From Htcyou: January has come to an end, and we have some statistics handy. Looks like Amazon’s cheap but useful tablet, the Kindle Fire, continues to grow in sales even after the holidays, and is now looking at surpassing the last big hit Samsung Galaxy Tab. More »

From Htcyou: RIM has been going downhill with their business for about two years already, by Apple and Google’s constant attacks with the newest smartphone technology. (Tablets, too.) And looks like we’ve found the biggest problem now: Thorsten Heins, the newest CEO, still doesn’t realize RIM’s depressed status in the market. More »

From Htcyou: If there are guys out there struggling to think of a useful Valentine’s gift and with a fair bit of cash to spend on your girl, here comes the Samsung Wave Y - the LeFleur edition. The re-designed handset adds a very feminine feel with pretty pink color. More »

From Htcyou: Security software vendor Symantec has recently discovered the Android.Counterclanl spyware on 13 different applications across three developers in the Android Market. The spyware use those applications to steal user information. More »

From Htcyou: Even with the Ice Cream Sandwich delivering all over the place right now, some manufacturers are still stuck to the plain Gingerbread. Looks like LG Optimus Black will be getting Android 2.3 in Europe! More »

From Htcyou: Pictures of the unreleased Sony Tapioca and Sony Nypon have recently been leaked. The two devices were mentioned in a roadmap that was leaked previously. More »

From Htcyou: The upcomingSony Xperia S will reportedly have anti-stain and fast charging features. The shell will get a special nano coating that is dirt repellent as well as UV Active. Furthermore, the fast charging capability will offer one hour of usage after just a 10-minute charge. This is quite fast as smartphone battery usually drains quickly and this device would be completely charged in under an hour. More »

From Htcyou: That’s right. $10 as in ten dollars. More »

From Htcyou: Research shows that US Android users prefer Samsung phones. More »

From Htcyou: Japan’s second largest cellphone carrier KDDI is now displaying advertisements on Android notification bar. The ads come from ‘au one Market,’ an official app by KDDI that is an alternative to Google’s Android Market. After updating the app, user will be notified that au one Market remains resident even when they do not use the app and the notification bar will be used for information about good deals. More »

From Htcyou: It doesn’t seem like they’ve been here for that long, but the HTC EVO 4G and its tablet partner HTC EVO View 4G has just be announced by Sprint through SprintFeed that they won’t be sold for much longer. More »

From Htcyou: Gameloft has introduced its new in-game voice chat feature for multiple games at the recent CES 2012. Popular street racer game Asphalt 6 will be the first to be provided with this feature, which will be brought over Verizon’s 4G LTE network. More »

From Htcyou: Android developers offer another Siri contender — say hello to Evi! More »

From Htcyou: Apple has been very widely spreading their hatred towards Android, and despite Apple winning most of its lawsuits, HTC actually manage to defend itself this time. More »

From Htcyou: According to the new announcement from XperiaBlog, the Sony ST25i Kumquat will be highly likely to be renamed the Xperia U during its launch, which is still yet to be determined. More »