia CEO Stephen Elop wasn't wrong in his memo to employees; the Fin-based cell phone manufacturer is moving in the wrong direction.

The antenna problems that plagued the iPhone 4 when it was exclusive to AT&T are appearing again on Verizon's version.

Nokia CEO Stephen Elop trashes Symbian and says company is far behind Apple and Android.