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With the growing momentum in the smartphone market, Nokia is pushed to slash the price of its handset by 10 percent in Q4 of 2011 to boost its sales globally.

A mushrooming breed of soothsayers in tech websites and blogs are predicting the demise of Apple iPhone, and by extension, arguing that the Google Android OS will beat Apple's iOS as the mobile operating system of choice in future. What essentially fuels the iPhone demise talk is the apparent edge Android phones have in terms of certain specs like screen size, processing power, battery life and camera capability.

The 4.5-inch Hercules is expected to arrive next month and will run on Android 2.3 or Gingerbread juice.

Analysts say losing to Apple could cost HTC financially.

Amazon promises college students 80 percent savings with its textbook rental service.

A new survey shows what RIM shareholders had long feared; no one wants a BlackBerry anymore.

Forty-six percent of 4,163 consumers surveyed are looking to buy an iOS device, while 32 percent said they will be getting a device with Google Android OS.

Apple has a reputation of revitalizing damaged relationships with customers with promises of lower price tag, better applications and good customer service.

Amazon's new Kindle Textbook Rental program will save students up to 80 percent off the retail price of new textbooks.

Among consumers who plan to buy a smartphone in the next three months, the iPhone is the top choice, with nearly half of all potential buyers choosing Apple, according to a survey from ChangeWave Research via a poll it conducted of 4, 163 consumers in June.

As the saying goes, ‘you’re in the Army now,’ so you’ll be issued boots, guns, ammunition…and one day perhaps an iPhone. The U.S. Army is testing the feasibility of using smartphones in field operations.

The United States International Trade Commission (USITC) ruled on July 15, that HTC had infringed on two of the four patents involved in its lawsuit with Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL).

In a cutthroat competition, the success of one player could turn out to be a failure for another. And right now, Microsoft may be thanking Google's Android.

Google's Android Operating System is in serious trouble with the ITC ruling which says Android-run HTC devices infringe two of ten Apple patents in an initial determination by an administrative law judge (ALJ). These determinations will undergo review by the six-member Commission, the highest decision-making body at the ITC, to reach the final decision, with the target date of the final Commission decision set for December 6, 2011.

A US Trade Commission judge said that HTC has infringed two Apple patents.

Apple Inc. is gearing up its production of iPhone 5 for a possible September launch.

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Some of most talked-about smartphones right now apart from the iPhone 5 include Samsung's Galaxy S2 and the Motorola Droid 3.

Is Netflix's Android App enough to save the company after its price increase?

The rivalry between Google and Apple continues to heat up as the two tech giants reported progressive development for Android and Apple App Store. Apple holds the lead with over 15 billion downloads while Android grew rapidly with over 4.5 billion. The increased number of Android smartphone and tablets flowing into the stores will attempt to even the playing field with Apple's iOS devices.

There are reports that technology giant Apple will release Mac OS X Lion along with new MacBook Air next week, possibly on July 21/22.