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After around three months in a rather broad private beta, Google+ steps up a notch with a new public beta, open to all comers that offers new features including search, wider hangouts and improved smartphone support.

After HP's tablet firesale, and decision to sell off its PC unit, what will RIM do after announcing feeble sales of its PlayBook device during its latest quarterly figures, and will it fall to shareholder pressure to sell?

No big surprise given the disparity in models and pricing, but there are now more Android devices in Europe than Apple smartphones. But does that trumpet sound herald the arrival of the iPhone 5?

If ever there was an indicator of how successful iPad has been, the number of vendors rushing to make their products compatible with it surely must be the best. This week already, EMC made Documentum searchable through iPad; today it’s the turn of KnowledgeTree, which has extended its smart tools to iPad and iPhone.

Let's face it. Regardless of your preferred platform, the fact is that mobile devices are increasingly making their way -- and staying -- in the business setting. Whether you're gaining access to information en route to work, or if your work mostly involves mobility, you will be dependent on some applications to make things happen. We take a look at a few apps that help make the magic happen on your devices, whether you have an iPad, iPhone, Android smartphone or tablet, BlackBerry PlayBook, HP TouchPad or any other device.

As Sony and Amazon become the latest brands to enter the Android tablet market, Microsoft will give us a quick peek at its own offerings, but don't expect to get hold of one anytime soon.

Amazon's new Kindle tablet is underway, and if Amazon delivers as promised, consumers will be able to get their hands on this new tablet by the holiday season. But while Amazon originally promised to produce both 7- and 10-inch tablets, it's confirmed to producing only the smaller variant, at least for now. And this might just be its best business decision yet.

The Pew Internet & American Life Project has recently released a study on the use of location-based services in the U.S. Among the findings, about a quarter of American adults use mobile devices to get recommendations and directions, while only a small number use location-based social networking services to check in to their current locations.

Virtualization used to focus on moving the desktop and your apps between PCs. Now, the industry led by VMware is looking away from the PC entirely at its big Las Vegas show.

Amazon's much-anticipated Android tablet is said to be the iPad killer that Android enthusiasts have been waiting for. If you're a fan, you might just be able to get your hands on an Amazon tablet in time for the holidays. But another, bigger one is around the corner.

In a new blog post, the Firefox team has unveiled its tablet-specific web browser, showing a feature-packed app for the Honeycomb-powered tablets.

With HP's TouchPad all but expired, could Amazon provide a true competitor to Apple's premium tablet product? There is little doubt that Amazon will launch a tablet, but how it is marketed is the key to success.

Hot on the heels of its BlackBerry7 devices announced earlier this month, RIM now goes for the mass market with a collection of new Curve keyboard-toting phones.

A lot of HP TouchPad buyers probably got their hearts broken after HP announced its plans to spin off its PC business and drop support for webOS altogether. This sparked a handful of price drops, with the TouchPad retailing for firesale prices as low as $99 in most online stores and retail establishments. But with the TouchPad selling like hotcakes -- and running out of stock before you can say "touchpad" -- this can actually be a good opportunity for developers to resurrect the platform.

When Google (news, site) announced its acquisition of Motorola Mobility, industry watchers wondered about the potential effects on the mobile industry. In particular, Google will, in effect, be competing against its own Android smartphone and tablet licensees. But the market seems to agree that the deal will benefit Android stakeholders, particularly in the Asian region.