»  Actual Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) iPad sales may be higher than the estimates. [TheStreet.com] »  Though BlackBerry is still the most popular smartphone, a study shows 40 percent of users would switch to iPhone and 30 percent to Nexus One. [InfoWorld] »  Early Nexus One sales are disappointing. [DigitalDaily] » …

»  Mog now offers unlimited downloads for $10 per month for Android and iPhone users. [VentureBeat] »  Skinny, a web-based editor, allows developers to get apps on the Sony (NYSE: SNE) PlayStation Network with no software development. [PocketGamer.biz] »  Why Intel (NSDQ: INTC) believes netbook apps are just as important…

»  Qualcomm (NSDQ: QCOM) is working on a multi-fold device to be your cellphone, browser, apps interface, TV and of course, alarm clock. [GoRumors] »  American Airlines enables fliers to check in via mobile barcodes. [Phone Scoop] »  Clearwire’s chief commercial officer talks up WiMax. [GigaOm] »  Nokia (NYSE: NOK)…

»  Why retailers shouldn’t get caught up in the mobile barcode hype. [MediaPost] »  In China, Motorola’s Android smartphones will be loaded with Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT) Bing. [PCWorld] »  The Palm (NSDQ: PALM) Pre, which launched in January for $150, is now $30 at Walmart. [Electronista] »  MetroPCS could be…

»  MySpace (NYSE: NWS) says it’s the top social app on the Android platform and is the third most downloaded app overall on the Android Market. [socalTECH] »  Verizon is finding a way to capitalize on the iPad. [Engadget] »  Ten reasons why Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) should fear the HP…

»  Google’s online-only availability for the Nexus One has yet to prove successful. [ZDNet] »  Foursquare creates new analytics tools for businesses. [Bits] »  Users admit some degree of smartphone addiction and 41 percent say it would be a “tragedy” if they lost their iPhone. [LiveScience] »  Can Windows Phone…

Gadget sites have been abuzz with all things Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) as the company’s stock hits yet another record high today, and gears up for iPad pre-orders at the end of the week. We’ve rounded up and the scuttlebutt so you don’t have to: »  HP launches a sneak attack…

»  Jeff Smith, founder of apps developer Smule, explains why there’s no opportunity for profit on the Android platform. [PocketGamer.biz] »  12Mbps download rate makes Verizon one of the fastest 4G networks in the country. [Electronista] »  What you need to know about tablets. [jkOnTheRun] »  Verizon posts video about…

»  Why Android is difficult for developers to work with. [DroidDog] »  New Bob Marley documentary will be first in a series of mobile apps playable on iPhone, iPad, Android, BlackBerry and HDTV. [MarketWatch] »  Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT) Pink phones may arrive to Verizon as early as April. [Engagdet] » …

»  So far, text-message donations to Chile pale in comparison to Haiti. The latter received $437,500 per hour, while the Chile earthquake relief has received less than $1,100 per hour. [Christian Science Monitor] »  New photos leak of a new Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT) phone to be carried by Verizon. [Gizmodo]…

»  Verizon confirmed that data service outage that affected east coast customers early this morning, blaming defective software at one of its data centers. [Computerworld] »  Skype is now available for free on Nokia’s Ovi Store. [PC World] »  T-Mobile will power the new Nokia (NYSE: NOK) 5230 Nuron, a…

»  Qualcomm (NSDQ: QCOM) plans to buy back up to $3 billion of its shares and boost its dividend by 12 percent. [Bloomberg] »  Netflix (NSDQ: NFLX) asks subscribers if they’d be interested in an iPhone app for streaming movies. [ReadWriteWeb] »  O2, Vodafone (NYSE: VOD), Orange and T-Mobile are…

»  US group launches text message campaigns to help raise money for Chilean relief effort. [AFP] »  Top apps to help you save money. [TimesOnline] »  How mobile is changing shopping. [AdAge] »  Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) could lower the price of its next generation iPhone. [eWeek] »  Nexus One for…

»  How Nokia (NYSE: NOK) has lagged in the mobile game and how it plans to catch up. [Bloomberg] »  Palm (NSDQ: PALM) CEO Jon Rubinstein attempts to rally his troops via a company memo. [Digits] »  Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) files a new iPhone patent that can allow customers to…

»  Why can’t PCs work more like iPhones? [Bits] »  Details about how Microsoft’s Windows Phone Starter will work. [ZDNet] »  AskMen.com strikes a deal with Foursquare that allows local travel and entertainment content to be shared via the social app. [Mediaweek] »  The iPhone itself may be to blame…

»  Google (NSDQ: GOOG) Earth finally arrives on the company’s own OS, but unlike iPhone users, Android users won’t be able to load their own maps from the My Maps service or have access to accelerometer support found. [Phone Scoop] »  Why ROK (LSE: ROKE) Entertainment is undergoing such close…

»  A survey shows that pre-release demand for the iPad is greater than it was for the iPhone. [AllThingsD] »  Tiger Woods’ public apology led to record traffic for *ESPN* Mobile. [FierceMobile] »  The market for “cloud-based mobile applications” will reach $9.5 billion in 2014, up from $400 million in…

»  An entrepreneur explains why he returned his *Palm* Pre Plus after owning it for just three weeks. [Silicon Alley Insider] »  Some feature requests for the next generation of mobile phones. [Bits] »  T-Mobile may enter the netbook market with the new Dell Mini 5. [TmoNews] »  A break-down…

»  How smartphones are bogging down some wireless carriers. [ars technica] »  Bye-bye, iBoobs: Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) removes apps with “overtly sexual content” from the App Store but leaves the SI Swimsuit app alone. [Mobile Entertainment] »  Mobile banking and money apps are on the rise in rural and remote…