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Latest comScore report shows Android and iOS continuing to grow

Android Today marks the first day of May, and those of you that love digging into market share percentages of smartphone platforms and OEMs have a reason to be excited about the start of a new month. Research firm comScore has put out its latest...

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Nokia 603, 700 and 701 receiving Belle Feature Pack 1 update

News Owners of the Nokia 603, 700 and 701 may want to keep an eye out for some new software heading their way, as Nokia has begun pushing out the Belle Feature Pack 1 to those Symbian-powered devices. The new software is rolling out over the...

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Volunteer for The Ultimate Fanboy War: Round 2 this Friday!

Android It's back! That's right, Round 2 of The Ultimate Fanboy War will be taking place LIVE this Friday, April 13th, on PhoneDog Live at 5 p.m. Eastern Time. We know how passionate you are about technology and we've seen how willing you are to...

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Android claims 50 percent of U.S. smartphone market while iOS takes 30 percent, comScore report shows

Android Lovers of figures and percentages will be glad to hear that research firm comScore today released its report on the U.S. mobile market, which covers the three-month period ending in February 2012. When it comes to smartphone platforms,...

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Number of U.S. smartphone subscribers surpasses 100 million, says comScore

Android We've seen smartphone adoption continue to grow seemingly with each new market share report that comes out, and now it seems that smartphone use has hit a bit of a milestone here in the U.S. According to the latest mobile report from...

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Nokia 808 PureView won't be making its way to North America

News Interested in giving Nokia's shiny new 808 PureView and its crazy camera a go? If you're in North America, you'll have to go through a bit more work than normal to do so when the device launches. The 808 PureView's product page shows that...

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Nokia announces 808 PureView with 41-megapixel camera, Lumia 610 Windows Phone

Mwc 2012 This morning Nokia announced its additions to the parade of new phones being announced at Mobile World Congress, and the Finnish firm definitely brought a variety of devices to show. First up is the Nokia 808 PureView, a Nokia Belle...

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Nokia releases "Pure" teaser video ahead of Mobile World Congress

Mwc 2012 Mobile World Congress is getting close, and today Nokia has released a brief video to tease what it's got up its sleeve for the big show. The clip doesn't show any glimpses of hardware or anything like that, instead cycling through some...

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Nokia rumored to be announcing a trio of smartphones at Mobile World Congress

Mwc 2012 We've already heard rumblings of what several companies, including the likes of HTC and LG, may have planned for Mobile World Congress later this month, and now a report has emerged claiming to have the goods on what the folks from Nokia...

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Nokia Astound on T-Mobile won't receive an update to Belle

News Earlier this week Nokia announced that the Belle update had been made available for download for a number of Symbian handsets, including the N8, E7, E6, X7, C6-01, and C7. However, one phone that won't be getting a taste of what Belle has...

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Nokia 803 tipped to feature Symbian along with 4-inch AMOLED display, large camera sensor

News Nokia may be placing much of its focus on its Windows Phone devices like the Lumia 710 and 900 as of late, but some new rumors have surfaced to suggest that the Finnish firm is cooking up a handset that could make the Symbian crowd pretty...

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Nokia Belle update now available for several Symbian handsets

News Today's the day, Symbian users. Nokia has announced that the Nokia Belle update is now available for download to several of its Symbian-powered handsets. The batch of smartphones that can update to Belle today includes the Nokia N8, E7,...

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Android the choice of first-time smartphone buyers in Q4 2011, Apple takes top smartphone maker spot

Android Today the folks at The NPD Group let loose their findings on sales in the U.S. smartphone market during the fourth quarter of 2011, and it looks like both the Android and iOS crowds have something to celebrate. First up, The NPD Group's...

from 2012 by Alex Wagner 7

Nokia Belle update may become available on February 8th

News Late last month, Nokia announced that the Belle update for Symbian devices like the N8 and E7 would be rolling out in February, but the Finnish firm wasn't quite ready to offer an exact rollout date at that time. It seems that Nokia's...

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iPhone 4S helps increase interest in iOS as overall smartphone adoption grows, says Nielsen

Android The Apple iPhone 4S produced some pretty impressive sales figures when it made its debut back in October, and according to a new Nielsen report, the device helped to boost interest in iOS among new smartphone buyers through the remainder...

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Volunteer for The Ultimate Fanboy War this Friday!

Android If you don't usually have time to tune into PhoneDog Live on Fridays, this is the week you'll want to make time. I'm proud to introduce a fun show we'll be hosting this Friday, January 6th called The Ultimate Fanboy War. You guys are...

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Latest comScore report shows Android and iOS growing while other OSes slip

Android Looks like it's about time to once again take a peek at the latest mobile market share figures. Today comScore posted its report on the wireless market for the three-month period ending November 2011 and, unsurprisingly, Android is once...

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Symbian Belle now known as Nokia Belle, update coming in February

News Remember the Symbian Belle update that Nokia has said is due to begin arriving early next year? It's still coming, but now it's got a slightly different name. Nokia has revealed that Symbian Belle will henceforth be known as Nokia Belle,...

from 2011 by Alex Wagner 4

TeleNav announces free HTML5 browser-based turn-by-turn navigation service

Android If you're a smartphone owner that's ever gotten lost while out and about, you're likely aware of the fact that most platforms offer a wide variety of downloadable navigation apps to find your way. TeleNav is responsible for some of those...

from 2011 by Alex Wagner 2

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NTSB recommends nationwide ban on the use of cell phones while driving

Android Currently, different states have different laws regarding cell phone use while behind the wheel of a car. Today the National Transportation Safety Board made a recommendation that that change, though, as the five-member group has called...

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