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For today's batch of Fresh Android apps, have your questions answered in an instant, psych yourself up for Black Friday, and protect your car from potholes. Full Story »

TOKYO (Reuters) - Dieters, take heart. A new weapon in the fight against fat is on its way: a mobile phone application that counts calories from a photograph of what's on your plate. Full Story »

Japan's NEC has developed an Android-based tablet computer and will begin shipping it in Japan this month. Full Story »

We know that a number of Android tablets are coming in the next couple of months. But will these devices be able to compete with Apple's iPad, which is currently dominating the market? According to Nvidia CEO Jen-Hsun Huang, not only will the new Android tablets be competitive, they'll be better than the iPad in many areas. Full Story »

In response to a lawsuit brought by Oracle, Google is blaming third parties for any Java-related copyright violations involved in the Android mobile operating system. Full Story »

A virus masquerading as an antivirus application (how’s that for irony?) has been infecting countless mobile phones in China. The virus lets hackers take control of the phone who then spam the phone’s entire address with links that allow the virus to spread to even more phones. Full Story »

For those of you who don't want to shell out hundreds of dollars for an Apple iPad or Samsung Galaxy Tab, Sylvania has unveiled a budget tablet, which Toys R Us will offer for $140 as part of its Black Friday sale. Full Story »

LONDON (Reuters) - Investment bankers and traders in Britain will have their company mobile phone calls taped and stored for six months in an attempt by the regulator to crack down on insider trading. The Financial Services Authority (FSA), which wants to impose the rules from November 14 2011, urged financial companies to take "reasonable steps" to ensure staff did not sidestep the rules by having "relevant conversations" on private devices. Full Story »

Google is denying Oracle's allegation that it directly copied lines of Oracle's Java code for its Android mobile OS, according to a court filing made Wednesday in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California. Full Story »

This week saw a series of socially oriented updates, from Facebook adding Places and Deals, to Twitter’s Android upgrades. As mobile media gets looped into social networks and marketing themes, we’re sure to see plenty more social updates as the Android Market flourishes. An update to Opera’s mobile browser also indicates ongoing interest in smartphone web surfing. Full Story »

The third dimension Another RPG launch on Android this week, with Pocket Legends bringing its 3D worlds to your mobile. The game is full of colorful characters, bartering and battling their way through the land. Free, the beta launch of Pocket Legends comes with a consignment shop, custom avatars and leaderboards. Full Story »

Everybody wants a new phone these days. Worldwide mobile phone sales for the third quarter of 2010 were up by more than 100 million units from last year, reports Gartner. Sales for the quarter were 417 million units, a gain from 309 million one year ago. Full Story »

Google's Android is now the second most popular mobile operating system in the world - second only to Nokia's Symbian OS, according to Gartner's third quarter report. Apple's iOS comes in third, followed by Research In Motion's (RIM) BlackBerry OS, and Microsoft Windows Mobile. Full Story »

Qualcomm has put out a beta version of its Augmented Reality (AR) Extension for Unity Technologies' game development tool, which will allow developers to combine computer-generated content and the real world in games for Android-based products, the company said on Wednesday. Full Story »

MADRID (AFP) - Spanish telecoms giant Telefonica said Thursday net profits more than doubled in the third quarter, boosted by a revaluation of its stake in Brazilian cellphone operator Vivo and by growth in Latin America. Full Story »

Motorola's mobile phone subsidiary has filed a lawsuit against Microsoft alleging the world's largest software maker has infringed 16 of its patents in PC, mobile and server software, as well as Xbox products. Full Story »

In a surprise move, Nokia announced Monday it's taking back control of the open source Symbian project. Symbian is one of the oldest mobile phone operating systems around and has been a Nokia favourite almost since the company's inception. Full Story »

Own an iPod Touch? The dream of having a contract-free, data only iPhone is finally here, thanks to Sprint's new Peel device. Full Story »