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 [...]

As the popularity of smartphones in India booms, yet another model, this time from the house of Sony Ericsson, has been launched. The company announced the availability of the Xperia handset in the Indian market for $908 (Rs 44,500).
The handset, which has a three-inch screen, a Qwerty keyboard, a metal-body finish and an option to upgrade [...]