Smartphones

Canonical: Ubuntu on Android smartphones

Canonical has revealed Ubuntu for Android, a dual-OS concept that allows a smartphone to be used as a desktop when docked.

Germany: Apple suspends push email service

Apple has been forced to stop push email for iCloud and MobileMe users on iOS devices while they are in Germany. Push email allows users to see their messages on their devices automatically as soon as they are delivered.

iPhone 4 antennagate suit: settlement reached

Original iPhone 4 buyers can get either $15 or a new bumper case from Apple as part of a newly settled class-action lawsuit.

Social apps pick smartphone contacts

Twitter has admitted copying entire address books from smartphones and storing the data on its servers, often without customers’ knowledge.

Nokia Lumia 900: now you can pre-order it

If you live near a Microsoft retail store, you can now pre-order a Nokia Lumia 900 with a $25 down payment, the Verge reports.

Leaked Windows Phone 8

Windows Phone 8 will be based on the same kernel as Windows 8, and will support multicore processors, NFC, and full device encryption according to a leaked video seen by PocketNow.

Motorola makes Apple sell iPads and iPhones in Germany

Apple has pulled several iPad and iPhone models from its German online store after Motorola Mobility enforced a patent injunction against its rival.

Apple bug let spy on a stranger’s iPhone

Every single iMessage to and from this man’s iPhone—his friends call him Wiz—has been sent to us by accident. We know about his job, sex life, and address. Apple, you might want to fix this.

Top 10 tips for Facebook iPhone app

Eager for a better way to manage your notifications or more quickly access your BFFs? Try these 10 handy hints to become Facebook iPhone app fluent.

BlackBerry London’s look leaked

Looking strikingly similar to an iPhone, this new BlackBerry London is sleek and black with rounded edges.