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The tablet would likely be marketed under Google’s Nexus brand, which also includes smartphones.

Amazon Kindle Fire 6.2.1 patch adds speed, lockable Wi-Fi, and better privacy.

For Americans who own cell phones or other mobile devices (at least 85% of the adult population, according to a new survey), 2011 ushered in a whirlwind of news.

Some of the year’s top mobile stories were mostly hype (QR codes and cell phone radiation) or vaporware (those persistent iPhone 5 rumors). But other developments were genuinely important to the U.S. mobile landscape.

The technology industry often finds itself pontificating about the future, but the busy news cycle this year gave us plenty to discuss.

Very influential tech pioneers died; cyber-security cost companies billions of dollars; and trends in electronics and on the Web provided new tools and created new challenges.

Smartphones and tablets each grew so immensely this year that we decided to give them their own mobile year-in-review list.

Chinese laptop computer maker- Lenovo is planning to expand its branded retail outlets in India from around 750 now to 1000 by March, said the Indian arm’s managing director. The company may even double that number in the next year or two, because “it is a booming market, with regions that are still un-penetrated,” said Amar Babu.