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Nokia to Apple: From Hell's Heart I Stab at Thee

John Paczkowski in Mobile on March 29, 2011 at 8:55 am PT

Nokia’s obsession with Apple has officially crossed over into the Ahabian. Aghast at the U.S. International Trade Commission’s ruling on its first complaint against Apple, Nokia has filed a second, accusing Apple of infringing its patents “in virtually all of its mobile phones, portable music players, tablets, and computers.”

Atrix 4G: Faux Laptop With a Phone For Brains

Walt Mossberg in Personal Technology on February 16, 2011 at 2:37 pm PT

Walt reviews the Motorola Atrix 4G Android smart phone, which acts as the brains of a small laptop device.

Mobile World Congress Notebook: Battle of the Behemoth Booths

Ina Fried in Mobile on February 16, 2011 at 11:40 am PT

Aiming to capture the flavor of Barcelona, Mobilized’s Ina Fried reports back on some of the more massive booths at Mobile World Congress, including a two-story booth devoted to Android and an entire hall of wares from Sweden’s Ericsson.

HTC’s One-Button Facebook Phones Headed to ATT

Ina Fried in Mobile on February 15, 2011 at 8:08 am PT

Although they may not be the Salsa and Cha Cha models shown off on stage in Barcelona, AT&T said it will exclusively have HTC Android-based phones with a similar one-button access to Facebook.

HTC Shows Off First Tablet, Android Phone With Facebook Button and More

Ina Fried in Mobile on February 15, 2011 at 12:55 am PT

HTC became the latest company to “friend” Facebook, showing off a pair of Android phones that have a button for connecting directly to the social network. It also used Mobile World Congress to show off its first tablet and other Android devices.

Microsoft to Add Multitasking, Internet Explorer 9 to Windows Phone Later this Year

Ina Fried in Mobile on February 14, 2011 at 7:00 am PT

In an interview, Microsoft phone unit President Andy Lees walks through the changes that Redmond plans to make to bolster Windows Phone 7. Improvements coming later this year include Twitter integration, a better browser and the ability to do more things at once.

Cooliris Raises $9.6M, Gets Social With Mobile Photo-Sharing App

Liz Gannes in Social on February 14, 2011 at 2:00 am PT

Cooliris, which makes tools to help people consume media on the Web and various devices, is changing focus with a new flagship product that’s about sharing photos rather than browsing.

Qualcomm Aims to Heat Up Phone Chip Race with Dual-Core, Quad-Core Chips

Ina Fried in Mobile on February 13, 2011 at 11:00 pm PT

Qualcomm is announcing a new series of chips including dual-core processors this year, with plans for a quad-core chip that will begin sampling next year. Although the company was a little late with dual-core chips, it sees an opening with the new processors, as well as by recent moves by Nokia and Microsoft.

Exclusive: Motorola Mobility to Acquire Ex-Googlers’ Stealthy Android-for-the-Enterprise Start-Up

Ina Fried in Mobile on February 13, 2011 at 10:48 pm PT

Motorola Mobility has snapped up 3LM, a tiny 10-person Mountain View start-up that aims to make Android a more secure platform for businesses.

INQ Mobile Decides to Friend Facebook and Spotify for New Android Phone (Video)

Ina Fried in Mobile on February 9, 2011 at 2:03 pm PT

Folks hoping for a Facebook phone straight from Marc Zuckerberg will have to wait a while longer. But for those who want an Android device with a whole lot of connections to the social network, INQ Mobile’s new Cloud line could be just the ticket.