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Smartphone Wars : Instant Guide
Nokia's 808 PureView may be a mobile photographer's dream, but reviewers are less impressed with its operating system.

The smartphone with an astonishing 41-megapixel camera: Is Nokia crazy?

The new 808 PureView is packing loads more pixels than the competition. Is it really a "mobile photographer's dream" come true?

 
Smartphone Wars : Instant Guide
The Samsung Galaxy Beam can project images onto nearby walls, but its expected affordability comes at a price: It runs on a relatively ancient version of Google's Android operating system.

Samsung's Galaxy Beam: The smartphone that doubles as a 'pocket projector'

A new mobile gadget with a "Cyclopean eye" can project a streaming movie or photo slideshow onto a wall with images 50 inches across

 
Smartphone Wars : By the numbers
By 2016, traffic from smartphones will increase by a factor of 50, according to new projections.

The future of smartphone growth: By the numbers

In a few short years, Earth will likely be home to more smartphones and tablets than human beings

 
Smartphone Wars : Instant Guide
The Samsung Galaxy Note has a 5.3-inch screen, much larger than the iPhone's 3.5-inch screen.

The Samsung Galaxy Note: Tiny tablet or giant smartphone?

A grandiose Super Bowl ad introduces America to a rather cumbersome new gadget — and its much-mocked stylus pen

 
Smartphone Wars : Burning Question
Blackberry's parent company RIM takes a (much-mocked) marketing risk with a "Be Bold" promotion featuring cartoon characters.

Will RIM’s 'ridiculous' cartoon superheroes hurt the company? 

The BlackBerry manufacturer releases its masked foursome, the "Bold Team," into an unforgiving blogosphere. What were they thinking?

 
Smartphone Wars : The List
To keep RIM afloat, armchair quarterbacks suggest that new CEO Thorsten Heins work on developing a single "super phone" that excites lapsed BlackBerry fans.

5 ways new CEO Thorsten Heins can save RIM

From trimming the product line to putting the ill-fated PlayBook tablet on the back burner, there's no shortage of advice for the new BlackBerry boss

 
Smartphone Wars : Best Video
An iPhone 4 gets submerged in water and survives thanks to a thin, water-resistant coating that keeps all the electronics safe.

The 'crazy' invisible coating that waterproofs your iPhone

A water-resistant technology making waves at the Consumer Electronics Show protects your smartphone ... without a cumbersome case

 
Smartphone Wars : Opinion Brief
The Nokia Lumia 900's sleek, minimalist operating system is wowing critics, and some say the underdog gadget could become a stealth hit.

The Nokia Lumia 900: Better than the iPhone?

A sleek new smartphone from Microsoft and Nokia is drawing raves, and (watch out, skeptics) some tech junkies say Apple has finally met a worthy match

 
Smartphone Wars : Instant Guide
If the buzzes and beeps of cell phones keep interrupting your dinners, try "The Phone Stack" game to mandate that everyone abandon their gadgets during mealtime.

How 'The Phone Stack' is civilizing dinners out with friends

Tired of cell phones interrupting every meal? A clever new game poses a solution

 
Smartphone Wars : The List
Smartphone users love the convenience of dialing a phone number by tapping it on a website, but thanks to a lawsuit from Apple, some Android users may no longer benefit from this function.

Apple's 'huge' smartphone patent victory: 3 consequences

The tech giant wins its "data tapping" lawsuit, and now, some Android users will no longer be able to dial phone numbers by just tapping them

 
Smartphone Wars : Winners and Losers
After months of fighting the feds, AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson has scrapped his $39 billion bid to acquire T-Mobile from Deutsche Telekom.

AT&T and T-Mobile's failed merger: Winners and losers

The telecom giant officially gives up on its plan to acquire T-Mobile for $39 billion. That's bad news for AT&T, but potentially great news for consumers

 
Smartphone Wars : Opinion Brief
It might be time for smartphone manufacturer RIM to ditch the BlackBerry to save face, argues one prominent shareholder.

Should RIM stop making BlackBerrys?

Top investors are calling for heads after closing the year with embarrassing setbacks

 
Smartphone Wars : Fact Sheet
Google's Nexus S: Android smartphones from AT&T, Sprint, HTC, and Samsung reportedly come with built-in tracking software that records a user's phone activity to a frightening degree.

The Carrier IQ cellphone scandal: 'An insane breach of trust'

An allegedly privacy-violating tracking app on tens of millions of smartphones has the tech world crying foul

 
Smartphone Wars : Burning Question
Goodbye, clamshell: The RAZR is all grown up, with a sleek touchscreen frame crammed with 4G capabilities and powerful processors.

Motorola's Droid RAZR: 'The best Android' phone yet?

The original super-thin flip phone was one of the most popular handsets ever. Will the new Android version be worthy of the name?

 
Smartphone Wars : The List
The Lumia 800 is one of Nokia's new Windows smartphone that could help legitimize the struggling phone company again.

How Nokia can make a comeback in the U.S.: 7 theories

Ten years ago, half of U.S. cellphone users had a Nokia, but now iPhones and Androids rule. What must Nokia do to succeed in the smartphone age?

 
Smartphone Wars : Opinion Brief
It's been a bad year for the Canadian mobile company, but this week's three-day service outage could mark the beginning of the end for RIM, say some commentators.

The 'brutal' global BlackBerry outage: Can RIM recover?

Already hemorrhaging customers to Apple and Google's Android, Research in Motion is doing damage control after a global three-day (and counting) service outage

 

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