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ComScore: Samsung edges out Motorola in US mobile market share

Well, it doesn't look like the news is getting any better for Motorola these days --- ComScore's latest report finds that the company has slipped from its top spot in US market share among mobile OEMs    

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Nokia sues Apple again, says the iPad 3G infringes five patents

Looks like settlement negotiations in the various Nokia / Apple patent lawsuits aren't going too well -- Espoo's just hit Cupertino with a second federal patent lawsuit, this time alleging the iPad 3G    

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Samsung releases Bada SDK for developers who want to ride the Wave

Samsung still hasn't managed to get the Wave or any other Bada handset to market yet, but it's doing the right thing by offering developers the software development kit first. Granted, with a planned    

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Visa and DeviceFidelity working to bring mobile payment functionality to iPhone

This ain't the first rodeo for Visa and DeviceFidelity, and if we had to guess, we suspect it won't be the last. Just a few short months after teaming up to bring contactless payments to any mobile wi    

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Sony Ericsson Vivaz pro lands FCC approval

We can imagine the conversation going something like this: "Hello, FCC speaking. How can I help you?" "Hey, Sony Ericsson here. So basically, we took this phone you guys already approved, and jus    

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China market: Handset retailer see smartphone sales jump 200% during May holidays

China-based handset retail chain Dixintong reported that smartphone sales in the country during the May holidays jumped 200% on year, according to China media reports. Smartphones now account for 50% of its rev    

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Elan sees revenues hit record high in April

Consumer IC design house Elan Microelectronics saw its revenues hit a record high of NT$570 million (US$18.1 million) in April, buoyed by shipments of touchscreen controller chips for notebook and handset appli    

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Survey says: most teens don't have a data plan, almost all send texts

Microsoft and Verizon might think all the kids want to do with their new Kin phones is pay absurd data rates for a half-baked Twitter experience, but it turns out Generation Upload is still actually just Genera    

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Kin available online starting tomorrow, in Verizon stores on May 13

digg_url = 'http://digg.com/gadgets/Kin_available_online_starting_tomorrow_Verizon_stores_May_13'; Dearest members of the Upload Generation: the wait to buy the Kin of your dreams is a short one -- pr    

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Microsoft's 'Menlo' working towards a mobile future without Windows CE?

Since Courier's now a mystery unearthed -- and subsequently sent six feet under -- it looks like we need new secret Microsoft projects to pique our curiosity. Enter the ever-connected Mary Jo Foley with so    

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