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• 21 January 2011

• News: HTC's 2010 sales show surge in smartphone use

  High Tech Computer posted a 93 percent increase in revenue last year, pointing to sharp global growth in use of the smartphones it makes, company executives said on Friday.

• 20 January 2011

• Video: Dragontrail: tough glass for consumer electronics

  Asahi Glass unveils toughened glass for smartphones and tablet PCs

• News: Cause of Windows Phone 7 data spikes found

  Microsoft has blamed the cause of random, high spikes in data usage by some Windows Phone 7 handsets to a widely accessed third-party solution.

• News: Next-gen Samsung Galaxy S coming next month?

  A Samsung Mobile website is promising the arrival of "something big" on Feb. 13, which also shows an obscured image of the upcoming device next to the Samsung Galaxy S.

• News: Facebook app coming to feature phones

  Facebook users who want to access the social-networking service on the go, but don't have smartphones, now have an app of their own in some countries.

• 19 January 2011

• News: Macworld iOS conference to be held during Mobile World Congress

  PC Advisor's sister title Macworld is giving iOS developers the chance to gain business development advice and technical training along with networking opportunities at a one-day conference to be held during Mobile World Congress.

• News: IBM and ARM extend relationship to build 14nm chips

  IBM and ARM today announced that they are to continue to work together in order to jointly produce 14nm (nanometre) processors.

• News: Samsung hints at next-gen Galaxy S smartphone

  A Samsung Mobile website is promising the arrival of "something big" on February 13, which also shows an obscured image of the upcoming device next to the Samsung Galaxy S.

• News: More kids can play computer games than ride bikes

  Young children are more likely to be able to play a computer game than ride a bike, says AVG.

• News: Lenovo unit to focus on tablets and phones

  Chinese PC-maker Lenovo has setup a new business unit to create tablets and smartphones, two of the hottest emerging areas of the gadget sector.

• 18 January 2011

• News: Femtocell apps will take advantage of user location

  Femtocells will soon be able to improve home security, personal safety and help integrate smartphones with TVs, laptops and media players, in addition to improving cellular coverage in the home, ABI Research said on Monday.

• News: Nokia kills Comes with Music service

  Nokia has decided to stop offering its Ovi Music Unlimited service in 27 of the 33 countries where it was offered, the Finnish phone maker said on Monday.

• 17 January 2011

• News: Google 'working on universal translator'

  An update to Google's Translate app for Android lets you translate a conversation from one language to another. I downloaded it today to test it out, and it is very simple.

• News: Asus 'to build own Google Android App Store'

  Asus has revealed that because Google is validating Android App Market access only for tablets with phone functionality or for those willing to wait for Google Android Honeycomb, it will follow Toshiba and build its own, proprietary app store for Android.

• News: Next-generation BlackBerry handsets revealed

  Smartphone website BGR has revealed what it claims are details of the next generation of RIM BlackBerry smartphone handsets. The BlackBerry Dakota is the replacement for the BlackBerry Bold, and BGR is also publishing images of a new Storm - the 'BlackBerry Monaco' - and an updated BlackBerry Curve known as the 'Apollo'. There's also a second generation BlackBerry Torch, imaginatively titled the 'BlackBerry Torch 2'.

• News: Details: BlackBerry Dakota revealed

  Images and details of the BlackBerry Dakota--the impending flagship smartphone from Research In Motion (RIM)--have emerged. The Dakota is packed with features as RIM struggles desperately to regain lost ground and compete with the Apple iPhone and the rising Android invasion.

• 13 January 2011

• News: India gets access to consumer BlackBerry messages

  Research In Motion has given mobile carriers in India the ability to intercept email and instant messages from BlackBerry consumer services if requested by the government, according to a customer update from the company.

• News: Apple releases IOS 4.3 beta for developers

  Apple has released a new beta of iOS to developers.

• News: Shazam joines forces with Spotify

  Music recognition service Shazam has joined forces with Spotify to ensure users of Shazam's free and paid-for apps can listen to a track they've tagged in full via the Swedish music streaming site.

• News: Brits lead Europe in mobile eBay shopping

  Brits are more likely to purchase goods using eBay's mobile app than any other European nation, says the online auction site.

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