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IDC: Android surges, opens gaping lead over Apple's iOS in global smartphone unit share

Smartphones powered by the Android and iOS mobile operating systems accounted for more than eight out of ten smartphones shipped in the first quarter of 2012 (1Q12). According to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker, the mobile operating systems held s...

10 Gadgets You'd Be a Fool to Buy Right Now [Gadgets]

The problem with buying gadgets is that they're bound to be obsolete at some point. But, as Laptop Mag's Avram Piltch explains, that point is way sooner for some things than others. Here are 10 gadgets you should avoid like the plague right now, however tempting they might seem:More »

iPhone & iPad Lead BYOD Adoption In Europe, Middle East, And Africa

BYOD is growing in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa with Apple in the lead Apple has been a major force in the BYOD movement. You can even argue that Apple ignited the BYOD flame with the release of the iPhone and iPad. While there have a number of studies looking at how companies in the U.S. ...

Google completes acquisition of Motorola Mobility, CEO Sanjay Jha replaced by Dennis Woodside

Google has closed its acquisition of Motorola Mobility today...

$199 iPhone costing you more than a $650 iPhone would?

The North American markets (U.S. and Canada) are really the only two in the world...

You Can Pre-Order an Unlocked Samsung Galaxy S III for $800—But Should You? [Samsung]

By all accounts the Samsung Galaxy S III looks like a monster of a smartphone—the next king of Android mountain. And now there are unlocked versions of the 4.8-inch, quad-core beasts for sale on Amazon—for the whopping sum of $800. What, for serious? It gets worse.More »

Is FaceTime over 3G really a good idea?

Apple may be planning to add 3G data support for FaceTime on iOS devices if these screen shots from AppleInsider are a clue. Many have long desired to use FaceTime on a mobile broadband network instead of Wi-Fi, which is where Apple’s video chat service is limited to now, and I’m in t...

Delayed HTC EVO 4G LTE Might Finally Get Here May 23 [Smartphones]

HTC's One X and EVO 4G LTE are both held up in customs right now. Patent trouble. But according to updates folks who preordered the Sprint phone, the EVO 4G LTE has a tentative date of May 23.More »

Why a 4-inch iPhone makes sense (Hint: not due to Android)

Apple’s next iPhone model will reportedly have at least a 4-inch displayaccording to sources “familiar with the matter” and reported by the Wall Street Journal on Wednesday. Apple hasn’t officially commented, which is expected as the company doesn’t make statements o...

Gartner: Surging iPhone sales propel Apple to #3 mobile phone maker worldwide with 7.9% unit share

Worldwide sales of mobile phones to end users reached 419.1 million units...