Android and Symbian handset sales will be neck and neck by 2014, while Microsoft’s Windows Phone 7 will have made very little impact, says Gartner. The analyst has consulted its astrology charts and believes Android and Symbian phones will dominate the worldwide mobile OS market, but unlike research by IDC released last week, Gartner predicts …

Garmin’s start to the smartphone business was a rocky one, with numerous delays and a poor introductory device, and though the company’s second handset, the Garminfone, was a vast improvement, the outlook for Garmin’s smartphone unit isn’t a rosy one. In an interview with Reuters, Garmin Chief Financial Officer Kevin Rauckman said sales of its Nuvifone handsets have not met …

You should get the chance to own a white HTC Desire by Christmas, thanks to the Carphone Warehouse. T3 got its hands on official pictures of the phone, which could possibly be released ahead of the still-delayed white iPhone 4. The white Desires will have Super LED displays, instead of AMOLED screens, which have been hit by supply delays. The …

Technology companies plan to put unused wireless spectrum that sits between TV channels to use when the Federal Communications Commission finalizes rules for the new spectrum next week. Companies such as Microsoft, Google, Hewlett-Packard, Intel, and Motorola, are already testing products that will use unlicensed wireless spectrum called “white spaces,” which sit between broadcast TV channels. The 300MHz to 400MHz …

Cisco Systems Chief Executive John Chambers saw his compensation go from $9.2 million to $18.9 million in fiscal 2010, as the company showed signs of recovery from a recession-related slump. The increase was the result of a rise in Chambers’ stock and option awards and his cash bonus, the Wall Street Journal said Saturday, citing Cisco’s initial proxy statement. The …

InputDynamics is developing software that could equip button-only ‘dumb phones‘ with some of the capabilities of touchscreen devices. The Cambridge-based firm says its TouchDevice software can convert a tap, swipe or fingernail scratch on a phone’s screen or casing into actions such as selecting an icon, scrolling through a menu and zooming. The distinct sounds produced by a tap, swipe or scratch …

Smartphones are supposed to liberate mobile phone users, but often they just give wireless subscribers big fat headaches. A cool new phone comes out and you’re dying to get it. But wait. You don’t have the right carrier and therefore your dreams of a fancy upgrade are dashed unless you switch wireless service providers. This is an all too familiar …

Tesco has launched a free Groceries app that allows you to do your weekly shop on your iPhone. Once you’ve registered at the Tesco website and downloaded the app from the iTunes store, it’ll allow you to find products, create a shopping basket, check out and arrange a delivery. If you’ve already made an order online on a computer, you can change …

Even on a holiday week, things can get busy at the Federal Communications Commission. In the past few days, three Huawei models passed through the FCC’s gates–evidence perhaps that the company is trying to crack the U.S. market–along with models from Nokia and Motorola, and something called the ZTE MoviStar Urban. Because the FCC has to certify every phone sold …

Judging by your comments on our Bing-Verizon article, most of you are not too keen on the fact that Bing will be the default search engine on some Verizon’s Android smartphones, but here’s some news that might warm the cockles of your heart. According to Phone Scoop, Samsung Fascinate users will be able to download the Google Search application once …