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Samsung could release its new bendable smartphones by early 2012.

Research has found that just under half of the UK population own a smartphone, whilst Google's Android operating system powers half of them.

You've been thinking about your next portable computing device, but you can't decide because there are now numerous options to consider. Perhaps the next device that you purchase won't be called a computer. Does it matter?

comScore released results of a study on mobile social media usage which showed that 72.2 million Americans accessed social networking sites or blogs on their smartphone in August 2011 -- an increase of 37 percent in the past year. Their latest market study also provided new insights into how mobile users interact with social media, finding that more than half read a post from an organization, brand or related event while on their mobile device.

Worldwide personal computer (PC) shipments increased by 3.6 percent in the third quarter of 2011 (3Q11) compared to the same quarter in 2010, according to the latest market study by International Data Corporation (IDC). Most vendors continue to struggle with the slow market environment and product changes.

Media tablets and app stores have been named in the top 10 of strategic technologies for 2012, according to research company Gartner.

Microsoft says it has over half of the global Original Device Manufacturers (ODMs) for Android and Chrome smartphones, tablets and other devices under license following a recent deal with one of the largest contract electronics producers in the world.
Microsoft has the ability to defend around 78,555 patents and collects millions of dollars in licenses from ODMs serving seven major mobile organisations.

Research in Motion may face a legal challenge from a software development company after announcing its new Blackberry software, BBX, last week.