As Android hits 75% market share, can anyone tell me why this is not Mac vs PC all over again?

The latest IDC numbers are out, and Android is by far the undisputed heavyweight champion of the smartphone world. If Android was Mike Tyson, iOS would be Peewee Herman, and everything else is dust on the floor.

Worldwide cellphone sales fell 2.9% as users wait for iPhone 5, says Gartner

Consumer anticipation for the iPhone 5 is so high that it helped to slow global sales of mobile phones in the second quarter, according to the latest research from Gartner.

Nokia’s 41MP 808 PureView coming to U.S. for $699, meant for rich eccentrics

Nokia’s killer new camera phone is finally coming to America, but unless you’ve got $700 to burn, we recommend holding off.

Nokia announced today that the 808 PureView, which is now infamous for its 41-megapixel camera, will soon be available …

Desperate for more apps, Microsoft and Nokia invest $24M in AppCampus program

Finland’s Aalto University will soon become even more of an app hub, thanks to the upcoming AppCampus program, a joint initiative between Microsoft (which desperately wants to be loved by the Finns) and Nokia.

The two companies will invest up …

Nokia scoops up Smarterphone, now has another mobile OS to deal with

As if Nokia needed yet another mobile operating system to deal with, the company has purchased Norwegian company Smarterphone, creator of an operating system that brings smartphone-like features to basic cellphones.

The acquisition was actually completed back in November, but …

Apps for occupiers make organizing, communicating and sharing easier

The smartphone has been at the center of the Occupy Wall Street movement, just as it has played a pivotal role in the Arab Spring. And while the cameras in phones have recorded some of the movement’s most searing images, …

Ouch: Nokia to cut another 3,500 jobs

Nokia plans to drastically reduce its workforce by another 3,500 positions, the company announced today.

The slashed jobs will be added to the 4,000 jobs Nokia already announced it would cut in April. At that time, Nokia said it would …

Delicious Android Ice Cream Sandwich images leak online

Several images of the latest unreleased version of Android—code named Ice Cream Sandwich—leaked online Thursday evening, giving smartphone fans their first glimpse at the operating system’s new style and features.

Google did not immediately respond with any confirmation of the …

Nokia gives up on (weak) North America Symbian business, no N9 either

We’ve known this was coming for a while since Nokia jumped ship to Windows Phone 7, but today the company confirmed that it will be out of the Symbian phone business in North America once its new flagship Windows Phone …

Nokia defeats Apple in major patent dispute

Nokia on Tuesday announced that Apple had agreed to pay a one-time settlement and continuous license fees for patents that Nokia owns, ending a legal battle that started in 2009. Both companies will also retract all prior complaints from the …