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New Android tablet will play DivX HD video on powerful 7-inch screen Read the full story here.

Reuters is quoting a Samsung exec as stating that "We are prioritizing our Android platform. Android is very open and flexible, and there is a consumer demand for it." The company is also focusing on its own platform, bada. The executive then goes on to talk briefly about Samsung's Windows Phone 7 devices, saying "There is still some professional, specialized demand there" and notes that there is no "visible demand" for Symbian products. Samsung has created a few Symbian S60 based smartphones in the past, but has had limited success in that market. Read the full story here.

Yesterday a Motorola DROID in our office received a second Android 2.2 Froyo over the air firmware update, FRG22D. This latest update allows DROID users to download the Adobe Flash 10.1 browser plug-in from the Android Market, which is what we did. We expect that all DROID users should receive the update over the next week or so. Read the full story here.

Today Nokia announced that it is closing down its Ovi Files service. Ovi Files allowed mobile users to access files shared from their home computers while on the road. Nokia plans to shut down the service on October 1 of 2010, according to an email sent to users earlier today. Read the full story here.

At the IFA electronics show in Berlin today, Todd got to spend a few minutes with the new Samsung Galaxy Tab, a tablet sized smartphone with a 7-inch display that runs Android 2.2 Froyo. Read the full story here.

Today in Berlin, Germany we met up with Samsung to get an up-close look at its latest Android product, the Samsung Tab. The device sports a 7-inch screen, a 1GHz processor, a forward and back-facing camera, and a battery that's good for up to 7 hours of playback. Read on for our first impressions of this compelling new handheld device. Read the full story here.

Microsoft today announced that its new Windows Phone 7 smartphone OS has reached the "release to manufacturing" milestone, meaning that internal development of the first release is largely complete. Read the full story here.

Rogers is bringing RIM's BlackBerry Torch 9800 to its Canadian customers. The new messaging phone offers users a full QWERTY keyboard as well as a touchscreen display and offers users the chance to experience RIM's new operating system, BlackBerry 6.0. The Torch 9800 will be available for purchase both online and in-store for $199.99 on a three-year service agreement starting September 24. For more information, check out our full review of the BlackBerry Torch 9800 here. Read the full story here.

Today TELUS in Canada announced that it will launch RIM's new BlackBerry Torch 9800 smartphone on September 24. The new Torch features the BlackBerry 6.0 operating system, 3G and WiFi connectivity, and a 5 megapixel camera/camcorder with auto-focus and image stabilization. Pricing for the BlackBerry Torch on TELUS has not been announced at this time. Read the full story here.

While announcing version 10 of its iTunes store for Mac and Windows PC computers, Apple talked up a new music-centric social networking service that it has built into the application. The new service is called Ping, and it will allow users to follow the music related exploits of friends and stars alike, and will eventually be available on Apple iOS mobile devices. Apple did not provide a time frame for when the iOS version of Ping would be available. Read the full story here.