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Android-based phone makers are at a stake of paying a large sum of money to Microsoft and Oracle for patent infringement, giving a chance for Apple’s iOS and iPhone to widen the gap between the rivalry mobile OS match.

Anticipation is building for the iPhone 5, expected to come later this year, but a look at HTC's cutting edge Thunderbolt offers clues to what Apple could be packing into the next-gen smartphone.

Apple Inc.'s delay of launching the next version of iPhone, iPhone 5, has been Samsung Galaxy S 2's gain as the ultra-thin smartphone recorded phenomenal global sales of 3 million units in 55 days in the UK and it is expected to launch in four versions in the US.

The Taiwan-based smartphone maker previously denied the update and then again announced it.

Google Nexus 4G AT&T is scheduled for a Thanksgiving release.

Finally, the Sony Xperia Arc has hit the Sony store, but there are some other upcoming Android smartphones that are expected to give tough competition to Apple's new generation of iPhone - iPhone 5.

Samsung Hercules, an upgraded Galaxy S II is coming to T-Mobile this September to join the smartphone battle, a potential rival of iPhone 5.

While Apple’s iPhone 5 is being delayed, Motorola Atrix and HTC Sensation are making the most of the void market. Why has Samsung Galaxy S II, the biggest contender of iPhone 5 not arrived in US yet?

With Friday's lift-off of the Atlantis being the final shuttle launch for NASA, science is expected to turn to the private sector to get into space. But for some computing needs, NASA has turned to the private sector already, using smartphones to run some experiments.

Apple and Samsung have had a rocky relationship from the start, but it was always one of necessity. Now the stakes are higher than ever, and the tensions at a new heights.

With the announcement that Apple is planning production of 25 million iPhones units by the end of 2011, there is little doubt that the release of the next generation iPhone, dubbe iPHone 5, is round the corner.

The announcement and limited invitation to the new Google+ social network last week not only whipped up a frenzy of anticipation, but marked the first salvo in the new battle for the social media space.

Apple Inc. is expected to release its much-awaited iPhone 5 in September, after the latest member of Verizon’s Droid family, Motorola Droid 3, which is expected to begin in-store sales on July 14. The California-based Apple will still face the heat from Droid 3 among smartphones.

Apple's iPhone 5 is expected to hit the markets around September

Apple is rumored to release its much-awaited iPhone 5 in September while Google Nexus 4G is expected around Thanksgiving this year.

Samsung is facing too much of competition from other Android smartphone makers and from Apple Inc.

Samsung Galaxy S II, iPhone 5’s potential rival, which has already hit 3 million with its handset units in UK within 55 days is still stuck in rumors about its arrival in US.

As many observers point to a fourth quarter release for Apple's anticipated iPhone 5, analysis of the current HTC Thunderbolt lends clues to what can be expected.

The smartphone enthusiasts must be quite excited: Motorola Droid 3, the latest member of Verizon’s Droid family, has officially entered the smartphone market and, on paper, it looks good enough to beat the gold standard of smartphones - iPhone.

Here's a comparison of Motorola Droid 3 verses myTouch Slide 4G until Photon 4G and Droid Bionic arrive.

Now you can watch the last space shuttle launch on your Android phone. The app can be downloaded at Android Market.