"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. "

"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."

"As you may or may not know, annual technology jamboree is currently taking place deep in the Nevada desert (that's Las Vegas folks) and that means all manner of wonderous electronical stuff will be being unveiled by the great and good from within the industry. Always ones to appreciate a nice bit of gadgetry, we've been keeping an ear to the ground in case any hot gossip emerges, rumours are quashed or confirmed or any surprise tech trinkets make themselves known. Here's what's been going down this past couple of days …"

"Orange has added a tablet to its growing range of own-branded devices. Called the Orange Tahiti, it's actually a rebranded Huawei slate, quite possibly the MediaPad, which was announced by the Chinese manufacturer last June and then rumoured to hit the UK around this time."

"Talk of a model above the Lumia 800 in Nokia's Windows Phone 7 range has been going on ever since the launch of the Lumia devices last year, and today - after many leaks and much speculation - we've finally got to see the Lumia 900."

"Don't you just wish you had a bazooka to hand sometimes? Well, if you've ever just wanted to blow something (or someone) up without the repercussions, ensuing guilt, zipping shrapnel, and flailing body parts, this is the ideal iPhone app for you. It's time to vent that fury."

"Yes, yes, yes - this is the year of Smart TV - it's all potentially very interesting, and our viewing experiences could be transformed forever, but it's going to get very tedious before it becomes truly exciting."

"Hello tech-heads and welcome to the first pick of the week of 2012. We hope you all had a great Christmas and New Year and didn't overindulge too much! No doubt it's going to be an exciting year ahead, with CES likely to drop some bombshells confirming or denying all those whispers that have been flying out of the rumour mill of late. As always we've chosen our fave stories from the last seven days, and hope hopefully brighten your blustery and dreary Friday…"

"Sony Ericsson has come up with a cunning ploy to build hype around an announcement they are said to be lining up for next week's CES show in Las Vegas."

"Chinese action figure company In Icons has come under fire from Apple after producing a Steve Jobs figurine, according to a report by The Telegraph. The 12-inch doll, which bears an uncanny resemblance to the recently departed Apple founder, comes complete with trademark white trainers and stonewash blue jeans."

"Hot on the heels of the recently rehashed Samsung Galaxy Ace comes LG's effort at jazzing up a mid-ranger, the LG Optimus, which today magically appreared on the Korean smartphone manufacturer's website without fanfare."

"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."

"When January comes around the time is right to shift your hefty post-Christmas bottom off the sofa and get back into a healthy diet and exercise routine. We know it's unpleasant. We know it's hard work, but do you really want to be mistaken for a beached walrus while trawling Tesco for a king size Dairy Milk? Thought not."

"New information has appeared online regarding the much-anticipated Nokia Lumia 900. Following recently leaked details, PocketNow has reported that the flagship handset (to be known as the Ace in the USA) will feature a 4.3-inch ClearBlack SuperAMOLED display, an 8 megapixel camera and 512 MB of RAM. Powered by a 1.4GHz Qualcomm CPU, the phone will initially ship with Windows Phone Mango as anticipated, continuing the close relationship with Microsoft."

"As you may be aware, next week sees the beginning of CES 2012, one of the world's largest consumer electronics trade shows, where many major manufacturers will be showing off a variety of new products. Among them is Sony Ericsson, who're keen to start building some buzz beforehand."

"It was a very merry Christmas for Apple, with a staggering number of new products given as Christmas presents."

"My $99 Logitech Revue was just upgraded to the latest version of Google TV. My "go to" tablet these days is Amazon's $199 Kindle Fire. These are both Android devices and are examples of the platform's recent fragmentation."

"Windows Phone 7 has now had over 50,000 apps submitted to their marketplace which are available to download."

"Enjoy our roundup of ten mobile phone related news stories you may have missed this week including the Asus Transformer Prime's UK release date, LTE Windows Phones and a cool Nokia concept tablet."

"The closely guarded secret Google X lab has been testing the idea of 'wearable computing', said to be computer glasses that superimpose information over reality."