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After the release of its new flagship smartphone, the HTC EVO 3D, Sprint surprised the Android community this week by doing something unprecedented. It is letting users remove the ‘bloatware’ apps that come pre-installed with the device. The carrier is going to allow it to happen on future phones too.

Android users, rejoice: Path, the social network previously available only to iPhone owners, is now available for you to download.

New survey figures released by market metrics firm Nielsen show that Google’s Android operating system remained the most popular smartphone platform in the U.S. market, accounting for 38 percent of smartphone users. However, Nielsen also finds that Android’s adoption by new smartphone buyers over the last few months has …

Technology giant Microsoft might still be a niche player in the modern smartphone market, with its Windows Phone platform barely off the ground as the company waits for Nokia to throw its still-considerable weight behind the platform. In the meantime Microsoft seems to be milking a good deal of money from another mobile …

Social blogging network Tumblr announced Wednesday the release of its Tumblr iPhone 2.0 mobile app. The updated application is a breath of fresh air for Tumblr users who, until now, have been forced to muddle through the cumbersome original version that had few of the bells and whistles many have come to expect from a modern …

In an investors note, RBC Capital Market analyst Mike Abramsky indicated that he expects Apple will soon offer the iPhone 3GS for free—or rather, for $0 with a qualifying service contact.

Skype has updated its Android app to support video chat, a major upgrade for the telecom mobile app. Version 2.0 of Skype for Android lets you place or receive video calls with other Android users, as well as iPhone, Mac or Windows PC users that have the most updated version of Skype. The new video feature supports both …

Skype announced today the second version of its mobile app for Android devices, Skype for Android 2.0. The update application gives Android users the ability to make two-way video calls over either WiFi or a 3G wireless connection, along with other added features. Unfortunately, it doesn’t work for all Android phones — …

More and more Americans are ditching feature phones for smartphones, with 38 percent of wireless subscribers now using the more advanced devices, according to Thursday data from Nielsen.

Forget Gotham. Supergay brings Gay pride gameplay to the iOS.

RBC Capital Markets reports that Apple will drop the price of the iPhone 3GS to zero and the iPhone 4 to $99 in conjunction with the iPhone 5 launch.

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HTC announced today the arrival of its new phone, the Status, which comes with an integrated Facebook button for easy social media sharing. The phone will be available exclusively on AT&T; this summer and while it’s not the “Facebook Phone” that some have been anticipating, it does put a heavy emphasis on social media sharing …

The latest fake images of the iPhone 5 hit Gizmodo Wednesday afternoon. French designer Antoine Breiux imagines, like everyone, that the next generation iPhone will sport curved edges, a bigger screen, a more powerful processor. Pair the rumors of a bigger more powerful iPhone 5 with some new apps that enable you to check …

Tumblr is out with version 2.0 of its iPhone app, and it has completely overhauled the interface, making it much easier to post from multiple blogs.

Games have become an integral part of the Android experience, benefiting gamers, developers and Android alike. But as the rivalry between Android and iOS heats up, and third party marketplaces emerge as alternative portals for Android apps, Android games become an important experiment in software marketing and distribution. …

The HTC Status is the first U.S. phone with a dedicated Facebook button.

Apple won't be launching the "iPhone 5" until 2012, according to the latest buzz on Wall Street.

Four years ago today, Apple released the original iPhone. The hype that preceded the release of the so-called "Jesus Phone" was nothing short of staggering.

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Google Labs on Tuesday launched an experimental product that promises to convert .SWF files into HMTL5, making formerly-Flash files compatible with mobile devices that include Apple’s iPad and iPhone. The web-based tool, dubbed Swiffy, won’t convert pages that have .SWF embedded, rather individual Flash files must be uploaded …

For all the discussion about how free and open the Android system is compared to its iOS rival, there are a few quirky rules about apps in the Android Market that are not only restrictive for developers, but perhaps even for Google itself in terms of revenue.