Just how dominant is Google (NSDQ: GOOG) in the mobile search market? According to StatCounter

HTC is gearing up for a busy second half when it will launch Microsoft’s latest phones, and roll out its next generation of Google (NSDQ: GOOG) Android device, called the HTC Hero, which comes with a special software design called Sense. Maybe it is the Taiwanese handset-maker’s fast pace that…

Motorola (NYSE: MOT) has been blogging, hosting meet-ups and talking to developers ahead of launching its first devices on the Google (NSDQ: GOOG) operating system in hopes of convincing them to build applications specifically tailored for their phones. In doing so, Motorola has revealed a bit more about its strategy…

Nokia (NYSE: NOK) is denying it’s due to unveil an Android-based handset at its upcoming Nokia World ‘09 shindig in Stuttgart on Sept. 2. Guardian.co.uk reported the news, citing only “industry insiders”, but was light on any further detail, saying only that it would be “a strategic U-turn” from the…

Over the past few weeks, Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT) has kicked off a no-holds barred campaign to promote Bing, its new search engine. While most of the hullabaloo has been focused on the PC, the company is also moving the brand into mobile, where it faces steep competition. Most notably, the…

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The rich data built up over time through mobile mapping technology and platforms will allow an explosion of mobile apps in the coming years—but Ed Parsons, geospatial technologist at Google (NSDQ: GOOG) warns that government agencies must allow greater access to more of their data for the mobile industry to…

As Motorola (NYSE: MOT) prepares to unveil its new lineup of phones based on the Google (NSDQ: GOOG) Android operating system, analysts are expecting the company to go after a lower-end niche that’s less crowded, rather than compete head-to-head against the likes of Apple (NSDQ: AAPL), Palm (NSDQ: PALM) and…

Several new Android devices will launch in the fourth quarter that will be embedded with Flash to enable a richer media and internet experience, according to Bellevue, Wash.-based Bsquare, which plans to announce today that it has customized the Adobe (NSDQ: ADBE) platform for Android. The devices will range from…

With Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) demonstrating that there is almost as big of a market for the iPod Touch as there is for the iPhone, it’s no wonder that Dell is considering crafting a pocket-sized device that will connect to the internet (but won’t be capable of making calls). The WSJ…

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RIM’s Co-CEO Jim Balsillie didn’t convince everyone when he said during the company’s last conference call that “the line-up for the next 14-15 months is spectacular, and the engagement with the carriers is fantastic,” and that the company has vector winds blowing the company’s sails. GC Research analyst Tero Kuittinen…

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HTC, the Taiwanese smartphone maker, released its third Android device on Wednesday, along with a new user interface it calls Sense. The slickness of the device and its navigation has once again brought the former white label cellphone maker into the spotlight.

Give them easier access and they will upload and watch. Google (NSDQ: GOOG) said today that since the iPhone 3G S has come out, YouTube uploads have risen 400 percent. That’s a mighty jump being attributed to one phone model. But Google, which owns the online video site, said that…

Taiwanese smartphone maker HTC has released its third Android phone, the HTC Hero, which has been picked up by France Telecom’s UK carrier Orange, as the first Android device in its portfolio of phones, the companies said today.

Over the past few months, Google (NSDQ: GOOG) has been quietly testing its first mobile app ads with developers, including Backgrounds, Sega, Shazam and Urbanspoon, the company will announce this afternoon. The search giant’s approach to the mobile web has been fairly cautious, though it began fashioning its AdSense and…

In the beginning, carriers were especially wary of application stores, like the iPhone App Store, and rightfully so—they competed with their own content offerings and cut them out of the revenue split. But now, it’s starting to look like carriers are considering it as a potential opportunity, especially the handset-makers’…

Adobe (NSDQ: ADBE) CEO Shantanu Narayen confirmed during the company’s second-quarter conference call last week that the company is close to releasing a beta version of its Flash Player 10 in October for a number of smartphone browsers, including Windows Mobile, Google (NSDQ: GOOG) Android, Palm (NSDQ: PALM) WebOS and…