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Research in Motion's foray into the tablet space is getting more gloomy as Sprint closed the door to its 4G Playbook tablet.

A report says Apple has an iPhone, iPod media event scheduled for Sept. 7.

An Apple iPhone event is scheduled for Sept. 7, according to a report.

Apple?s anticipated iPhone 5 is expected to arrive in September but new rumors suggest that the Cupertino-based company may delay the launch even further up to October.

Amazon has come up with ways to pamper your sleek, expensive smartphones even when you drop them by creating an airbag system for phones.

A few blogs have found leaked shots of Google's Android Ice Cream Sandwich.

Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos had a eureka moment. He dropped his phone. Then, he applied for a patent for mini airbags to protect mobile phones. Is Amazon's leader a genius like Apple's Steve Jobs?

If rumors are to be believed then a Sprint iPhone 5 may arrive this fall.

Nvidia Corp forecast a larger-than-expected jump in quarterly revenue and its CEO said the chipmaker's mobile business was accelerating, sending its shares skyrocketing.

Nokia is getting closer and closer to losing the top spot in terms of phones shipped globally as its share continues to sink.

Google's Android and Apple's iPhone are dominating global smartphone sales, and growing fast, according to a report.

HTC owns a huge stake in audio company Beats Electronics.

UK Prime Minister David Cameron considers banning social media after London riots.

Researchers say smartphone-sized quantum computers could be developed with the help of microwaves and ions, hinting at the possibility of smaller quantum computing devices in the future.

Research In Motion Ltd. (RIM) is launching seven BlackBerry 7 handsets starting mid-late August, representing its largest product cycle historically, which is twice broader than last year's BlackBerry 6 product cycle, RBC Capital Markets said in a note to clients.

HTC Corp. is shelling out $300 million to acquire a 51 percent stake in Beats Electronics, best known for high-performance line of headphones backed by rapper Dr. Dre.

LG Electronics and Sony said on Thursday that they have resolved patent disputes between the two firms spanning smartphones, TVs and Blu-ray technology, with LG adding that they have signed a cross-licensing deal.

The newest version of Apple Inc's popular iPhone has already hit the Chinese market -- the fake market that is.

Samsung's first Galaxy smartphone with Nvidia's dual-core processor officially debuted Wednesday. Dubbed the Samsung Galaxy R, the Android 2.3 Gingerbread device is powered by Nvidia's Tegra 2 dual-core processor. Though the same chipset can be found in the Galaxy Tab 10.1, this is the first Galaxy smartphone to feature Nvidia's processor.

Security software demand for mobile devices could skyrocket soon.

What could Facebook Messenger's early popularity mean for RIM.