The European Commission (EC) granted its clearance to the Google-Motorola merger after close examination of anti-trust factors.

The US Department of Justice (DoJ) had also been closely monitoring the merger, and soon after the EC gave nod, so did the DoJ.

Both …

Last year, HTC made a deal with Dropbox for users to claim up to five gigabytes of free Dropbox storage. Apparently, HTC wanted to sweeten the deal for users and arranged to bump up that storage capacity by a factor …

No, this isn’t about patents lawsuits, thankfully. Instead, we bring a combined post to you that outlines Google OS consolidation plans and Samsung’s possible plans for the GS III.

Google’s OS Consolidation Continues

Google has completed and published another directive for developers …

In today’s Mobile News, we scan two developers reports on OS importance and trends, and we check in on Apple’s EU patent suits.

Is Apple Losing Its Influence?

The analyst house, Ovum, conducted a survey of developers this week, and its results …

Apple’s integration of the virtual assistant, voice recognition program, Siri, thrilled old and new iPhone users around the globe. Although past imitators tried to match the functionality of the Nuance-licensed and Apple-integrated programme, none reached the sheer brilliance of operation …

Android video streamers, cry no more: The Hulu+ or Hulu Plus Android app has been hacked to operate on almost any Android mobile phone.

Hulu Plus is a video streaming service, very similar to the industry leader of Netflix. To watch …

For everyone who bought a used iPhone from a friend, co-worker or family member who changed mobile phone models, come out of the closet and enjoy the sunshine: Apple knows there is a second-hand market for their devices, and they …

We have some delicious news for Android users who enjoy a bit of game on the go, and since we enjoy that as well, let’s not waste any more space and just get to it.

Combined-App App Coming to Android Market

Android …

Despite the oft-repeated declarations of industry talking heads, NFC or Near-Field Communications technology hasn’t yet taken the mobile world by storm. Infrastructure is increasing, but only a few handfuls of newer mobile phones and tablets actually carry the software. One …

Anyone who has used a tablet, a smartphone or any other computer device to surf the Internet lately and did so via Google’s search engine may have noticed that Google integrated top consideration to its Google+ or Google Plus pages …