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Photo-hosting and sharing service Flickr today unveiled a brand new design that lets users store and share full resolution photos. Storing large, high-quality photos can quickly eat up the 1 to 5 GB of data typically offered by free photo-sharing services, but…

AT&T doesn't have the best reputation when it comes to "blocking" video calling apps, and the discovery last week that Hangouts requires a Wi-Fi connection on AT&T's network didn't help matters. The carrier today issued a statement explaining the lack of…

Despite initial disappointment that Google Voice was not included in the announcement of Hangouts, Google's unified messaging and video calling application, Google today confirmed that phone calls will be added soon. Read the full story here.

The Android f-word, fragmentation, has been a thorn in Google's side since the introduction of Android 2.0 left a generation of devices unable to receive the latest software. Google has yet to solve the problem, but the company says it is taking steps to…

During last week's Google I/O keynote, Google SVP Vic Gundotra highlighted a number of new photo enhancements made for the Google+ web app. Those features are now available for Android devices, along with new options for locations and related streams.…

Android currently has an all-or-nothing approach to permission requests for user data, but Google is open to the idea of letting users maintain more privacy by picking and choosing which requests they will allow. Read the full story here.

Sprint today announced that it has purchased Handmark and its subsidiary OneLouder, the company that manages Twitter client Tweetcaster and Reddit app BaconReader. Sprint purchased the companies as a way to improve its advertising and publishing business. Both…

After months of showing off its Meego-inspired operating system that also supports Android apps, Jolla today announced the first Sailfish OS smartphone set to go on sale later this year. Read the full story here.

Samsung is rumored to be developing several smartphones that use the Galaxy S 4 as a foundation to make adjustments and appeal to a wider audience. Earlier today, the company may have unintentionally confirmed the existence of two such devices.…

Tumblr, the popular blogging platform and haven of animated GIFs, has been purchased by Yahoo! for $1.1 billion. Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer today announced the deal in a newly-created Tumblr blog and outlined how the companies will work together.…

Many expressed disappointment that Google failed to unveil a new Nexus smartphone at Google I/O, but a white Nexus 4 has appeared at the show. Here's a collection of photos and one video showcasing the new white Nexus. Read the full story here.

Smartphones routinely have 5-inch screens and larger bodies, and the LG Optimus G Pro is a grand device that makes quite an impression. Is this yet another trailing device, or has LG managed to make this new phone for AT&T standout for more than its size?…

No one would be surprised to hear that Samsung, the world's largest smartphone producer, expects its flagship product to see a strong wave of early sales. However, few would have expected to see so many sales so soon. Read the full story here.

At a crucial time when HTC faces stiff competition and less-than-optimal production levels, the Taiwanese manufacturer appears to have found a way to rapidly increase the number of smartphones its able to build and sell. Read the full story here.

Google was smart to not show off a new Nexus. It was even smarter not to show off a new version of Android, despite the disappointment and complaints from attendees and viewers of the Google I/O Day 1 keynote. Read the full story here.

Many expressed disappointment yesterday when Google announced a new messaging client supporting instant messaging and video calling but not SMS. That feature will arrive in a future update according to Google+ Community Manager Dori Storbeck. When asked if…

One day after Google announced that its Google Play, née Android Market, had reached 48 billion downloads, Apple announced that its App Store has reached 50 billion downloads. Read the full story here.

The Pebble smart watch got a little smarter today with the announcement that developers can now take access of new tools that allow the watch to control more areas of smartphones and handle notifications for more activities. Read the full story here.

Windows Phone and BlackBerry will not challenge the leading platforms of Android and Apple iOS for a long time, but the two operating systems jockeying for third place have switched positions as Windows Phone has moved ahead of BlackBerry in shipments,…

Android's music options grew today with the introduction of Google Play Music All Access. Users can play songs from Google music library, add their personal collection, create smart playlists, and discover new music. Here's our first impression.…

Google has sent Microsoft a cease and desist letter demanding that Microsoft remove the YouTube app from the Windows Phone Store because of the app makes multiple violations of YouTube's rules. Read the full story here.

Say hello to a new Google Maps application for Android and iOS that switches to a refreshed graphics package with a wealth of search options for discovery and directions. Here's the new Google Maps for tablets and smartphones coming soon.…

At its Google I/O conference, Google's Search team took the stage to showcase how web and mobile devices will soon enhance the way that Google anticipates data, responds to search, and interacts with users. Read the full story here.

Google today announced that it will end the "fragmented" grid of messaging services and allow users to focus on communication. The new Hangouts app simplifies connections and the way that notifications are handled in its instant messaging and video calling…

The Samsung Galaxy S 4 is one of the best selling smartphones, but it's not for everyone. Google today announced that it will soon begin selling its own version of the Galaxy S 4, only its edition will run standard Android 4.2 software.…

Google Music delivers on-demand music streaming to Android and the web, and now Google is launching Play Music All Access to introduce a music streaming service that is more akin to Spotify and Rdio - constantly and automatically adding new music.…

Android has been criticized for not having enough tablet-specific apps, something never said about its top competitor in Apple's iOS and iPads. In a series of upgrades to the Google Play web store, Google will add new highlights for tablet apps. There are…

In an effort to fight the drain GPS-based location services can have on battery life and smartphone resources, Google today announced three new location service APIs for Android that are meant to optimize the way that location data is used in apps.…

Want to know how to save app data or game progress on Android? Don't worry, Google's working on it. At its Google I/O conference, Google unveiled a Google Play Games service that will link app data to a Google account to synchronize between devices.…

At its Google I/O developer conference, Google announced that more than 900 million Android smartphones and tablets have been activated since 2008, and it aims to add millions more. Read the full story here.