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• HTC One with 32 GB available from AT&T, Sprint on April 19 for $200 and two-year contract

  By Matt Hamblen | 02 April, 2013 16:48

  AT&T and Sprint Tuesday separately announced plans to start selling 32GB HTC One smartphones on April 19 for $199.99 with a two-year contract.

• New malware shows Android has target on its back

  By Antone Gonsalves | 27 March, 2013 13:38

  Finding seen as warning to U.S. companies that mobile OSes are the likely path to cyberespionage attacks

• In Pictures: 11 time management and productivity apps for Android

  By Rich Hein | 28 March, 2013 09:18

  In the demanding world of IT, it seems as if everyone's workload has increased, making productivity and time management critical workplace skills. Balancing it all can seem unmanageable, but help is at your fingertips - if you know where to look. These 11 Android apps will help you get the most out of your busy day.

• Four alternatives to Android, iOS, and Windows Phone

  By Michael Homnick | 26 March, 2013 13:24

  Today Android and iOS dominate the smartphone market, combining to provide the operating systems for more than 95 percent of smartphones. Still, not everyone is a fan of the Apple-Google mobile universe.

• Pinterest's redesign push moves from online to mobile

  By Caitlin McGarry | 22 March, 2013 23:54

  If you thought using Pinterest couldn't get any easier, you thought wrong. The bulletin board/social network hybrid has updated its iOS and Android apps to make mobile pinning simpler.

• HTC One's US smartphone launch delayed until 'end of April'

  By Jon Gold | 22 March, 2013 20:06

  HTC announced Friday that its well-received HTC One smartphone won't go on sale in the U.S. until sometime "before the end of April," according to an emailed statement.

• Despite Schmidt comments, merger of Chrome OS, Android still possible: analyst

  By Matt Hamblen | 21 March, 2013 18:24

  Although Google Chairman Eric Schmidt said this week that Chrome OS and Android will remain separate operating systems "for a very, very long time," one analyst still thinks the two will merge.

• ACCAN gives customers Phone Rights to log poor telco service

  By Nermin Bajric | 21 March, 2013 10:21

  The Australian Communications Consumer Action Network (ACCAN), has launched an app designed to allow mobile customers to test, log, and report connection issues with calls, text messages, and Internet services on smartphones.

• Red Band's latest updater software allows for on-the-fly partition resizing

  By Jon Gold | 20 March, 2013 22:05

  Android updates are getting just that little bit easier to push out over the air today, with the release of Version 8 of Red Band Software's vRapid Mobile product.

• Gartner: Don't expect miracles from BlackBerry's recent facelift

  By Jon Gold | 19 March, 2013 21:09

  Gartner analysts said in a report released Monday that BlackBerry's new BB10 software isn't going to achieve world-beating results anytime soon. Even BlackBerry officials have literally begun singing the praises of the new Z10 smartphone in anticipation of its arrival in the U.S. market on Friday.

• Bomgar CEO talks mobility, cloud risks and old cars

  By Jon Gold | 19 March, 2013 16:10

  To hear founder and CEO Joel Bomgar tell it, he might never have started his eponymous company if he'd had a cooler car.

• Nokia wins German patent injunction against HTC over power-saving technology

  By Loek Essers | 19 March, 2013 13:23

  Nokia has won an injunction against the sale in Germany of some HTC handsets that infringe on a power-saving technology for mobile phones.

• Sony adds two middle-range Xperia handsets to 2013 lineup

  By Jay Alabaster | 19 March, 2013 06:21

  Following the launch of its flagship Xperia Z smartphone in February, Sony has announced two middle-range models to go on sale during the next three months.

• In Pictures: Samsung Galaxy S 4

  By Jon Gold | 18 March, 2013 09:03

  Samsung's long-awaited flagship Android smartphone doesn't fail to impress

• Galaxy S4 would be the ultimate iPhone, says analyst

  By Gregg Keizer | 15 March, 2013 20:29

  Samsung's new Galaxy S4 would be the "ultimate smartphone" if it ran Apple's iOS and accessed the Cupertino, Calif. company's app ecosystem, according to a clearly-impressed analyst said. Others, however, dismissed the idea.