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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.

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.

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.

The iPhone 5 is one of the most eagerly awaited devices in recent memory -- and despite delays in getting it out, there are several factors that will play into its expected domination in the smartphone race this fall.

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 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.

Motorola has slashed the price of XOOM tablet in US and in Taiwan to $499 putting it at the same price as its rival, 16 GB WiFi iPad2. It is also offering free wireless keyboard and mouse with every Motorola purchase in UK.

Apple Inc. has applied for two patents that are related to stylus input on touch-screens and other surfaces.

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.

Google was downgraded on Friday after analysts expressed concerns over the company's spending and non-core businesses, sending shares of the Internet giant plummeting.

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

The space shuttle Atlantis has been in space 32 times since 1985, and orbited the earth 4,648 times, but she's about to make her last journey. Here's where you can watch it all happen.

At 8:55 a.m. Friday, NASA updated its STS-135 Atlantis Launch Blog, saying the ground launch sequencer has been activated. For now, it is monitoring critical commands and systems, but once the countdown reaches T-9 minutes and counting, the program will take over all of the vehicle's critical functions. The boarding process should take a little more than an hour and the hatch will be closed for flight at about 9:21 a.m., according to NASA.

Not a single day passes without a new rumor regarding the launch date and features of Apple's next generation iPhone, and one has to admit majority of them are unsubstantiated, baseless or plain ridiculous. Some iPhone 5 rumors are the kind that make you laugh.

The user can access several features such as official images , videos, mission information, news, NASA TV and featured content with the new NASA App for Android.

NASA has launched the free NASA App for Android (TM), a new application designed for mobile devices that run the open source Android platform

Apple's iPad 3 is already under serious pressure from other tablet makers in the market.