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Up To 400 Developers Abandon Work On Symbian
Several hundred ex-Nokia employees voluntarily left work after being outsourced to Accenture
Troubled RIM Launches BlackBerry Mobile Fusion
RIM looks to take on the BYOD space with BlackBerry Mobile Fusion
BlackBerry Business Users Face Difficult Exodus If RIM Collapses
RIM's prospects seem bleak, but where can the BlackBerry business user realistically go, asks Wayne Rash
Oracle And Google Head To April Trial After Settlement Talks Collapse
Tech giants reach an "irreconcilable impasse" in settlement negotiations
Ice Cream Sandwich Coming To Xperia But Sony Questions Stability
Xperia range will receive Ice Cream Sandwich upgrade from mid-April - for those who want it
Apple Pulls ‘Stalker App’ From App Store
Girls Around Me allowed users to track women on location-based services
Survey: iPhone, Android Smartphones Push Out BlackBerry
Apple's iPhone and Google's Android are seeing ever-greater adoption in the US as RIM continues to see its share decline
Google Preparing Store For Branded Tablets?
Google wants to sell directly to consumers to expand Android tablets' reach
Android Device Shipments To Overtake Windows PCs By 2016
Android's market share of "smart connected devices" will hit 31.6 percent by 2016, surpassing Windows and iOS
Making Android Malware in a Limo
Websense invites us into its lab in a limo to show us how quick it can make Android malware whilst on the move
Nokia Lumia 800 Gets Battery Boost Update
Nokia responds to customer complaints over battery with a Lumia 800 update
Oracle Rejects Google Offer of Android Cut
Google's offer to give Oracle Android earnings if the mobile operating system's owner loses the case is rejected
Amazon Kindle Touch Heading to UK, But No Fire Sale
A touch screen version of the Kindle will hit UK shelves on 27 April, but news about Kindle Fire launch remains scarce
Windows Phone Gets New Development Tools
Microsoft has made an update to the Windows Phone development kit available for download, as it works with Nokia to bolster the platform's future
Apple Reacts To New iPad Battery Charge Claims
Apple vice president Michael Tchao has claimed that battery charge issues in the new iPad are a feature of iOS
Amazon Expected To Launch Three Tablets This Year
Three Amazon Kindle Fire follow-ups could include one 8.9-inch and two 7-inch Android tablets
Researchers Discover Android Denial Of Service Exploit
Italian researchers have uncovered an Android vulnerability which could render a device unusable through a DoS attack
Nokia And Microsoft To Invest £15 Million Into Windows Phone Apps
AppCampus in Finland will become a prime destination for Windows Phone developers
Prototype Approved App Marketplace Launched By US Army
The US Army has launched a marketplace prototype for approved apps while the Air Force has bought into the iPad revolution
iPhone 5 To Have Larger Screen, New Reports Say
The next Apple smartphone will have a 4.6-inch retina display says South Korean newspaper
Microsoft Offers Help Shifting iPad Apps To Windows 8 Metro Conversion
Case study outlines different design elements in tablet-friendly Windows 8
Nokia’s Windows Phone Market Share Overtakes Symbian In UK
Nokia Lumia 800 accounts for 87 percent of European Windows Phone sales
Linux Kernel 3.3 Re-Integrates Android
The new Linux 3.3 has brought Google's Android code back into the mainstream, a boost for developers
Android Developer Interest Waning
Android is losing fans in the developer scene, as HTML5 rises and Apple continues to dominate
Android Malware Surge Needs Vendor Action, Says Report
A surge in malware targeting Android devices has apparently surpassed the popularity of the mobile operating system
Google Pays Angry Android App Developers
Google payments to Android developers were delayed -angry programmers say the problem is not fixed
The New iPad: Has The King Returned?
The new iPad looks set to further establish Apple's tablet rule. Can rivals usurp the king?
PayPal Launches Smartphone Card Reader System
Small retailers will be able to use PayPal Here to let their customers make card payments via iOS and Android
Apple Called To Washington To Dispel Privacy Concerns
Apple has been told to send a representative to Washington DC to discuss its privacy practices with Congress