According to the information shared by the people involved in the project pertaining to the deployment of smartphones to US government and military, some US officials will likely be given smartphones equipped with the capability of handling classified government documents over cellular networks.

The Indian government has asked the telecom operators in the country to provide access to messages sent on BlackBerry phones to security agencies for monitoring.

South Korean electronic giant, Samsung Electronics has said that it is raising its target to sell smartphones to 25 million this year and also aims to double its shipments next year, according to reports.

Samsung had set a target to sell 18 million units this year but the popularity of its Android-based Galaxy S model has made the company raise its target for the year by 7 million more smartphones in global sales.

Snapshots of the first Nokia smartphone based on the Meego mobile platform, the N9, have been circulating over the net and is claimed to be a version which is very much akin to a much smaller version of the Mac Book Air.

Government officials may meet next week to discuss placing a ban on corporate email service on Blackberry devices from Research In Motion (RIM) as the deadline of August 31 nears.  

In the ever growing Apple app store a new app called Paperless: Lists + Checklists developed by Crush Apps and sold for $2 is a differentiated to-do list app for the iPhone.

The new smartphone from Motorola has showed that the company has the capability to create devices that area among the best in the market. The latest model of Milestone range which was released nine months ago called Milestone XT720 has propelled the company back to action and the device is pitted against the likes of HTC Desire, the Samsung Galaxy S and even Apple iPhone 4.