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Benjamin Vigier is Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) new Product Manager of Mobile Commerce, according to a report on Engadget.com and his LinkedIn profile. The hire has some sources speculating that Apple is trying to bring mobile commerce to the iPhone. Apple has no comment on the hire. That hasn't stopped...

Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) announced Thursday that it would be launching the beta version of Internet Explorer 9 on September 15. The company plans to hold a a gala in San Francisco to celebrate "The Beauty of the Web." The new browser is expected to be usable only by Vista and Windows 7 Operating...

Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) has reached "engineering verification test" (EVT) status on a CDMA iPhone, John Gruber is reporting. A CDMA iPhone would allow it to be used on the Verizon (NYSE: VZ) network, and could signal the end of AT&T's (NYSE: ATT) exclusivity agreement. According to Engadget.com,...

Verizon Communications (NYSE: VZ) officially announced Motorola's (NYSE: MOT) newest iPhone competitor Tuesday, the Droid 2. Motorola's Droid 2 ships with Google's (NASDAQ: GOOG) Android 2.2, mobile hotspot capability (a $20 / month add-on), Flash Player 10.1 and a revised QWERTY keyboard....

The NPD Group is reporting Wednesday that Google's (NASDAQ: GOOG) Android mobile operating system was the top-selling OS in the second quarter. 33 percent of phones sold during the period had Android. The NPD Group, a leading market research company, is reporting that for the first time since the...