Christian Science Monitor Google and super-powerful phones the stars of mobile showCNNAlmost all of the hot smart phones announced here run Android, Google's phone operating system that is making a decent fist of competing with the other main player in this space, Apple's iPhone. The trouble is, if your company makes mobile phones, …Smartphones galoreMobile [...]

CNET UK Windows Phone is in a 'tooth-and-nail battle' with AndroidCNET UKBy Rich Trenholm on 29 February 2012, 11:58am Windows Phone is in a "tooth-and-nail battle" with Android and iPhone that could last a decade, according to Microsoft. Windows-powered smart phones may not be selling in huge numbers now, but Microsoft …Nokia fights back with [...]

Wired News Opera Updates Opera Mini for iPhone, Opera Mobile For AndroidWired NewsBy Scott Gilbertson Opera Software has announced a slew of updates for its various mobile web browsers, including a new Opera Mini for the iPhone and Opera Mobile 12 for Android phones. Contrary to what many may think, the real race in mobile [...]

Polycom adds iPhone VC client, Sierra expands M2MITWorld CanadaPolycom Inc. is finally extending its videoconferencing client to one of the hottest smart phones. The company's RealPresence Mobile software is now available for Apple Inc.'s iPhone 4S from the Apple AppStore, it announced Monday at Mobile World …

PPG Pittsburgh Paints® Launches The Voice of Color® Mobile App for iPhone …Embedded.com"Today's consumer is more design conscious than ever and rarely goes anywhere without a smart phone, so we aimed to give them a color resource with access to paint colors in The Voice of Color collection everywhere they go." PPG Pittsburgh Paints found [...]

Wicentric Announces Bluetooth Low Energy ProfilesMarketWatch (press release)Wicentric's exactLE Profiles are designed specifically for Bluetooth Smart products such as sports & fitness sensors, mobile phone accessories, and healthcare devices. The market for these new Bluetooth low energy accessories is being enabled by the …

Mobile Dev & Design DIY Drives Mobile App EvolutionMobile Dev & DesignAs everyday people join the apps revolution, helped in part by the proliferation of smart phones, and more and more free tools are introduced, mobile phone and app users are defining the direction of app stores. And with the opening up of operating …

Video Tutorial: How to Use the Free Patch AppPatch.comThis video tutorial will show users how to upload photos using their iPhone or Android smart phones using our free Patch app. By Carlos Villatoro Contributing photos to your local Patch sites is fun, easy and best of all, gives you the power to …

Smart phones pose emerging security threatDefense SystemsBy Joe Dysart Although vulnerability is inherent to data-in-motion, defense insiders say the latest innovation on the network – the smart phone – is proving especially vexing. Specifically, insiders lament that encrypted systems, which often take years …

Christian Science Monitor Mobile World Congress: Best of day oneChristian Science MonitorThe year's largest display of up-and-coming mobile phones, Mobile World Congress, has gotten off to a good start – especially for Android. Check out a list of our favorites from day one of the conference. By Megan Riesz / February 27, 2012 A visitor [...]