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LG to launch Android tablet this year

5 July 2010, 16:03

Promises vastly superior performance as two more Optimus Android smartphones are announced.

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Android takes fight to Apple in emerging markets

5 July 2010, 14:53

Google plans emerging markets growth, while Lenovo claims Apple is missing out in China.

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iPhone apps pricier than most

5 July 2010, 10:36

Google Android hosts most app freebies but Apple is not alone in offering more pricey applications.

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New Nokia mobile solutions boss vows to win back high-end market

2 July 2010, 17:06

Anssi Vanjoki stands by Symbian for smartphones, but says MeeGo is the future of pocket computers.

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Apple offers solution to iPhone 4 reception problems

2 July 2010, 15:24

Apple cracks reception problem, explains signal miscalculations, fake emails for sale and make-shift reception boosters.

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LG forges fits-all app store

2 July 2010, 10:36

The Korean electronics giant focuses on feature phones as well as smartphone market

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Amazon slashes price of new Kindle DX

1 July 2010, 11:33

Latest Kindle DX boasts 50 percent better display contrast for less cash.

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Microsoft cans Kin

1 July 2010, 10:16

The software giant decides to cut its losses on the overpriced cloud-phone for kids and focus on Windows Phone 7.

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Apple shifts 1.7m iPhone 4s in 3 days

29 June 2010, 10:49

Record hoards of Apple fans snapped up new iPhone despite teething problems.

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Samsung launches Epic 4G handset

28 June 2010, 12:46

An evolution of the Galaxy S family, Samsung’s first 4G phone is confirmation of the rumoured Galaxy S Pro.

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Apple iPhone 4 unsympathetic to lefties

25 June 2010, 10:02

The new antenna in the iPhone 4 doesn’t seem to work if you hold it in a certain way.

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Google activates 160k Android phones daily

24 June 2010, 15:51

Despite the timing, Google CEO Eric Schmidt declined to make direct comparisons to the iPhone in a Guardian interview.

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Motorola launches DROID X with 1GHz OMAP chip

24 June 2010, 09:13

4.3 inch screen device is designed for mobile multimedia, but won’t have Android 2.2 at launch.

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Windows Live Messenger now available for iPhone

21 June 2010, 12:35

Now there's no excuse not to message.

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Sony Ericsson launches some new phones and discovers Android 2.1

16 June 2010, 15:36

A new Xperia and the first touch screen Walkman phone as SE starts to catch-up on Android versions.

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Acer launches a couple of new Android phones

15 June 2010, 14:52

The beTouch E120 and E130 are an addition, but not an evolution, to Acer’s smartphone range.

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RIM reportedly working on a tablet

15 June 2010, 10:49

The WSJ reports the BlackBerry-maker could launch its own tablet by the end of the year.

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Motorola reportedly launching a 2 GHz phone

11 June 2010, 12:09

Unheralded chip frequency reportedly revealed by the CEO, while details of the Droid 2 leak onto the web.

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As leaked: Apple launches iPhone 4

7 June 2010, 20:29

Apple’s big WWDC announcement features an improved display, video calls and is less than a centimetre thick.

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Motorola launches Milestone XT720 with upgraded camera

7 June 2010, 12:59

The 2010 version of Motorola’s high-end smartphone features a higher resolution camera and Xenon flash.

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Sony Ericsson relaunches mobile accessories range

4 June 2010, 11:36

A couple of new Bluetooth headsets accompany the launch of the Extras brand of phone accessories.

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How about a twin 14.1-inch screen tablet?

4 June 2010, 09:50

Aimed squarely at the US further education market for now, the Kno is the latest attempt to create an e-Textbook.

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Nokia launches four new super-cheap phones

3 June 2010, 11:39

The new C-series feature-phones start at €30, offer a double-SIM solution and are aimed at developing markets.

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Dell tablet coming to O2 next month

25 May 2010, 10:11

The Streak is a five inch Android device positioned somewhere between a smartphone and an iPad.

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Contactless payment comes to the iPhone

18 May 2010, 11:54

The new In2Pay accessory from DeviceFidelity and Visa enables you to pay for stuff by just waving your iPhone at a terminal.

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HTC launches the Wildfire

17 May 2010, 14:53

The latest HTC Android launch targets the younger user with - you guessed it - a focus on social networking.

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The Google direct phone sales channel experiment fails

17 May 2010, 09:46

Google’s half-hearted attempt to offer an alternative way of buying mobile phones has been scrapped.

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Mobile payments market ramps up but still a way to go

12 May 2010, 11:55

Recent studies reveal paying for things with your mobile is becoming more common, but not as quickly as expected.

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Google gets proactive in the tablet space

12 May 2010, 10:10

Reports of a tablet collaboration with US telco Verizon imply we can expect to see a lot more from Google in this space.

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Mobile commerce evolves with the roll-out of Square

11 May 2010, 18:44

New smartphone app and dongle allows you to accept card payments directly into your phone.

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Microsoft announces Kin pricing – oh dear

5 May 2010, 11:26

Entry-level smartphone aimed at teen market costs as much as many full-specced handsets.

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Microsoft pulls the plug on the Courier

30 April 2010, 09:58

The software giant’s dual touchscreen device doesn’t make it past the cunning plan phase.

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LG launches its latest touchscreen Cookie

29 April 2010, 16:31

Today saw the UK launch of the LG Cookie Fresh GS290, after its presence was whispered on the grapevine.

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