Big Tech

AT&T has upped the ante in the ongoing debate around net neutrality in the US arguing that any proposed new rules should include web-based voice providers such as Google, reports Reuters.

Chinese search engine Baidu has launched a beta version of its mobile search service in Japan, reports Telecompaper.

Computer-manufacturer Dell - on a mission to make a name for itself in the mobile space - has reportedly won a deal to supply Android-powered handsets to US operator AT&T. The Wall Street Journal claims that Dell is expected to launch the phone in the US next year, its first dive into the country's competitive mobile market. AT&T is the second-largest US mobile operator and exclusive provider of Apple's iPhone.

More details have emerged on Verizon and Google's partnership for the Android platform.

Microsoft will today announce that the first batch of devices to carry the Windows Phone brand - incorporating the firm's new Windows Mobile 6.5 operating system (OS) and its Windows Marketplace application store - are ready to hit the market.

US operator Verizon Wireless and Google have signed a high-profile deal based on the Internet giant's Android platform. Verizon will introduce Android-based handsets in the next few weeks, pre-loaded with applications from both parties as well as third-party developers.