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Apple's iPad Mini saw its release date in China on Friday, and although measures have been taken to eliminate unruly crowds, scalpers swarmed the company's retail locations.

Keek was released in March and has exploded in popularity in the ensuing months, receiving 250 million page views and 21 million visits in August alone.

Shares of Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) fell another 4 percent in Wednesday trading, bringing their loss since their record high to 21 percent.

Yahoo Tuesday announced that it bought out the video chat startup OnTheAir as part of its mobile/web development talent acquisition plan.

Smartphones may be the global rage, but sales of all mobile phones will rise a mere 1.4 percent this year, IDC forecast.

While enterprises are gradually shifting towards "bring your own device" policies, this shift has a major impact on the way of thinking and acting about mobile security.

SugarSync, the provider of virtual storage in the cloud, introduced a service to allow customers to synchronize data using all versions of smartphones.

Shares of BlackBerry developer Research in Motion soared 10 percent after an analyst at Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS) boosted her outlook.

Plyfe, the website that allows customers to get unusual rewards by playing games on Facebook, is now available via smartphones.

Since it announced the BlackBerry 10 on Jan. 30, shares of developer Research in Motion have soared.

Samsung Electronics, the No. 1 seller of smartphones, acknowledged “inadequate practices” in its plants in China.

For the very first time, smartphones will account for a larger share of NAND flash memory usage than feature phones in 2013, according to the latest report by IHS iSuppli.

Both Samsung and Apple continue to rule the smartphone market as the world’s best-selling cell phone brands, collectively accounting for a staggering 46.5 percent of global smartphone sales in the third quarter of 2012, according to research firm Gartner.

An $8.5 billion dividend by Verizon Wireless helps co-owner Vodafone, which could sell out to Verizon Communications.

Research in Motion is advising selected customers that the long-delayed BlackBerry 10 will be ready by January, earlier than expected.

Apple and HTC reached a global settlement that encompasses the beginning of a 10-year cross-licensing deal and the end of all current lawsuits between them.

Apple's already working on its second-generation iPad Mini, and has tapped Taiwan-based AU Optronics to begin development on a 7.9-inch screen with a 2048 x 1536 resolution -- a Retina Display.

It's an open secret that Google (Nasdaq: GOOG) is being probed over search. But Android could be a target, too.

Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL) stock has fallen 20 percent since its record high in September as the company struggled to meet demand for the iPhone 5 and lost part of its dominance in the smartphone and tablet market alike.

Five months following its May release date, the Samsung Galaxy S3 has sold 30 million units.

Samsung’s (LON:BC94) sold more than 3 million units of its new Galaxy Note II "phablet" in just over three months.