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15 February 2010
News: HTC Windows Phone 7 smartphone coming in Q4

HTC has revealed it will launch its first smartphone featuring the latest version of Microsoft's mobile phone OS, Windows Phone 7, in the Q4.
News: Windows Phone 7 officially launched by Microsoft

Microsoft has unveiled the next version of its operating system for mobile phones, Windows Phone 7 Series, featuring a move away from applications and towards functions
News: Adobe brings AIR 2.0 to smartphones

Adobe is currently working on a mobile version of AIR, its software for running Flash and web applications outside a browser
Video: Samsung Wave - first look

Samsung kicked off this year's Mobile World Congress show in Barcelona on Sunday by unveiling Wave.
News: Powermat embeds itself in smartphones

Powermat, a company that specialises in wirelessly charging gadgets such as BlackBerry smartphones and iPhones, is to start marketing wireless battery packs. This will enable handsets to be recharged without the need for an accessory device to pick up the charge.
News: ARM demos smartbooks and DIY smartphones

ARM has been showing off reference designs for smartbooks and Android-based mobile phones based around its low-power processors. Dual-core Android smartphones are set to launch by the end of this year
News: Nokia & Intel merge mobile platforms into MeeGo

Nokia and Intel revealed they will merge two of their mobile operating systems into Meego, a Linux-based, open operating system for everything from advanced smartphones to netbooks, connected TVs and tablet computers.
News: Motorola's Cliq XT is eighth Android phone

Motorola released its eighth Google Android smartphone on Monday called the Quench or Cliq XT, which comes with a touchscreen and a virtual keyboard.
News: Sony Ericsson launches Xperia X10 mini

Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications expanded its line of smartphones based on Google's Android software platform on Sunday, adding two new touchscreen models: the Xperia X10 mini and mini pro.
News: Mobile giants take on Apple with single App Store

Twenty-four mobile operators have formed the Wholesale Applications Community in a bid to compete with Apple's App Store and Google's Android Market
News: Samsung Wave handset boasts 'stunning' screen

Samsung is hoping a "Super-AMOLED" capacitive touchscreen will set the GT-S8500 Wave, the company's first smartphone based on its own Bada platform, apart from the competition, it said on Sunday. But analysts are questioning if the platform will be able to attract developers as well.
13 February 2010
News: Is augmented reality the next big thing in smartphones?

Augmented reality in smartphones is set to become the next big thing. We look at what the concept is, what it'll be used for and whether current smartphones can handle the technology.
12 February 2010
News: Vodafone offers first iPhone SIM-only deal

Vodafone, Apple's latest mobile phone partner in the UK, is to offer the iPhone on a SIM-only deal, which it hopes will encourage customers to switch networks.
News: Opera Mini has more than 50 million users

More than 50 million mobile phone owners used Opera Mini to browser the web from their handset during January this year.
News: Smartphones to transform the way we travel

Smartphone are set to transform the way we travel, says T-Mobile.
11 February 2010
Opinion: Smartphone Focus: Twitter - Opera on an iPhone?

Apple's iPhone is, I think, the best smartphone around.
Opinion: Smartphone blogs: is Google Buzz any good?

Our regular dive into the murky waters of the blogosphere today addresses the thorny issue of Google Buzz. What exactly is Buzz? Why has Google launched Buzz? Is it any good?
News: 48% of Brits don't know what 'SIM-only' deals are

Less than half (48 percent) of Brits understand what 'SIM-only' contracts are when it comes to mobile phones, says Simonlyoffers.com.
News: Opera confident Apple will approve Opera Mini

Opera has revealed it fully expects Apple to allow the browser developer to offer Opera Mini - its browser for mobile phones, in the iPhone's App Store.
10 February 2010
How-Tos: How to get Google Buzz now

Like most web users, you probably want join Google's social network, Buzz, as soon as possible.