"smartphones" news, interviews, and features

Slideshow about smartphones

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  IN PICTURES: Innovative digital camera and smartphone camera accessories

  All photographers love gizmos for their cameras ... here are a few to consider

  IN PICTURES: Innovative digital camera and smartphone camera accessories
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  In pictures: Before the iPhone -The kings of mobile

  The iPhone redefined mobile computing four years ago, but several other devices from the BlackBerry pager to the iPaq once enjoyed the same reign.

  In pictures: Before the iPhone -The kings of mobile
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  In pictures: First look - RIM's new BlackBerry Torch smartphones

  It's been a pretty rough year for BlackBerry maker Research in Motion, as the company's PlayBook tablet received middling reviews, RIM axed 11% of its workforce and its BlackBerry smartphones have continued to lose market share to Android and the iPhone. But RIM is hoping that its newest devices are the start of a turnaround, as they combine top-notch hardware with what RIM hopes are significant improvements to its operating system and user experience. In this slideshow we'll give you a first look at some of the key features from RIM's newest smartphones, the BlackBerry Torch 9810 and the BlackBerry Torch 9850.

  In pictures: First look - RIM's new BlackBerry Torch smartphones
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  IN PICTURES: The greatest tech flops of 2011 (so far)

  Dell Streak 7, Windows Phone 7, RIM BlackBerry PlayBook Tablet, head the slideshow of failures

  IN PICTURES: The greatest tech flops of 2011 (so far)
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  IN PICTURES: Top 15 iPhone and iPad apps that cost $1.19

  Small investments can reap big rewards when it comes to dirt cheap iPhone and iPad apps

  IN PICTURES: Top 15 iPhone and iPad apps that cost $1.19
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  In pictures: Apple iOS 5 previewed

  Apple’s new mobile OS won’t hit your iPhone or iPad until the Spring, but the company unveiled many of the new features at its recent Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC)

  In pictures: Apple iOS 5 previewed
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  IN PICTURES: Best free iPhone and iPad Apps of 2011 (so far)

  They're new, they're fun, they're useful and best of all, they're free - Here are 20 iOS apps for work and play.

  IN PICTURES: Best free iPhone and iPad Apps of 2011 (so far)
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  IN PICTURES: The 20 best gadgets of 2011 - so far

  It's been a good year for tech toys, and it'll probably get better, but here are some of the best gadgets we've seen in the first half of 2011.

  IN PICTURES: The 20 best gadgets of 2011 - so far
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  Smartphone apps banned by Apple, Google, and RIM

  Eight notorious apps from gambling to baby shaking that were yanked from app stores.

  Smartphone apps banned by Apple, Google, and RIM
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  Free BlackBerry apps: Nine Torch 9800 compatible downloads

  Check out the following slides for a list of nine valuable applications for the BlackBerry Torch 9800. Best of all: You’ll never have to open your wallet; all of these BlackBerry apps are free.

  Free BlackBerry apps: Nine Torch 9800 compatible downloads
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  A brief history of Android

  In 2007, many pundits were expressing disappointment that Google was only releasing an open-source mobile operating system rather than a smartphone of its own design to compete with Apple’s just-released first-generation iPhone.

  A brief history of Android
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  The first Windows Phone 7 smartphones

  In the U.S., the first Windows Phone 7 smartphones will be available on AT&T and T-Mobile beginning in November

  The first Windows Phone 7 smartphones
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  10 free Android apps for staying in the know

  Owning an Android smartphone means never having to say 'I don't know'

  10 free Android apps for staying in the know
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  10 Must-Have Android Apps for Business

  The keyboard on the Motorola Droid makes that smartphone great for cranking out e-mail while you're on the move. The HTC Desire and Google Nexus One are good choices, too, if you don’t mind typing on glass. Why not make your workday more pleasant and productive with some great business apps for Android? To get you going, we've selected ten of the best and most useful apps for your Android smartphone; all are available at the Android Market.

  10 Must-Have Android Apps for Business
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  20 Crazy Concept Phones

  It’s one thing to know what the next iPhone is going to look like. It’s an entirely different matter to know what phones will be like a few years down the road.

  20 Crazy Concept Phones