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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000944075-09-000016
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20090331
ITEM INFORMATION:		Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20090403
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20090403

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			SOCKET MOBILE, INC.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000944075
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	ELECTRONIC COMPUTERS [3571]
		IRS NUMBER:				943155066
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-25904
		FILM NUMBER:		09731528

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		39700 EUREKA DRIVE
		CITY:			NEWARK
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			94560-4808
		BUSINESS PHONE:		5109333000

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		39700 EUREKA DRIVE
		CITY:			NEWARK
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			94560-4808

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	SOCKET COMMUNICATIONS INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19950418
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    <p><font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif" size="3"><b><font size="5">UNITED
      STATES<br>
      </font></b><font size="5"><strong>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</strong></font></font></p>
  </div>
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<p align=center><font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif" size="3">Washington,
  DC 20549</font></p>
<p align=center><font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif" size="3">__________________________</font></p>
<p align=center><font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif" size="3"> <b><font size="5">FORM
  8-K</font></b><br>
  <br>
  <b>CURRENT REPORT</b><br>
  <br>
  Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934<br>
  <b><br>
  </b></font></p>
<p align=center><font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif" size="3"><b>March 31</b></font><font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif"><b><font size=3>,
  2009</font></b><font size=3><br>
  Date of Report<br>
  <font size="2">(Date of earliest event reported)</font></font></font></p>
<p align=center><font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif" size="3"><br>
  </font></p>
<p align=center><font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif" size="5"><strong>SOCKET
  MOBILE, INC.</strong></font><font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif"><br>
  <font size=2>(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) </font></font></p>
<p>&nbsp;
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      <center>
        <font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif" size=3><b>Delaware<br>
        </b></font><font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif" size=2>(State or
        other jurisdiction of incorporation)</font><font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif" size=3><b>
        </b> </font>
      </center>
    </td>
    <td height=28 width="32%">
      <center>
        <font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif" size=3><b>001-13810<br>
        </b></font><font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif" size=2>(Commission
        File Number)</font><font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif" size=3><b>
        </b></font>
      </center>
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    <td height=28 width="34%">
      <center>
        <font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif" size=3><b>94-3155066</b><br>
        </font><font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif" size=2>(IRS Employer
        Identification No.)</font><font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif" size=3>
        </font>
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<font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif"><br>
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<p align=center><font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif" size="3"><b>39700 Eureka
  Drive <br>
  Newark, CA 94560</b></font><font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif"><br>
  <font size=2>(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code) </font></font></p>
<p align=center><font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif" size="3"><b>(510) 933-3000<br>
  </b></font> <font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif"><font size="2">(Registrant's
  telephone number, including area code)</font></font>
<div align="center">
  <p>&nbsp;</p>
  <p align="left"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif">Check the appropriate
    box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the
    filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions
    (see General Instruction A.2. below):</font></p>
  <p align="left"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif"><font size="3">[
    ] Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17
    CFR 230.425)</font></font></p>
  <p align="left"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif"><font size="3">[
    ] Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
    240.14a-12)</font></font></p>
  <p align="left"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif"><font size="3">[
    ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange
    Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))</font></font></p>
  <p align="left"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif"><font size="3">[
    ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange
    Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))<br>
    <br>
    </font></font></p>
</div>
<p style="PAGE-BREAK-BEFORE: always"> </p>
<div align=left></div>
<div align=left>
  <hr width="100%">
</div>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p><font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif"><b>Item 5.02 Departure of Principal
  Officers</b><br>
  </font></p>
<p><font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif">On March 31, 2009, the Company terminated
  the employment of Thomas L. Noggle, Vice President of Engineering, and Robert
  C. Zink, Vice President of Worldwide Sales and Marketing, as part of a streamlining
  of the Company's executive team as a cost saving measure. The terms of the terminations
  are provided under the Executive Employment Agreements between each of the officers
  and the Company as reported on the Company's Form 8-K dated January 21, 2009.
  As a result of Mr. Noggle's termination, Mr. Noggle is entitled to regular base
  salary for a period of three months, continued health insurance benefits for
  up to three months, certain variable compensation amounts under the Company's
  Management Variable Incentive Compensation Plan, and other benefits as provided
  in his Executive Employment Agreement. As a result of Mr. Zink's termination,
  Mr. Zink is entitled to regular base salary for a period of four months, continued
  health insurance benefits for up to four months, certain variable compensation
  amounts under the Company's Management Variable Incentive Compensation Plan,
  and other benefits as provided in his Executive Employment Agreement. </font></p>
<p><font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif">The duties of Mr. Noggle and Mr.
  Zink are being assumed by other officers and senior management employees of
  the Company as reported in a press announcement dated April 3, 2009 which is
  attached as Exhibit 99.1.<br>
  <br>
  </font></p>
<p><font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif"><b>Item 9.01 Financial Statements
  and Exhibits.</b><br>
  </font></p>
<p><font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif">(d) Exhibits.</font></p>
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        <div align="center" class="border"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif">Exhibit
          Number</font></div>
      </div>
    </td>
    <td width=29 height=54>&nbsp;</td>
    <td align="left" height="54" width="680" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000" class="border">
      <div style="margin-left: 10px; text-indent: -10px">
        <div class="border">
          <div align="center"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif">Description</font></div>
        </div>
      </div>
    </td>
  </tr>
  <tr valign=top>
    <td width=215 height="22">&nbsp;</td>
    <td width=29 height="22">&nbsp;</td>
    <td width=680 height="22">&nbsp;</td>
  </tr>
  <tr valign=top>
    <td width=215 height="22">
      <div align=center><font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif">99.1</font></div>
    </td>
    <td width=29 height="22"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif"></font></td>
    <td width=680 height="22"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif">Press
      announcement titled "Socket Mobile Streamlines Executive Team Organization"</font></td>
  </tr>
</table>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<hr>
<p style="PAGE-BREAK-BEFORE: always">
<p style="PAGE-BREAK-BEFORE: always">
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<hr width="100%">
<p align="center">&nbsp;</p>
<p align="center"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif"><b>SIGNATURES</b><br>
  </font></p>
<p><font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif">Pursuant to the requirements of
  the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report
  to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.</font></p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
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      <td width=300><font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif"></font></td>
      <td width=21><font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif"></font></td>
      <td colspan="2"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif"><b>SOCKET MOBILE,
        INC.</b></font></td>
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    <tr>
      <td width=300><font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif"></font></td>
      <td width=21><font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif"></font></td>
      <td colspan="2"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif"></font></td>
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      <td width=300>
        <div align=left><font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif"></font></div>
      </td>
      <td width=21><font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif"></font></td>
      <td colspan="2"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif"></font></td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td width=300 height=19>
        <div align=left><font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif">Date: April
          3, 2009</font></div>
      </td>
      <td width=21 height=19><font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif"></font></td>
      <td width=30 height=19><font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif">By: <u>/s/
        </u></font></td>
      <td width=379 height=19><font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif"><u>David
        W. Dunlap</u></font></td>
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    <tr>
      <td width=300 height=40>
        <div align=left><font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif"></font></div>
      </td>
      <td width=21 height=40><font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif"></font></td>
      <td width=30 height=40>
        <blockquote>
          <div align="left"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif"></font></div>
        </blockquote>
      </td>
      <td width=379 height=40><font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif">Name:
        David W. Dunlap<br>
        Vice President, Finance and Administration <br>
        and Chief Financial Officer</font></td>
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  </table>
</div>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<hr>
<p align=center>&nbsp;</p>
<p align=center><font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif"><b>EXHIBIT INDEX</b></font></p>
<table cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" align=left border=0>
  <tr valign=bottom>
    <td align="left" height="54" width="215" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000" class="border">
      <div style="margin-left: 10px; text-indent: -10px">
        <div align="center" class="border"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif">Exhibit
          Number</font></div>
      </div>
    </td>
    <td width=29 height=54><font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif"></font></td>
    <td align="left" height="54" width="680" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000" class="border">
      <div style="margin-left: 10px; text-indent: -10px">
        <div class="border">
          <div align="center"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif">Description</font></div>
        </div>
      </div>
    </td>
  </tr>
  <tr valign=top>
    <td width=215 height="22"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif"></font></td>
    <td width=29 height="22"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif"></font></td>
    <td width=680 height="22"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif"></font></td>
  </tr>
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    <td width=215 height="22">
      <div align=center><font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif">99.1</font></div>
    </td>
    <td width=29 height="22"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif"></font></td>
    <td width=680 height="22"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif">Press
      announcement titled "Socket Mobile Streamlines Executive Team Organization"</font></td>
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<p align="right"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif" size="3"><b>Exhibit
  99.1</b></font></p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<table cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" align=left border=0>
  <tr valign=bottom>
    <td width=488 height=25><font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif" size="3"><b><u>Socket
      Mobile Contact:</u></b></font></td>
    <td width=488 height=20>&nbsp;</td>
    <td width=488 height=20><font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif" size="3"><b><u>Editorial
      Contacts:</u></b></font></td>
  </tr>
  <tr valign=bottom>
    <td width=488 height=25><font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif">Krista
      Rogers</font></td>
    <td width=564 height=20>&nbsp;</td>
    <td width=564 height=20><font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif">Catherine
      Koo / Nicole Wasowski</font></td>
  </tr>
  <tr valign=bottom>
    <td width=488 height=20><font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif">Marketing
      Communications Specialist</font></td>
    <td width=564 height=20>&nbsp;</td>
    <td width=564 height=20><font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif">LEWIS PR</font></td>
  </tr>
  <tr valign=bottom>
    <td width=488 height=20><font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif">(510) 933-3051</font></td>
    <td width=564 height=20>&nbsp;</td>
    <td width=564 height=20><font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif">(415) 992-4400</font></td>
  </tr>
  <tr valign=bottom>
    <td width=488 height=20><font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif">krista@socketmobile.com</font></td>
    <td width=564 height=20>&nbsp;</td>
    <td width=564 height=20><font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif">socketmobile@lewispr.com</font></td>
  </tr>
  <tr valign=bottom>
    <td width=488 height=20>&nbsp;</td>
    <td width=564 height=20>&nbsp;</td>
    <td width=564 height=20>&nbsp;</td>
  </tr>
  <tr valign=bottom>
    <td width=488 height=20><font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif" size="3"><b><u>Socket
      Mobile Investor Contact:</u></b></font></td>
    <td width=564 height=20>&nbsp;</td>
    <td width=488 height=20><font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif" size="3"><b><u>Investor
      Relations Contact:</u></b></font></td>
  </tr>
  <tr valign=bottom>
    <td width=488 height=25><font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif" size="3">David
      Dunlap</font></td>
    <td width=564 height=20>&nbsp;</td>
    <td width=564 height=20><font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif">Todd Kehrli
      or Jim Byers</font></td>
  </tr>
  <tr valign=bottom>
    <td width=488 height=20><font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif">Chief Financial
      Officer</font></td>
    <td width=564 height=20>&nbsp;</td>
    <td width=564 height=20><font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif">MKR Group,
      Inc.</font></td>
  </tr>
  <tr valign=bottom>
    <td width=488 height=20><font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif">(510) 933-3035</font></td>
    <td width=564 height=20>&nbsp;</td>
    <td width=564 height=20><font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif">(323) 468-2300</font></td>
  </tr>
  <tr valign=bottom>
    <td width=488 height=20><font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif" size="3">dave@socketmobile.com
      </font></td>
    <td width=564 height=20>&nbsp;</td>
    <td width=564 height=20><font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif">sckt@mkr-group.com</font></td>
  </tr>
</table>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p align="center">&nbsp;</p>
<p align="center">&nbsp;</p>
<p align="center">&nbsp;</p>
<p align="center"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif" size="3"><b><font size="5"><br>
  Socket Mobile Streamlines Executive Team Organization</font></b><font size="4"><b><font size="5"><br>
  <br>
  <br>
  </font></b></font></font></p>
<p align="left"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif" size="3"><b> NEWARK,
  Calif., - April 3, 2009</b> - Socket Mobile, Inc. (NASDAQ: SCKT), an innovative
  provider of mobile productivity solutions, today announced a streamlining of
  its executive team as part of its planned cost reduction initiatives to improve
  its bottom line results. Effective March 31, 2009, the Company terminated the
  services of Thomas Noggle, Vice President of Engineering, and Robert Zink, Vice
  President of Worldwide Sales and Marketing.</font></p>
<p><font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif">Kevin Mills, President and CEO,
  stated, "We have made these changes as part of our overall efforts to reduce
  our cost structure and streamline operations in this difficult economy. On behalf
  of the Board of Directors and management team, I want to thank Tom and Bob for
  their substantial contributions to the Company. Our cost reduction efforts are
  focused on improving our bottom line while also continuing our commitment to
  our customers to provide quality business mobility products and services. We
  believe we are well positioned with strong products in the marketplace and these
  efforts will enable us to emerge stronger when economic conditions improve."</font></p>
<p><font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif">As part of the executive team changes,
  Tim Miller, Vice President of Worldwide Operations, will become Vice President
  of Operations and Engineering. Micheal Gifford, Executive Vice President, will
  also become Vice President of Marketing. David Chu, Director of Distribution
  Sales in the U.S., has been promoted to Vice President, Americas Sales and will
  head the Americas sales organization. Leonard Ott, Chief Technical Officer,
  will lead a new technical advancement group. The role of the group is to both
  provide technical sales support to the sales team and to assist partners and
  customers in integrating Socket products into their business mobility solutions.
  No changes were made to the international sales organization. </font></p>
<p><font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif"> </font><font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif"><br>
  <b>About Socket Mobile, Inc.</b></font></p>
<p><font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif">Socket makes mobility computing
  and productivity work. The company is a one-stop supplier of mobile computing
  hardware systems, offering a handheld mobile computer specifically designed
  for business mobility use and an extensive portfolio of essential mobile data
  collection and networking peripherals that enable mobile automation and productivity
  increases. The company also offers OEM solutions. Socket is headquartered in
  Newark, Calif. and can be reached at 510-933-3000 or www.socketmobile.com</font></p>
<p><font size="2" face="Times New Roman, Times, serif"><i>Socket is a registered
  trademark of Socket Mobile, Inc. All other trademarks and trade names contained
  herein may be those of their respective owners. &copy; 2009 Socket Mobile, Inc.
  All rights reserved.</i></font></p>
<p><font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif"><br>
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