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Motorola Inc. (MOT) on Tuesday unveiled a new smartphone directed at business customers as it seeks to expand sales beyond its core consumer audience.

The technology looks promising as it predicts what you wanna write even by not really paying attention to what you're typing lol...so Google scooped up the firm probably to add the technology in Android, let's hope at least they do.

Microsoft accused Motorola of violating its patents with smartphones that use Google's Android operating system.

You've been asking and imploring, so Anssi Vanjoki -- straight shooter, that he is -- now has an answer. Why doesn't Nokia switch to Android? Because Google's software represents only a short-term solution that will lead to bigger quandaries down the line, says he. Anssi was even graceful enough to illustrate this point with a vivid example, saying that mobile manufacturers who go the Android route are doing no better than Finnish boys who "pee in their pants" for warmth in the winter.

Tech research company Gartner reports that Google's Android will be in striking distance of Nokia's Symbian system for world champion in mobile operating systems, leaping past Research in Motion's Blackberry and Apple's iPhone iOS.

T-Mobile officially announced its G2 smartphone Thursday, the first phone designed for its high-speed HSPA+ network and possibly the Googliest phone ever.

Google's Android operating system for mobile phones is quickly spreading in popularity, with the DROID 2 hitting stores Thursday. But how do you know which model is right for you?

Watching video on the vast majority of websites has become possible on a mass market phone. The world's most popular video system, Adobe Flash, can now be played on the HTC Desire.

Google CEO Eric Schmidt said on Wednesday that Google believes that some 200,000 new Android devices are being sold each day, leading to significant revenue in the form of increased mobile search traffic.

Steve Jobs may hear the sound of nearing hoofbeats if he takes his ear away from his iPhone and puts it on the ground. For the first time, more mobile phone buyers are picking up handsets that use Google's Android operating system than Apple's iPhone ...