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"May 3 is nearly upon us, and once it gets here we'll hopefully be able to put to bed many of the Galaxy S III rumors that have been piling up over the last several months. Until Samsung finally makes things official, there's still a little time left for some last-minute leaks and rumors, and that's just what we have for you this afternoon. "

"Bank holidays are little nuggets of joy spread across the year to give the hard working average Joe a bit of respite from the usual working week. There's nothing better than hitting 5pm on a Friday afternoon and knowing you'll not only have your usual Saturday and Sunday break, but a cheeky Monday addition too. Joy! This bank holiday Monday is very much welcomed with open arms at P4u Towers, rounding off an incredibly hectic but exciting week that was stuffed with mobile tech galore. It's not advisable to attempt leaving the house this weekend, because as is usual with bank holidays it's gonna be a wet one (must be tradition or something). So to kick off the damp three-day weekender, let's put our feet up, have a brew, and take a look at what happened over the last seven days."

"Last week we were a little bit blown away by one killer feature on the new Galaxy S3. Pop-up Play, which lets you keep a small, moveable video player running over the top of other apps, is seriously impressive, but as it turns out, it's not the only player in the mobile multi-tasking game."

"As the little brother of both CES and MWC, the CTIA Wireless Convention often gets overlooked in the smartphone event calendar. However, with its strong emphasis on spectrum expansion and an increase in the number of manufacturers attending the event, this year looks set to make some headlines within the industry. Here are some of the main stories from day one of the New Orleans-based conference:"

"Hello there tech chaps, and welcome once again to the hallowed magnificence that is Friday. Despite the diamond-coated, 24 carat bonus that was Bank Holiday Monday (it rained all day, of course), this four day week has proved mercilessly busy here at P4u Towers, and we find ourselves limping toward the weekend with open arms and a tired whimper. But fear not esteemed followers, as before we scurry away, retreating with relief to our darkened abodes, not to emerge until the cold, harsh light of Monday morning slaps us in the face, we've got all this week's techy goings on wrapped up in a neat little package for y'all. Right, let's get started then…"

"Another day, another Galaxy S III rumour, although this time round the originators of said whispers are little more believable than those notorious 'unknown sources' so often quoted in matters such as these."

"There's a little rumour going round suggesting that Nokia is set to unveil a new Lumia 719 at a launch event in China on 28 March."

"The weather has been cracking this week, so hopefully you will have been able to enjoy a little bit of the glorious sunshine and managed to squeeze in an ice cream (or two!). Unfortunately for us the ice cream van was out of service, leaving P4u Towers bereft of any refreshing cold snacks. However, after the tears of disappointment were wiped away, normal service resumed and the tech news filtered through. The past seven days have offered intriguing insights and revelations aplenty that cheered us up no end. Wanting to pass on the joy as we do every Friday afternoon, the best bits of news have been collected together here in this handy round-up. So without further ado, let's jump right in and get cracking!"

"RIM has been having a bit of a rough time of late, and the most recent revelations about the company focussing on business clients rather than consumers have caused quite a stir in the media. It seems however that many may have got the wrong end of the stick, taking the quotes made by RIM CEO Thorsten Heins a little out of context."

"With surprisingly little fanfare Samsung has launched the third Wave mobile phone, featuring its Bada 2.0 platform. The S8600 was announced back in August, but the release date was never confirmed, however, it has now appeared on several European e-retailer sites all ready for the Christmas rush."

Little-known software installed on millions of smartphones is raising fresh questions about what data are being collected from mobile devices, where it's going and what it is being used for.

"Whilst the Xperia Play has not been the hit that Sony Ericsson were hoping it would be, the Android gaming handset may be about to bring in more than it's fair share of new customers, as it's revealed its own little Christmas present, albeit three weeks early."

HTC G1, the first Android phone, has had a long and interesting life until he retired last year, and although I liked the phone, I'll be the first to admit that to be limited Android 1.6 was a little disappointed. Of course, modders had their way with her, but progress slowed down for a long time for phones newer and more popular.

"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."

"The week's news that courts had ruled against HTC in favor of Apple was a tidy little victory for Apple. But HTC is just an initial skirmish in a much larger fight. The real war is against Android, and if Apple wins that, we'll all lose."

"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"

"These days, it seems that every manufacturer is trying to out do one another when it comes to the little chip things that power their devices along. Barely a year ago, dual-core blowers seemed like some kind of mad alien technology from the future, but now, it looks like they're soon to be old hat if the latest rumours are anything to go on."

Nowadays there are literally thousands of programs available for free, or at very little cost.

With a little tweaking, you can speed up and optimize Android in ways that will make iPhone users' heads spin.

"The LG Optimus L3 has just been unleashed at Mobile World Congress 2012, and is the baby of the new L-Style family. After the Korean manufacturer had given us a taster of the new L-Stlye series ahead of MWC 2012, we couldn't wait to give them a grilling. Taking the tiny but talented smartphone on a test drive, we got up close and personal with the little Optimus L3."