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IF you spot a broken street light or a messy bit of graffiti while out and about, you don't have to wait until you get home to report it.

The HTC One S has been making a splash across carriers in Canada, so it's only fitting that we ride the wave and give one away to a reader in the true north strong and free.

While it may be more of a novelty...for now, this nifty transparent, double-sided display by Japan-based NTT DoCoMo and Fujitsu accepts simultaneous front and back touch inputs, allowing for more creativity from mobile developers.

The latest version of Android is easily the best version to date, but not everyone has received an update yet.

In an effort to extend mobile capabilities for workspaces and business centers, WUN Systems, Inc., a well known provider of user-friendly data network management tools for services offices and multi-tenant spaces, has reportedly enhanced its VOIP telephone system with the introduction of four new features.

The new app is very similar to the existing online version, therefore, Mindomo users should have no unpleasant surprises.

Here's a minor surprise: Android slipping at all in US market share . Although it saw just a tiny drop of two tenths of a point from where it was in March , and still saw a gain over January, Google's platform was down to 50.8 percent in April.

SAN FRANCISCO, June 1, 2012 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- Maxthon , a global software and web services company, announces the release of Private Mode for Maxthon Mobile for Android tablets.

The second U.S. operator to launch Samsung's Galaxy S II last year appears to be the first that will upgrade the smartphone to Android 4.0. T-Mobile tweeted the information on Friday, saying the software update for the Ice Cream Sandwich version of Android will become available on June 11.

New data charted by Philip Elmer-Dewitt at Fortune shows that Apple's utter dominance of mobile web traffic continues.

Nokia could be considered the grandfather to the modern cellphone. The company obviously owns a lot of patents and receives royalties from those who make smartphones.

ORLANDO, Fla., May 31, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Bright House Networks today announced that its Bright House TV App is now available for use on iPhones and select Android devices equipped with an Ice Cream Sandwich operating system, as well as all three generations of iPads.

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A U.S. judge has ruled that the Java application programming interfaces used in Android are not protected by copyright, marking a defeat for Oracle in its high-stakes lawsuit against Google.

At the Temple of the God of the Capital in Beijing, Gao Puer sits on a bench under a tree playing poker on his Lenovo touchscreen smartphone.

SAN JOSE, CA -- -- 05/31/12 -- F-Secure mobile solutions are now available from the trusted online stores Google Play and the Apple App Store.

UK MOBILE NETWORK Vodafone has announced its budget Android powered Smart II handset, which is available now for just 70.

May 22, 2012 - Blackboard Inc. today announced the expansion of its mobile offerings for Blackboard Connecta with the release of a native application for Androida smartphones and devices.

Chris Velazco is a mobile enthusiast and writer who studied English and Marketing at Rutgers University.

When it comes to China, the country has its own version of Google that mimics some of the company's services, like a search engine, a mobile platform and a cloud service of their own in response to the recently launched Google Drive and other cloud storage services.