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No "Google Number" needed! A lighter version of Google Voice now exists for people who are willing to trade some features for the ability to use their existing numbers.

Nokia filed a lawsuit against Apple, alleging its iPhone infringes Nokia's patents, escalating the rivalry between the handset makers.

"I didn't really use Facebook that much until I got my iPhone." Sound familiar? That sentiment and variations of it has provided powerful anecdotal evidence over the past several months about the impact smartphones are having on the way people are using the mobile web to connect with others.

Most iPhone apps lose money, but some freebies — like Shotgun — rake in the cash. As an app, Shotgun Free doesn't do much. Give it a shake and it makes the sound of a shell being chambered. Tilt it up sharply and the gun fires with a bang as loud as an Apple iPhone can make — which isn't terribly loud.

Dell and AT&T plan to launch a smartphone running Google's Android next year, according to a report, as Dell's years-long flirtation with the mobile industry appears ready for the next step.

On the opening day of CTIA Fall 2009, Samsung and Sprint started things off with a bang by announcing the Samsung Moment, the second Google Android phone to be released for both companies in the United States.

More people are using cell phones and other portable devices for high-speed Web access than are signing up for fixed line subscriptions to the Net ...

Its search engine now in the hands of Microsoft, Yahoo plans to focus on display ads, content and mobile services.