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Everyone knows traveling can be stressful, but having a smartphone along can make the trek a little more enjoyable.

Google Inc will allow developers to sell applications for its Android cell phone operating system beginning next week in the United States.

The mobile version of Google Book Search gives would-be Amazon Kindle buyers another option for reading classic literature on-the-go.

Apple is considering allowing apps to run as user selectable background processes. If so, this feature would likely come in the rumored iPhone 3.0 software update but would be limited to only one or two processes on current hardware. The next generation iPhone, would likely see less restricted background process support due to its improved hardware.