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Social mobility is big business. Normally I don’t pay a lot of attention to the rumor mill. But in the case of a Facebook “affinity” phone, even if 90% of existing Facebook subscribers decide not to buy such device, it still represents a very big market; 50 million or so phones.

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

East Asia is the world's electronics factory, yet unless they are Japanese, producers are largely anonymous. Now HTC Corp., a Taiwanese maker of smart phones, is moving out of the shadows and trying to establish its own brand name as it competes with Apple's iPhone.

India said it withdrew a threat Monday to ban BlackBerry services for at least two more months after the device's maker, Research In Motion Ltd., agreed to give security officials "lawful access" to encrypted data.

Under pressure in the increasingly competitive wireless market, BlackBerry maker Research in Motion is shopping for a mobile advertising network.

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.

All together now: "Finally!" At long last, the leaks are being plugged by none other than Verizon itself, who today confirmed that the Droid 2 is more than just a figment of everyone's imagination.

Evidence continues to mount to support expectations that Apple's iPhone 4 will finally launch on Verizon this coming January.

Mark Papermaster, the Apple executive in charge of hardware for the iPhone, left the company.