Android captured almost 70% global smartphone market share in 2012, Apple just under 20%

Apple may be winning the smartphone battle stateside, but Android is winning the global smartphone war being fought all over the world.

Nokia CEO: Google is making Android more closed

Those of you holding out for a Nokia Android phone may be waiting for quite some time, as Nokia chief executive Stephen Elop voiced his disapproval of Google's recent handling of its platform.

Nokia’s Windows Phone bet and belt-tightening finally leads to a profit

For the first time in a long while, Nokia is no longer reporting a massive operating loss in its quarterly earnings.

50% of smartphone buyers want iPhones (but phablets are phat, too)

Half of Americans planning to buy a smartphone in the next 90 days are planning to buy iPhones, according to a new survey from 451 Research.

Selling Windows Phone: Microsoft’s Ben Rudolph on why iPhone and Android users will love and buy his device

It's odd to see Microsoft as the underdog, but that's the reality in mobile. And, according to Rudolph, that's what makes it fun.

Qualcomm CEO on Windows Phone’s fate: ‘I never count Microsoft out’

If Steve Ballmer's cameo during Qualcomm's CES keynote didn't make it clear enough, the chip company has a very intimate relationship with Microsoft.

AT&T sold 110K smartphones a day last quarter, including 7.2M iPhones and 2.2M Android phones

AT&T took a moment to toot its own horn this morning, announcing that it sold more than 10 million smartphones in the last quarter.

66% of phone, tablet owners don’t really care if they run iOS, Android, or Windows

Watch out Apple and Google: Two-thirds of smartphone and tablet owners don't have strong brand loyalty to any one particular operating system, according to a new study by Accenture.

Windows Phone Store added 75K apps this year. But will this lead to a brighter 2013?

Microsoft has released some illuminating stats regarding its Windows Phone Store's performance in 2012: 75,000 apps published and 300,000 app updates.

With Windows Blue, Microsoft looks to take a page out of Apple’s Mac OS X playbook

Windows 8 is here. Windows Blue, apparently, is next.

Windows Phone 8 rebooting issue will get fixed next month — Microsoft stays mum on details

The last thing Microsoft needed with Windows Phone 8 was a widespread software issue -- so of course that's exactly what happened.

Microsoft knew Kin phones were terrible before launch, according to leaked videos

Just when you thought the sad, ugly story of Microsoft's Kin phones was over, along comes some leaked internal testing videos that makes the whole tale even worse.

Apple and Microsoft could make 600% more from Android than Google in 2013

Google's mobile operating system Android may be winning the smartphone wars, with over 75 percent market share, but Apple and Microsoft could be making more from Android than Google -- up to 600 percent more next year.

Dylan’s Desk: Windows Phone, you’ve let me down for the last time

I want to love you, Windows Phone 8, but there's something coming between us. I'll give you a hint: It starts with A, and ends with T&T.

Windows Phone 8 is a bargain: Nokia Lumia 920 and HTC 8X both $100 on AT&T

AT&T has finally announced pricing and availability for the flagship Windows Phone 8 devices, and compared to other smartphones, they look like a freaking steal.

Ballmer expects Windows Phone sales to ‘ramp quickly’ — still aiming for third place

Microsoft chief executive Steve Ballmer is daring to dream when it comes to beleaguered Windows Phone sales.

9 unexpectedly cool features in Windows Phone 8

Most of the features Microsoft is rolling out with Windows Phone 8 are already well-known, but the company still managed to surprise us with a handful of cool new features at its unveiling today.

First Windows Phone 8 handsets land in stores ‘this weekend’

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer announced today that the first smartphones running the new Windows Phone 8 OS will begin hitting retailers and online this weekend.

PHP developers, you MUST see this: creating a cloud-enabled native mobile app in 10 minutes or less in Zend Studio

Imagine designing and creating a native mobile app for iPhone or Android that connects to web services in about 10 minutes. Oh, and you're creating the web services at exactly the same time