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• PHP development comes to Google Android

  Developers at an open source company in Spain are leading an effort to boost PHP application development for Android-based phones.

• Google now selling its last shipment of Nexus Ones

  Google, which broke mobile industry practice last year by offering the Nexus One smartphone for sale exclusively on its website, has received its last shipment of the device for online sale.

• Crisis expert gives Apple a 'C' for iPhone 4 response

  Apple's news conference last week on the iPhone 4 antenna and reception fiasco gets an A- grade, but its overall response rates just a C, according to a crisis communications expert.

• Apple to offer free cases to fix iPhone 4 antenna issue

  Facing heat from customers about iPhone 4 reception and antenna problems, Apple CEO Steve Jobs today said the company plans to give away free "Bumpers" to alleviate the issue.

• Apple better give iPhone 4 owners free cases, say crisis experts

  Facing mounting public relations troubles over the iPhone 4, Apple must act swiftly to quell customer complaints about poor reception by giving away free cases, crisis communication experts say.

• Microsoft exec mocks iPhone 4, dubs it Apple's Vista

  A top Microsoft executive today compared Apple's iPhone 4 to his own company's problem-plagued Vista operating system.

• Windows Live to integrate WP7 phones, PCs, Xbox in the cloud

  Microsoft officials today described how upcoming Windows Phone 7 smartphones will perform within a network of Windows 7 PCs and Xbox gaming consoles through a new Windows Live cloud platform to make the mobile experience easier and more powerful for workers and consumers.

• Developers tepid on Windows Phone 7 mobile app beta kit

  Making a critical move in mobile application development, Microsoft on Monday shipped a beta version of its Windows  Phone 7 Developer Tools, but early reaction from some developers was tepid.

• Droid X goes on sale Thursday amid flurry of ad promotions

  The Droid X smartphone. The Droid X smartphone ships on Thursday, following an unusual pre-sales publicity campaign designed to entice the savvy tech crowd that might also include some in the iPhone 4 camp as well.

• Microsoft releases WP7 tools beta; preview phones coming next week

  Windows Phone 7 (WP7) is coming later this year and today Microsoft released a beta version of developer tools to enable software makers to build applications and games for WP7 devices.

• Open mobile still on the way, AT&T's Donovan said

  The ideal mobile ecosystem is still one that's partly closed, such as the iPhone App Store, but the trend is toward greater openness, AT&T Chief Technology Officer John Donovan said Monday.

• Lawsuit against Apple continues as a class action

  A lawsuit against Apple and AT&T Mobility will proceed as a class action, following a ruling in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California on Thursday, court documents show.

• Don't buy Apple's iPhone 4, Consumer Reports warns

  Consumer Reports magazine today said it won't recommend Apple's Phone 4 because of major reception issues when users touch the external antenna.

• SAP: We will push all useful data to mobile devices

  SAP has vowed to make all data from its systems that would be useful on the move available on mobile devices.

• iPhone app scam likely fueled by phishing, says security expert

  It's unlikely that consumers' iTunes accounts were hacked by a Vietnamese iPhone developer, a security researcher said today.