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6 smartphone apps to battle rising gas prices

The average price for a gallon of gas is again approaching $4. But this time, drivers can cope by using their smartphones.

 

Samsung returns Apple legal fire

Samsung accuses Apple of violating its patent rights, days after Apple accused it of "slavishly" copying designs of its iPad and iPhone.

 

Report Finds Browsing on Android Over 50% Faster Than on iPhone

Much attention in the battle between Android and iPhone goes to the availability of apps on each platform. But one of the most important feature of a smartphone might not be the availability and performance of native apps but the performance of the mobile web browser.

 

Top 10 Touch Screen Phones of 2011 – Much Anticipated Touch Screen Phones

Smart people choose smart phones. All the major cell-phones manufacturers are in the race to present the best touch screen smart phones. Here is the list of best touch screen phones, especially for those people who are looking for electronic gifts to present their siblings and dear ones.

 

Google Takes Heat Over App Security

Google Takes Heat Over App Security

A major software attack that distributed malicious programs to around 260,000 Android phones has put pressure on Google to do more to secure its market for smartphone apps.

Senh: With smartphones becoming more and more prevalent, it's just a matter of time before hackers start attacking it like desktop computers.

 

Why Apple can't make a white iPhone

How is it that a company that's been making electronics in white for at least a decade can't produce an iPhone 4 in that color?

 

Mobile App Revenue to Reach $38 Billion by 2015, Report Predicts

A new report predicts that revenues from downloadable applications will reach $38 billion by 2015. It may be hard to remember, but when the Apple iPhone had its debut in early 2007 there were only a few apps available for the device — no Angry Birds, Doodle Jump or Netflix.

 

Fast New Smartphone Network May Threaten GPS

Fast New Smartphone Network May Threaten GPS

A next-generation wireless smartphone network can stream video, blaze through the Net ... and steer your car into a ditch? Super-fast “fourth generation” networks carry data at speeds of up to 1 Gigabit per second. But the new network from LightSquared may take the high-flying GPS network to zero Gbps -- potentially preventing air-traffic control towers from keeping track of aircraft, the military from accurately relaying locations or ambulances from showing up at the right house after a 911 call.

 

UberSocial, formerly UberTwitter, and Twidroyd now back online

All the people who use these clients on Android, Blackberry and IOS were no longer able to gain access to the popular social network from their mobile device.

 

Report: iPhone 5 to have huge screen

Component suppliers who work with Apple shared details which imply that the company is intending to build an iPhone with a 4-inch display.

 

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