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Apple Inc?s South Korean unit has been fined with $2,885 by the telecommunication regulator for allegedly collecting users? location data without permission.

Continuous growth of smartphone market in the U.S. clearly reflects how people are attached to their cellphones, but a report from TeleNav shows how willing Americans are to compromise on other things in their life so that they can cling on to the handset.

RIM has announced a new smartphone based on the BlackBerry 7 operating system, called BlackBerry Bold 9900, and its CMDA version 9930. Motorola, HTC, LG with BlackBerry look-alikes pose challenge to Bold 9900

The success of the Android OS has inspired ?a hostile, organized campaign against Android by Microsoft, Oracle, Apple and other companies, waged through bogus patents,? wrote David Drummond, Google?s Chief Legal Officer, in a blog post.

Research in Motion announced the arrival of five new BlackBerry 7 smartphones over the next few weeks, but don't expect the phones to set any sales records.

Best Buy is offering a Google Nexus S phone with a two-year contract today.

Malware threats to the Android OS are "increasing in prevalence and sophistication," said lookout Mobile Security, which just released its 2011 Mobile Threat Report.

Best Buy is giving away free Samsung Nexus S from Google android smartphones today in stores and online.

RIM has released five new BlackBerry 7 smartphones, but one analyst says his survey shows more consumers want Apple's iPhone.

A new Android trojan is in town, and it can steal your account passwords and social security numbers by recording your phone conversations, according to a report by CA Technologies' Dinesh Venkatesan. Here are five ways to stay safe.

A comparison between the all-new BlackBerry Torch 9850/9860, which is an all-touch phone, with Samsung Galaxy S2 to gauge as to whether RIM has done enough to stay in the smartphone race.

The maker of the BlackBerry unveiled several new smartphones with improved specifications that the company hopes will enable it to better compete in an already crowded market.

Mobile developers more than ever want to devote their energies to writing apps for Apple's iOS and Google's Android platforms at the expense of their less popular rivals, a study released on Wednesday showed.

RIM released new BlackBerry Bold and BlackBerry Torch smartphone models on Wednesday after a year since its last smartphone release.

Consequences Apple will have to face if it fails to deliver the iPhone 5 in September or October.

Mobile developers more than ever want to devote their energies to writing apps for Apple's iOS and Google's Android platforms at the expense of their less popular rivals, a study released on Wednesday showed.

Apple iPad is not only the most popular choice in the tablet market but also the most efficiently designed device, according to a recent review of IHS iSuppli on Aug 1.

Skype announced Tuesday that it would release its online calling software officially as an iPad app to the iOS App Store, bringing the live video service to both 3G and Wi-Fi data connections. In May, Microsoft announced that it had bought the Luxembourg-based service in a deal reportedly worth $8.5 billion.

Skype for the iPad is now available. The app became a Top Free App at Apple's App Store.

After a faulty launch on Tuesday, Skype is back in the App Store bringing video chat, instant messaging and SMS to the iPad.

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