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"Remember Panasonic? They make some darn good televisions and musical equipment, are a pretty big company and are known generally for their technical ability. Well, they're making a comeback into the European mobile phone market, following a long hiatus."

"As we move into the last months of the Sony Ericsson partnership, both companies are gearing up to release new devices, with the Sony Ericsson Arc HD (also known as the Nozomi) likely to be one of the final dual-branded phones. But what about Sony, what are they planning?"

"The maker of the smartphone software that triggered a snooping row has been called to account by a US Senator."

"Yesterday saw the announcement of three new tablets and a mid-range Android smartphone from Lenovo, leaving us wondering where their new top-of-the-range offering was hiding. Here's the answer, it's the LePhone K2 and it has been spotted alongside another mid-range Android phone, the S760."

"The Samsung Galaxy Note, the Korean manufacturer's smartphone/tablet hybrid device has received a new update that brings a number of improvements to the device."

"We've all seen those Apple adverts, with people talking to their iPhones using Siri to do such mundane tasks as call home and plan to get milk (it's much easier than merely using the keypad and your memory you see). Well, get ready for Apple to expand and upgrade Siri and make us all that little bit lazier."

"We'd love to be in the boardroom when smartphone manufacturers come up with these mobile names. How did they happen upon the Galaxy Tocco Lite - who made that up? Maybe there were two conversations going on in which the other half of the room were discussing what to have for lunch, when one member says he fancied a Mexican taco. The director silences the room by pointing to the hungry board member and shouts; "You! What did you just say? Tocco? That's damn good.""

"The Arab Spring, Michael Jackson's death, the Hudson plane crash. Each of these news stories was transformed by a new dimension of coverage through social media and citizen journalism. Each was instantaneously broken - by people, not journalists - with continuous real-time updates comprising of eye-witness accounts, commentary, images and film. And it was all powered by the once humble mobile phone."

"Details of Sony Ericsson's financial performance for the end of last year have been released, and they don't make for pleasant reading (if you're a SE shareholder at least)."

"Samsung continues to go from strength to strength, as the main rivals to Apple's 'King of the Smartphones' crown have revealed a record profit for the fourth quarter of 2011, aided by best-ever sales of its high-end smartphones."

"Huawei wowed mobile lovers at CES yesterday by unveiling two new handsets that are the thinnest in the world - the Ascend P1 and Ascend P1 S."

"Along with the Xperia ion, the Sony Xperia S is the first smartphone to bear just the "Sony" name. The Xperia S not only introduces a new design philosophy for Sony's handset range, but the name is also pleasingly short considering that some previous models have had up to six words in their names. "

"Hot on the heels of Samsung's preliminary Ice Cream Sandwich update schedule for its Galaxy range of smartphones and tablets, LG has provided a few more details on their plans."

"911 is like the American emergency number, so it's like 999 but with 88 fewer IQ points. Most people don't realise that the emergency services are incomplete - we have fire, police, ambulance and coast guard, but when people call up to let trained professionals know that they're too stupid to live, there's no Department of Natural Selection to fix the problem. They wouldn't even need weapons, just a truck and a few abandoned old fridges for these idiots to leap into. And if you think that's harsh, it's because you haven't read these stories yet."

"Calling that thing in your pocket a phone is like calling a charging tiger a moving patch of colour: a valid description, but you're missing vital factors which will severely affect your quality of life. Over the last month many people moved back home for a few days of family time before reconnecting to their real lives in the new year, and for international travel the "reconnection" is quite literal. Using your mobile in another country makes your phone bill look like your credit card number, but when before we used to leave the useless bricks behind, now we just turn off the phone functions. Because even without the talky parts, modern phones are seriously smart."

"Dual-core processors? They're so last year! The rumour mill has just churned out some rather juicy goss on the world's first quad-core blower, and it looks like those technologically astute HTC fellas who have, once more, pushed things forward."

"HTC has announced it's new Rezound smartphone, another Android-powered device featuring Beats Audio sound enhancements. Unfortunately though, the new blower which features 4G connectivity and Beats audio technology, is most likely to be a US-exclusive"

"This week started off with a veritable spook-fest for the P4u team, with Halloween spicing up our dark and dreary Monday. Now it's Friday and Bonfire Night is upon us, and the week has flown by in a flash. But lest we forget all the developments in the world of mobile technology that have shocked, excited, and at some points petrified us in the last five days. Here's a neat little round up of our fave stories from the week"

"Looks like the HTC chaps have got their foot in the door early when it comes to whipping expectant mobile fans into a frenzy as they've debuted their new mobile, the HTC Ville, in a video released ahead of Mobile World Conference 2012."

"Samsung obviously has other devices up its sleeve for Mobile World Congress, now that the Galaxy S III definitely won't be making its debut there.So what can we expect? The latest rumour points to yet another refresh of the Galaxy S II. Yes, shocking, isn't it?"