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"After the success of the suitably flashy Xperia S, Sony has all but confirmed a release date for the next entry in the series, the Xperia P."

"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. "

"Im currently with 3 and my contract ends on the 18th of may (12 Month). I have rang up stating I want to end my contract, this led to me being offered new deals such as paying £5 more on a new deal (as if), a free handset and the chance to carry on with my current deal of £10 p/m. I was told in order to cancel the contract I would need to find the a new sim for the new network I would be using and then request the PAC code (or UMI? am I mistaken). "

"Finnish mobile giant Nokia has confirmed that its 808 PureView handset, first revealed at Mobile World Congress in February, will launch this month."

"With iOS 6 rumoured to be unveiled at WWDC next month, leaks and whispers regarding the new operating system, its mapping function, and Siri are rife."

"The HTC Edge is one of the most highly anticipated smartphones believed to make an appearance at Mobile World Congress at the end of the month. The reason why is simple, it's said to have quad-core processor."

"LG announced its L-style series last month ahead of Mobile World Congress 2012. The company promised that all smartphones in the series would be launched on the market at some point during Q2 2012."

"Nokia on Thursday announced that it will cut as many as 1,000 jobs at its plant in Salo, Finland. The company's layoffs will happen gradually through 2012, with most cuts happening by the end of June, Reuters reported. The Salo plant is the last large cell phone manufacturing plant in Western Europe, as most businesses have moved their manufacturing to Asia. Last month, Nokia shed 2,300 workers from a plant in Komarom, Hungary and 700 others in Reynosa, Mexico as it too shifted much of its manufacturing to China. This new round of layoffs comes as part of a larger effort to cut costs following the €1 billion loss the company reported last quarter. "

Samsung in rocking since couple of months and their smart phones are also spreading the magic which no other smart phones have done it before. They already have revealed many new lined up in the MWC 2012 and now they are bringing the charisma to the market.

"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?"

"No company will be more pleased to see the back of 2011 BlackBerry makers RIM - after what can only be described as a tumultuous 12 months with seemingly one problem after another. And in an effort to make 2012 more successful (and profitable), they've already decided to slash prices on the BlackBerry PlayBook, the companies faltering tablet device."

"Some interesting news in the battle between tablets and laptops as research has revealed that the number of tablet devices used over public Wi-Fi in the UK saw an increase of 4.7% last month, resulting in tablets taking market share away from laptops for the first time."

"Samsung may well have this whole Android thing sewn up, but it's looking like the Korean mobile overlords could be ready to up its game on the Windows Phone front in the coming months too."

"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."

"Confirming what many have feared for a while, Samsung has issued a short statement saying that the Galaxy S III smartphone won't make its debut at Mobile World Congress at the end of the month."

"Google have revealed that it has now activated 200 million Android handsets, a figure that has spectacularly doubled from the 100 million last recorded in the last six months alone."

There are new social sites coming up every few months, Instagram is one of the newest ones and it has just received its 80 millionth member. It is also one of the social sites that are quickly becoming popular with companies or public figures who are looking to connect with their fans.

"Following the release of a teaser video at the beginning of the month, LG has made its Optimus Vu tablet/smartphone hybrid official in Korea. Thanks to a translation of the Korean press release, it seems likely LG will be bringing the Vu to Mobile World Congress, indicating we could see its international launch soon too."

A report from Ad Age reveal that Facebook is going to extend its new Timeline profile pages to brand soon or may be this month.

"Admit it, you can't sleep at night. You can't concentrate on your work, as you gaze into the middle distance, your mind racing. You've barely spoken to your family for month and you haven't fed your cat for so long it's turned feral and sparked a string of 'panther' stories in your local newspaper."