While Palm Pre owners can currently sync up with Apple’s iTunes media player, an announcement from Apple suggests that capability may end.

The Palm Pre touch-screen smartphone that debuted earlier this month had been widely touted to be a strong Apple iPhone contender. However, the Pre’s ability to automatically sync up with Apple’s iTunes digital media [...]

Google will allow developers to sell applications for its Android cell phone operating system beginning next week in the United States, as the search giant strives to expand in a smartphone arena dominated by Apple Inc.
Google’s announcement marked an important step in the search giant’s quest to catch up with Apple in the fast-growing market [...]

Apple has been pretty soundly criticized for a series of worldwide ads (see this one from the UK) that are a little too generous in demonstrating the speed of the networks the iPhones are running on. In the U.S., this video comparison particularly highlights the disparity between HSDPA 3G speeds in Apple/AT&T advertising land, and [...]