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Smartphones overtake 'dumb' phones worldwide

| Associated Press
BlackBerry CEO

The shift to a global majority of smartphones is now being driven by consumers in developing countries such as China, India and Indonesia.

Will typing follow cursive out of the classroom?

| Associated Press

Mobile phone-makers say speed is important, and predictive screens decrease the time needed to type — or thumb — each word.

LG Electronics post profit on smartphone sales - AP

| Associated Press
South Korea LG Electronics

LG credited demand for smartphones that run on faster “LTE” networks, which are taking off in South Korea, Japan and the United States.

Pew: Half of US adults own tablet or smartphone - AP

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About half of the tablet news users that Pew surveyed say their tablets spur them to spend more time consuming news

Facebook blames bug for email glitch - TheDC

| Hillary Alexander
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Facebook places the blame for the loss of users’ contacts on a software bug

Report: Number of medical apps will grow 25 percent each year - TheDC

| Matt Pitchford
Droid smartphone

Fears about the FDA hampering innovation remain

Congress passes bill allowing FDA to regulate smartphone apps - TheDC

| Josh Peterson
Apple's New iPhone 4s Goes On Sale

On Wednesday, Congress approved a bill that allows the Food and Drug Administraion to regulate medical applications on smartphones.

Phones gain ability to learn by touching - AP

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Tapping Phones

When touched to payment terminals, NFC-equipped phones can act as credit or debit cards.

Radio broadcasters group argues for analog FM chips in smartphones - TheDC

| Matt Pitchford
Blackberry Smartphones

Move criticized as a ‘freeloading business model’

Mobile traffic drives March Madness - Broadcasting & Cable

| Josh Peterson
march-madness

Smartphones and tablets account for 20% of Web traffic for sports content during first round games of NCAA Tournament, according to comScore

Ten ways your smartphone is vulnerable to hackers - TheDC

| Josh Peterson
South Korea Earns Samsung

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Tablet sales expected to reach 248.6 million units by 2015, smartphones sales to hit 1 billion - BGR

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Germany Samsung Apple

Led by Apple’s iPad, tablet sales increased 275.5% in 2011 from 17.8 million units sold in 2010

Holiday smartphone sales hit new record highs - Wired

| Josh Peterson
Cyber Monday

‘It’s been a gadget-friendly holiday season overall, according to a number of recently released stats’

New video app debuts with a 'Wurl' - TheDC

| Josh Peterson
Wurl

Smartphone video update platform called ‘the best thing since sliced bread’

Facebook mum on whether rumored smartphone violates net neutrality - TheDC

| Josh Peterson
Facebook App

Anticipated Facebook smartphone would likely favor its own content over other things on the web

Smartphone apps for help trick-or-treaters - Denver Post

| Josh Peterson
Eyegore Awards

‘A handful of applications will allow parents to receive timely data on where their children are and possibly deter youngsters from wandering too far away’

Korean Fair Trade Commission raids Google's Seoul office - WSJ

| InternAdmin
Google

Antitrust regulator investigating accusations that Google limits portal operators’ access to Android smartphones

Mobile shopping: More buzz than buy so far - AP

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Mobile Shopping Standstill

Smartphone users are spending most of their time playing games,

Verizon set to end unlimited data plans this week - HuffPo

| InternAdmin
Verizon Wireless

Customers now must choose between tiered data plans

Government switching to latest tech gadgets at faster pace - WaPo

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Demand for smarter tech from agency directors and employees alike is forcing government to adapt