Research firm IDC has raised its forecast for smartphone shipments this year by 10 percent due to greater-than-expected demand and a slew of new devices.

GetJar, the world's second largest mobile apps store, next to Apple, has appointed James Mooney as head of UK sales

LG Electronics moved further toward its aim of improving its performance in the smartphone market, by announcing new technologies and features which will be used in devices expected to reach the market before the end of 2010.

US video game manufacturers Gameloft and Electronic Arts are the leading producers of multi-platform mobile apps, according to the latest figures from Distimo.

Research In Motion (RIM) is rumoured to have acquired DataViz for US$50 million, developers of a document viewing application that has been preloaded on BlackBerrys for the last few years.

Samsung reiterated that its smartphone focus is on Android and bada powered devices, as the world’s second-largest handset maker targets sharp growth in this sector.

Mobile music discovery provider Shazam has strengthened ties with Apple’s App Store by updating its services for iPhone and iPod touch owners.

Toshiba will unveil a new tablet by year-end that runs on Google’s Android operating system

ZTE trumpeted a 40 percent year-on-year growth in handset shipments during the first half of 2010, with a total of 28 million devices reaching the market globally. This was attributed to “increasing market demands from international markets, as well as a spike in 3G usage in China and smartphone popularity worldwide.”

Microsoft announced the “release to manufacturing” of its Windows Phone 7 smartphone platform.