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Apple took nearly a quarter of fourth-quarter 2011 smartphone shipments that skyrocketed 55 percent, market researcher International Data reported.

The Samsung Galaxy Note is now available for pre-order on AT&T online shop. Will it now see a rush of buyers, thanks to the commercial that was aired during the Super Bowl on Sunday?

Nokia Lumia 900, which won The Best Smartphone of 2012 title at the Consumer Electronics Show, is expected to be released very soon. The phone, with its head-turning looks and stunning features, has already generated great amount of interest among smartphone lovers.

South Korean tech giant Samsung's the next big thing, the Galaxy Note smartphone or phablet (phone+tablet) with a massive 5.3-inch Super AMOLED screen, is now available for pre-orders from AT&T's official Web site. Who would be the toughest rival to reckon with after Samsung's Big Daddy debuts in the U.S.?

Battery issues are a pertinent concern many Lumia 800 users. In the light of these concerns, Nokia's UK Web site has provided quite a number of tips.

Verizon, reportedly, is not pushing out this update to the masses and is believed to be some sort of internal test build.

The Samsung Galaxy S3, rumored to be the next flagship smartphone from the South Korean electronics giant, is expected to be launched in April according to the latest reports. A big selling point of the Samsung Galaxy S3 is going to be its particularly powerful camera, which is expected to be an impressive 12 megapixels.

Welcome to the airport terminal of the future.

South Korean electronics giant Samsung is all set to reveal its newest Galaxy Note ad at Super Bowl Sunday (Feb. 5) and it's going to be a treat for Android fans. But will it be able to create such an impression in viewers that those will be translated to sales figures?

Galaxy Note, Samsung's latest smartphone (or rather smartphone/tablet hybrid) is all set to hit AT&T stores in the U.S. on Feb. 19. The Android device, which will cost $299.99 with a 2-year contract, turned head at CES 2012 last month in Las Vegas and, according to Jeff Bradley, senior vice president of devices at AT&T, it offers a unique all-in-one experience that can simplify daily life of consumers, who wish to accomplish more. Perhaps, but can it pass the acid test - arrest iPhon...

iPhone 5, predicted to be launched at the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) this June, will be the first iPhone to be waterproof, according to the latest rumor reported in the Daily Mail UK.

Nanosensor technology could allow for Siri to one day answer this question because NASA has built a cancer detecting mobile phone sensor at the Ames Research facility in California. Ames scientific researcher Jing Li is working on a small chip the size of a nickel that includes 32 of the amazing nanosensors. They are all made of different kinds of materials, and that lets them interact with different chemicals in unique ways.

Samsung is all set to unveil the successor to its popular Galaxy S2 smartphone - the Galaxy S3 - in April, according to a latest report.

The rumors about the next generation iPhone, dubbed iPhone 5, are emerging endlessly. The latest one indicates that the handset will launch at Apple's Worldwide Developer's Conference (WWDC), which is scheduled for June this year.

Apple is expected to launch the flagship model in its iPhone range - popularly called the iPhone 5 - in June. The device, however, will face tough competition from RIM - the makers of the BlackBerry - and its best bet, the BlackBerry London.

Samsung Galaxy Note, known as the first hybrid of smartphone and tablet, will hit the U.S. market on Feb. 17. The shape, size and features of the phone have already generated a great amount of interest among smartphone enthusiasts. But conquering the market will not be that easy for the Samsung hybrid as Nokia is also set to launch its flagship Windows phone - the Lumia 900 handset. Let us take a look at the specifications of the Nokia Lumia 900 and compare them to the Samsung Galaxy Note.

Thanks to its record breaking quarter of shipments, Apple has jumped into the third spot in the list of the world's top five mobile phone manufacturers, following Nokia and Samsung.

Advanced Micro Devices' new chief executive delivered an enthusiastic pitch in his debut before Wall Street analysts, telling them he was getting the struggling PC chipmaker fit to fight in a quick-changing computer industry.

For those enterprising individuals who enjoy tinkering with their tech, you should know DMCA protections are set to expire for jailbreaking iPhones, and that means it could become illegal. Jailbreaking any device (iPhones included) would be copyright infringement under the Digital Millenium Copyright Act that was passed in the U.S. in 1998. In 2010, an exemption was issued for smartphones under the act, and that allowed for legal jailbreaks. The exemption was only for two years, and in just a co...

Apple is expected to reveal the iPhone 5 at the Worldwide Developer's Conference (WWDC) 2012, which will take place in San Francisco from June 6 to June 10. The new phone is said to feature a bigger screen and 4G LTE.

AT&T, America's second largest provider of mobile telephony, is expected to release an array of new 4G LTE phones this year of which Nokia Lumia, Samsung Galaxy Note, Samsung Galaxy S2 Skyrocket HD, HTC Titan II and Sony Xperia Ion are the most promising ones.