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"What's better than driving down the street in your beaten-up old banger of a car, seeing a flasher, newer, more powerful vehicle drive past and deciding "Hmmmm, I want that", before chasing it down and taking it for your own?"

"I am not a fan of conspiracy theories, but a few months ago the pieces of a mobile industry puzzle started to fall into place. They're subtle, but if I'm right Apple is poised to deliver a hammer blow that the mobile industry never saw coming. Am I crazy, or ahead of the curve? Follow my train of thought and decide for yourself."

"This time last year, there were two main Apple-related rumours, the iPad 2 and the launch of the iPad-only newspaper The Daily. The publication had a rocky start but after a few delays, it was eventually revealed at a special event held at the Guggenheim Museum in New York, a venue soon to be used again for Apple's recently announced education event."

ZTE is the largest Chinese mobile and IT component manufacturing company, has announced recently that it is scheduling to develop a latest Windows 8 powered tablet PC to race with Apple iPad and iPad 2, a report from several sources.

"The Future Lounge area at this year's Nokia World 2011 event acted as a platform for the Finnish mobile manufacturer to showcase some futuristic innovations and gave us a taste of what direction mobile technology could take in the not too distant future."

"This past weekend was the first birthday of Microsoft's Windows Phone 7 operating system, a date commemorated by Microsoft's Joe Belfiore, who tweeted 'our very first phones started selling (Europe only) 1 year ago' and added that 'a lot's happened in a year'. Indeed, we've had NoDo and Mango, plus various new phones including the massive Titan."

"For those of you who've been waiting patiently for the Galaxy Note after it was announced back in September, then it's a happy day. Especially as you've managed to resist all the temptation from other impressive handsets flaunting themselves at you (iPhone 4s anyone?)."

"The Motorola Xoom has been leaked via a super-secret spy picture and surprisingly, by Motorola themselves over the past months, but this is the first time we've got an indication when the new tablet will be arriving."

"Angry Birds, the multi-million dollar grossing franchise that been ported to Apple, Android, PC and numerous other devices, has now been downloaded over half a billion downloads, solidifying its position as the best selling mobile game in the world."

"If you've been waiting patiently for the mid-range Symbian-powered Nokia 600, then brace yourself, we've got some bad news. It's been cancelled. It's bereft of life, it rests in peace. Announced back in August alongside the 700 and 701, it was scheduled to be one of the very first handsets to feature Symbian Belle."