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Reports suggest South Korean officials from the country's Fair Trade Commission raided Google's Seoul offices on Tuesday.

Topshop launches a new iPhone app which allows users to earn discounts and rewards through completing fashion-themed challenges.

New reports have arisen suggesting that Apple has selected two Taiwanese companies to build the 8-megapixel camera used in its next generation iPhone smartphone.

An executive at rival Android tablet maker Lenovo has mounted a fresh attack on Samsung's Galaxy Tab claiming the company only sold a meagre 20,000 out of the one million tablets shipped in 2010.

Sony's Android powered Tablet S is set to hit UK stores Friday 16 Sept., 2011 according to tech retailer Dixons.

MIT grads supported by the U.S. Department of Defense and NASA have created a series of robot drones equipped with Samsung's Android powered Nexus S smartphone.

Industry analysts have issued fresh reports predicting that Amazon.com's forthcoming tablet device may sell up to five million units in the fourth quarter of 2011, stealing the Apple iPad's title as king of the tablets.

Motorola has released fresh data regarding its forthcoming Defy+ smartphone, pegging it for a September release and leading many analysts to question whether it will be able to compete with the slew of confirmed and rumoured devices sharing its release window.

A new BBC survey of 3G coverage has found gaps across the UK, showing that participants only had a signal for 75 per cent of the time on average, while only getting a 2G signal the rest of the time, according to the results published Wednesday.

Reports suggest that Microsoft has mounted legal action against smartphone and tablet maker Motorola alleging that several of the company's Android smartphones illegally use tech patented by Microsoft.

Shares of Eastman Kodak Co. have jumped in value amidst speculation that Google may follow its acquisition of Motorola Mobility with the camera maker's patent portfolio as its next target.

Just after two of Google's legal heavyweights attacked the company's competitors for using "underhand" patent accumulation tactics, Google announced its acquisition of Motorola Mobility, leading to widespread allegations of hypocrisy against the search-giant.

Nokia's CEO Stephen Elop has warned smartphone makers currently using Google's Android operating system to "watch out," suggesting that the search-giant's recent acquisition of Motorola Mobility will be bad for the market as a whole.

Following the revelation that Google is in the process of acquiring smartphone and tablet maker Motorola Mobility, HTC and Samsung have issued statements arguing that the take-over will not affect each company's relationship with Android.

Motorola, Samsung and Sony have all unveiled new "unbreakable" smartphones set for release in the third and fourth quarters of 2011, leading to widespread debate about which rugged device will win the public's heart.

New research from a mobile security expert has discovered yet more ways hackers can break into Android powered smartphones and tablets.

Just after Google's acquisition was announced, Motorola Mobility has unveiled its latest indestructible handset, the DEFY+.

To combat Microsoft and Apple's "anti-Android" patent accumulation tactics, Google is set to pay an inflated $12.5 billion for smartphone and tablet maker Motorola Mobility.

Following the Motorola Defy, two new smartphones from power-house phone-makers Samsung and Sony Ericsson have arisen, seeking to take-over the unbreakable device market.

Both the BlackBerry Bold 9900 and Torch 9860 have appeared on Vodafone's "coming soon" section, leading analysts to speculate whether the company's next slew of devices will reverse RIM's ailing fortunes.

Adding to its portfolio of own-brand budget smartphones network provider Orange has released a new video showing off its Monte Carlo handset.

Recent reports suggest that as well as the highly anticipated iPhone 5, Apple also plans to launch a budget version of its current iPhone 4 in China this September.

Skype has launched its new Android App "Skype 2.1" adding video call support to 17 additional "popular" handsets.

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In a new Q&A session, IHS-iSuppli analysts have suggested that tablets running Google's Android operating will continue to struggle to compete against Apple's already established iPad series in the foreseeable future.

A new paper suggests that Apple's as-yet unconfirmed iPhone 5 smartphone could potentially double Apple's current market-share.

With its release just round the corner Samsung's Galaxy Tab 10.1, many analysts have already begun to question whether the tablet will be able to repeat the Galaxy S2 smartphone's success and knock Apple off its pedestal.

Google's chief lawyer Kent Walker has warned that Apple and Google's ongoing patent war will end up hurting consumers.

Reacting to Google's recent decision to cut Firefox support from its Chrome software, Mozilla has hit back revealing plans for its own smartphone and tablet operating system.

New research indicates that Apple's ongoing dominance of the smartphone market may eventually turn what is currently a full on derby, into a two horse race between it and Samsung.