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A new job posting by Microsoft's Windows Phone division indicates that the company is beginning development of a new secret project designed to break Apple and Google's hold on the smartphone market.

The BBC has begun a new project inviting all Android smartphone users to help it create an accurate, independent map of the U.K.'s 3G coverage.

iPhone and iPad maker Apple has been forced to offer refunds for recently purchased apps and iBooks following a demand from the Taipei City Government.

For his involvement in Google's 2005 Android Inc. takeover Oracle has submitted a formal request asking the U.S. District Court to depose Google co-founder and CEO Larry Page.

Despite releasing a slew of popular devices including the Xperia Play, Mini and Arc, Sony Ericsson today posted a net loss of €50 million.

Tech Giant Google's quarterly financial report has revealed that in just three short years since launch, its Android operating system is now running on an estimated 130 million smartphones and tablets.

New reports suggest that Google's latest 3.2 version of its Android operating system is set for release in either late July or early August.

Live online coverage of the 140th British Open in Sandwich is available in a number of formats. Rory Mcllroy heads British hopes at this year's Open.

Having just won its battle with Apple to use the App Store title, Amazon is set to open up a new front in its war against the tech giant, releasing a new own-brand tablet to take on the iPad.

A survey from YouGov has discovered that despite the increased sales figures of high-end smartphones such as Apple's iPhone 4 or Samsung's Galaxy S2, U.K. smartphone usage is slowing.

New reports indicate that Apple is intentionally delaying the launch of Google's new Google+ iPhone and iPad app's launch.

Windows Phone 7's forthcoming Mango version is set to appear on a slew of new smartphones, including one made by Galaxy S2 creator Samsung.

Sony and Adobe today revealed plans to offer developers $200,000 worth of cash incentives to boost the development of new apps for Sony's forthcoming S1 and S2 tablet devices.

Virgin Media has released its own-brand TiVo app for Android, allowing its customers to remotely record their favourite shows on the go.

A recent delay in the release of Sony's new Xperia Pro smartphone means that it could be hitting the U.K. market alongside Apple's highly anticipated iPhone 5.

Speaking at the Worldwide Partners Conference, Microsoft's Windows Phone president Andy Lees denied all claims suggesting future Windows tablets would run using the company's Windows Phone operating system.

Two tweets posted on Samsung's Romania Twitter page have accidentally confirmed not just the existence of, but also details regarding, the company's next Nexus handset.

A new report has indicated that as many as one in 20 smartphones running either Google's Android or Apple's iOS operating systems could be infected with dangerous software.

Just as a new report from Kantar has revealed Google Android's dominance in handset sales, another report from Piper Jaffray has shown Apple's iOS to be strides ahead in app downloads.

According to a new report by Kantar Woldpanel ComTech, Google's Android is now the most popular OS in eight "key" countries.

Nintendo Co. representatives today dismissed rumors that it and its affiliate Pokemon Co. were set to begin developing games for the Apple iOS and Google Anrdroid operating systems.

Finnish Phone guru Nokia released its latest entertainment focused smartphone the X7 loaded with its latest Anna version of the Symbian operating system, can the phone succeed despite the OS's ailing fortunes?

The two biggest smartphone competitors Google and Apple are reportedly set to team-up with a new Google+ app set for release onto Apple's iOS.

In an attempt to topple the growing monopoly Samsung's Galaxy and Apple's iPhone range of smartphones have on the market, Sony Ericsson has announced two new devices, the Xperia ray and Xperia active.

The Taiwanese companies and factories responsible for the manufacturing of Apple's forthcoming iPhone 5 and iPad 3 devices has reportedly begun preparing the necessary materials for a September launch.

As speculation and interest in Apple's latest contribution to the smartphone market, the iPhone 5, reaches epic proportions, the performance of its current iPhone 4 has lagged -- with Samsung's Galaxy S2 beating it in sales for the second month in a row.

Google, the world's biggest Internet-search company, is launching a renewed attempt at social networking with its long-rumored Facebook competitor: Google+.

Nokia has won its long-running patent dispute with iPhone creator Apple, after the company agreed to a one-off lump-sum and continuing royalty payments to the Finnish smartphone maker.

According to a report from Nomura, Samsung Electronics Co Ltd will overtake Nokia to become the world's largest smartphone maker this financial quarter.

Currently struggling to claim even a five per cent share of the Smartphone market, many analysts have come to question whether the newly revealed Windows 7.5 "Mango" update will be enough to reverse the ailing OS's fortune.