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• Battered BlackBerry maker weighs options

  across the globe, but Apple Inc. 's iPhone and smartphones from companies including Samsung and HTC that use Google Inc. 's Android software are gobbling up market share."The on-going competitive environment is impacting our business in the form of lower volumes 12:17 AM Read more »

• Samsung begins Europe sales of latest smartphone

  to the new smartphone was positive. At Vodafone Group, pre-sale orders for the Galaxy S III outstripped those of any previous Android -based smartphones, according to Samsung.The Galaxy series of smartphones is widely acknowledged in the industry as a success   Read more »

• Tech review: apps for summer fun, sun

  the appropriate sun protection via handy icons like hats, umbrellas and more.Weber's On the Grill( iPhone , iPod Touch , iPad , Android ; $4.99)For many of us, summer is synonymous with outdoor grilling. At a reasonable $5 -- cheaper than just about any printed   Read more »

• Google gets China OK for Motorola deal

  the way for the $12.5 billion deal to close early next week.But Chinese regulators attached a big condition: That Google's Android operating system for mobile devices remain available to all at no cost for the next five years.The approval brings the Internet   Read more »

• Cops: Android stolen from card shop

  noon Feb. 2 at Shore Cards and Gifts on Howells Road in Brightwaters .Police said that a customer in the store accidentally left his Android cellphone, worth about $300, on the counter and said the suspect then took it.Though the suspect fled the store, the   Read more »

Around the web

• Evernote Hello released for Android, introduces LinkedIn integration

  last year Evernote released the iPhone version of Hello, its introduction app, and now the company has released an Android version with a couple of new features. Evernote Hello helps you remember and contextualize new people by entering their contact information 8:05 PM from The Verge Read more »

• Top-Grossing Android games: Slotomania challenges Rage of Bahamut

  sales information. All titles in Google Play's "Games" category are considered in chart rankings. This week's top-grossing Android titles are: 1. Rage of Bahamut (Mobage, Free) 2. Slotomania (Playtika, Free) 3. Zynga Poker (Zynga, Free) 4. Live Holdem Poker 7:58 PM from Gamasutra Read more »

• Google starts selling accessories for HSPA+ Galaxy Nexus on Google Play, has you all docked up

  the chance to buy the regular Desktop Dock, the HDMI Portrait Dock or the Vehicle Dock, whether it's packed in with your Android 4.0 flagship or after the fact. All three require the HSPA+ edition -- sorry, no attempts to shoehorn the Verizon model here -- 7:52 PM from Engadget Read more »

• Samsung Galaxy S3 Australian Launch Live Stream: Device Hits European Stores

  S3 can trample against its main competitors - HTC One XL and iPhone 5 . Reviewers praise the new Samsung Galaxy S3 for its fast Android latest OS - Ice Cream Sandwich. The processor is incredibly high speed and is further intensified by its 1.4 Ghz quad-core 7:46 PM from International Business Times Read more »

• Evernote releases Hello app for Android

  six months ago for iOS, Evernote has now made the Hello app available in Google Play. Evernote Hello for Android is a social networking, aka a social contact builder type of app. It’s main purpose according to Evernote is to help you remember all the people 7:37 PM from Gadgetell Read more »