Symantec Rolls Out Norton Safety Minder for Android OS

By Jacqueline Emigh | 2/7/2012

With one out of three kids using smartphones for Internet access, Symantec today released Norton Safety Minder, an Android OS security app aimed at helping parents monitor the use of other apps, along with selectively blocking the use of web sites and text messaging.

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31 Billions Apps Downloaded Last Year; BlackBerry App World Claims 6 Million Daily Downloads

By Ryan Punzalan | 2/7/2012

A report released by Juniper Research shows that more the 31 billion apps were downloaded to mobile devices in 2011. And that's just the start, as the firm products a dramatic rise in revenue the coming years.

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Motorola Droid 4 to Launch on Friday: It's Official

By Ed Hardy | 2/7/2012

Verizon Wireless has just made it official: the Motorola Droid 4 is going to hit store shelves at the end of this week. This will be the first entry in this popular line of Android smartphones to include 4G LTE.

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Smartphone Sales Up Dramatically Last Year

By Ryan Punzalan | 2/6/2012

According to a report by market-research firm IDC, the worldwide smartphone market grew 54.7% year-over-year in the fourth quarter of 2011. For the whole year, shipments were up a very respectible 61.3%

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Samsung Galaxy S III Rumored to Launch in May

By Ryan Punzalan | 2/6/2012

The phone that most expected to be shipped shortly after MWC 2012 may finally have its release date... and it's not for some time. Sources claim that the Samsung Galaxy S III will launch at its own special event in May.

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Samsung Galaxy Note Can Now Be Pre-Ordered from AT&T

By Ed Hardy | 2/5/2012

A few weeks ago, AT&T committed to offering the Samsung Galaxy Note later this month. For those who can't wait to get their hands on this cross-over smartphone/tablet, they can put in a pre-order from AT&T right now.

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Madden NFL 12 App on Sale for Super Bowl

By Ryan Punzalan | 2/3/2012

With the Super Bowl this Sunday, EA has reduced the price of its Madden NFL 12 app to $1, down from the usual $5. This deal is good on both the iPhone and Android versions.

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Motorola Droid 4 Could Finally Hit Verizon Next Week

By Ed Hardy | 2/2/2012

The much-delayed Motorola Droid 4 might launch from Verizon a week from today. This Android smartphone with a sliding keyboard was officially announced last month, but it was first expected to debut back in December.

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Samsung Took the Top Spot in Smartphones in 2011

By Ed Hardy | 2/1/2012

Last year, for the first time ever, Samsung sold more smartphones than any of its competitors. It shipped 95 million units in the 12-month period, narrowly beating Apple.

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U.S. Cellular Announces Its First 4G LTE Smartphone: the Samsung Galaxy S Aviator

By Ryan Punzalan | 2/1/2012

Today, U.S. Cellular announced that it will introduce 4G LTE service next month, along with the Samsung Galaxy S Aviator, the first 4G smartphone for the carrier.

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No Samsung Galaxy S III at MWC 2012

By Ryan Punzalan | 2/1/2012

Samsung announced today that they will not be unveiling the highly anticipated Galaxy S III at MWC this month. This has been pushed back until later in the year.

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HTC Ville Smartphone with Android OS 4.0 Shown in Leaked Video

By Ryan Punzalan | 1/31/2012

An upcoming Android OS 4.0 smartphone, codenamed the HTC Ville, was featured in a leaked video earlier today. It is expected to be officially announced at the Mobile World Congress trade show in Barcelona next month. UPDATED

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