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Latest reports from a US survey undertaken by ComScore indicate that online gaming on smartphone handsets has increased by up to 60 percent in the last 12 months, while gaming on feature phones declined by a third in the same period.

A recent United Nations study within India revealed that the entire Indian population has greater access to mobile phones than toilets – highlighting the growth of mobile technology whilst pinpointing sanitation issues.

Microsoft has moved to launch its new range of smartphones with the aim of snaring a greater share of the social networking generation. The new Kin One and Kin Two handsets will be hitting the shelves in the UK during the autumn.

The Apple iPhone has continued to come in for criticism in comparison with its smartphones competitors due to the one-dimensional operating system. Nevertheless, Apple has moved to silence these critics with the brand new multi-tasking iPhone OS 4.0.

The announcement of the impending General Election on May 6th has already set the pulses racing, but experts within the mobiles and smartphones industry fear that its networks could be in danger of running out of airwaves during the drama.

Mobile regulators, Ofcom has revealed that mobile phones consumers will soon be able to change providers and network carriers within one working day as opposed to the current two-day changeover period.

Smartphone manufacturers HTC have seemingly been caught unaware by the massive b2b demand for its latest HD2 handset.

A recent investigation into cross-network UK mobile phones call charges by Ofcom looks set to revolutionise the way mobile phone carriers charge mobile phones consumers for calls between networks.

For the very first time, mobile data traffic appears to have overtaken voice traffic on mobile networks in December last year, according to network company Ericsson.

The functionality of Android-powered smartphones with the latest mobile phone accessories and mobile apps makes these handsets a very attractive option for a broad range of consumers.