"The BlackBerry Bold 9900 is one of the very best handsets RIM has ever produced, packed with great tech, that wonderfully tactile keyboard and an understated but still cool design. However, someone at RIM obviously wasn't happy with the 9900 and thought it needed a 'designer' touch, and handed it over to the team at Porsche Design."

"White smartphones may not be to everyone's taste, but it's nice to at least have the option. We've talked before about some of the reasons we're fans, like a lessened tendency for fingerprints to show on their surfaces. Just a few weeks back, we caught a glimpse of a BlackBerry Bold 9900 tricked-out in white and wondered when we might see a chance to get our hands on the phone. Now the white 9900 has shown-up for pre-orders, and it's brought a few friends along with it. "

"Enjoy our round-up of ten mobile phone related news stories you may have missed this week including Stephen Elop's keynote at Nokia World, Android Market reaching 500,000 apps, and a look at how the Nokia N9 is built."

"Nokia World 2011 was brimming with new technology including the new Windows Phone launches, the Nokia Lumia 800 and 710 and Symbian toting Asha range. Not only that, the also Finns brought along some new pieces of tech that they're hoping to go global with in the near future."

"Remember the BlackBerry Playbook? We're sure you do, although you could be forgiven if it had slipped your memory, given its less than enthusiastic reception since its launch earlier this year. It's back in the headlines now though, but we'd imagine Research in Motion would prefer it to be under more positive circumstances."

"Ahhh, the iPhone. All joyous and wonderful. Even unlocking it is a treat. Just slide your finger across the touch-sensitive display and hey presto!"

"The first new devices launched at Nokia World were not powered by Windows Phone 7, but a range of S40 devices aimed at emerging markets and what Nokia described as 'the next billion' customers. Named 'Asha', a word derived from the Hindi for 'hope', there are four new phones - the 200, the 201, the 300 and the 303."

"Major players in the UK phone industry have declared that they will be stocking the Nokia Lumia 800 - the eagerly anticipated handset that sports Windows Phone 7.5. "

"Nokia has announced the new Nokia Lumia 800 Windows Phone 7 device at their Nokia World event. The new phone has a very similar look to the Nokia N9, and was previously known as the Searay and the Nokia 800. Obviously excited and proud of the new phone, Nokia's CEO Stephen Elop didn't beat about the bush, calling the Lumia 800 'the first real Windows Phone'."

"On 26 October Nokia will open the doors to the 2011 Nokia World event, where industry types will gather to listen to talks, network with others and most importantly (from our point of view, anyway) be introduced to the next generation of Nokia smartphones."

"Is there nothing the iPhone can't do? When it's not catching crooks and falling out of aeroplanes, it's ending marriages… A man in New York claims he used an app on his phone to finally prove that his wife was having an affair - and now he's ditched her."

"Boffins in the US have worked out a clever way of using an iPhone to spy on laptop users. And they warn that if you put your phone on your desk, it has the potential to act as a bug for hackers to find out what you are writing in emails, on websites, or on sensitive documents."

"Enjoy our roundup of ten mobile phone related news stories you may have missed this week including the latest figures on Windows Phone 7 users, Google I/O's 2012 dates and Microsoft gets generous with Nokia and Samsung."

"When Google announce a new version of their Android mobile operating system, it can be met with both excitement and trepidation, as anyone in the market for a new device has a good chance of snagging a phone running. However, existing Android owners know it could be a long and ultimately disappointing wait before they know if their handset of choice will be upgraded."

"Following on from Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd and Google™'s announcement of the GALAXY Nexus™ (http://www.phones4u.co.uk/reviews/galaxy-nexus.asp?intcid=cb1) today, Phones 4u is pleased to announce that it will be the first independent retailer in the UK to offer customers the World's FIRST Android™ 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich smartphone."

"Following the announcement of the iPhone 4S the web was awash with disparaging comments from the tech community, mainly aimed at Apple's design team. Bloggers were quick to air their disappointment that this year's model looks identical to the last, often overlooking the major overhaul of the software and hardware that lay beneath that glossy exterior."

"Never ones to be left behind when it comes to whipping up some tech-infused excitement, Google, the creators of that little green robot-inspired platform, have been cooking up something special recently in the form of the eagerly anticipated Ice Cream Sandwich Android update. Even more eagerly anticipated than the new platform itself is the device on which it'll make its début, the Samsung-produced Galaxy Nexus, the blower specifically chosen by Google to showcase Ice Cream Sandwich in its full glory. So what exactly has this new Ice Cream Sandwich business bought to the table? Let's have a loosky…"

"Google's third Android phone, the Galaxy Nexus has attracted a lot of attention in the months leading to its official unveiling. Speculation surrounding its name, software and appearance has been scattered across the web. Finally Google has seen fit to announce the first Ice Cream Sandwich handset and we've got our hands on one."

" News Technology Android Samsung showcases Android's Ice Cream Sandwich with Nexus launch Motorola also launches new super-thin phone as Google's Rubin says device activations hitting 550,000 per day reddit this Comments (112) Charles Arthur guardian.co.uk, Wednesday 19 October 2011 13.17 BST Article history Samsung and Motorola both upped the stakes in the smartphone wars on Tuesday. The Korean company launched the Galaxy Nexus device running Google's latest Android 4.0 software - called "Ice Cream Sandwich" - and with a 4.65in screen, while Motorola showed off a "watch computer" and unveiled a new version of its Droid smartphone, the Droid RAZR."