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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.

It's official: the Kyocera Echo is coming to Sprint.

The Xperia Play makes its official debut via a Super Bowl television spot, putting an end to months of rumors.

Sprint Nextel is reportedly rolling out a Kyocera smartphone on its network at an event tonight in New York.

The companies whose shares are moving in pre-market trade on Monday are: Bristol Myers Squibb, Chesapeake Energy, Sprint Nextel, Valero Energy, Bank of America, Aetna, Verizon Communications, Weyerhaeuser, Nvidia and Corning.

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.

Corning Inc. (NYSE: GLW) said it will more than double spending this year in order to generate annual sales of $10 billion by 2014.

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.

Motorola, which had a memorable year in 2010 with profitable smartphone sales, has come out with a teaser ad for its upcoming Motorola Xoom tablet.

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.

Mobile carriers risk an end of profit within four years amid increased smartphone usage, rising investment costs and falling revenue per unit of data, says a new study.

AT&T is set to unveil a new mobile hotspot application that lets smartphone customers tether multiple devices via Wi-Fi connection. The feature will first be available on February 13 to select smartphone customers, starting with the launch of HTC Inspire 4G, the company said.

In the coming days, 4G smartphones are expected to flood the market. But with all the excitement of getting the latest and greatest tech, it sometimes pays to think about the pros and cons.

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

Samsung, whose Galaxy S smartphones made a statement with sales of over 10 million around the world, has released a teaser video showing the next generation Samsung Galaxy S2 expected to be unveiled at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2011.

Cisco estimates mobile traffic is headed upward and will be measured in exabytes per month.

The Optimus 3D, the first 3D-equipped phone, will be unveiled at this years Mobile World Congress, LG says.

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