"RIM has confirmed that its BlackBerry PlayBook tablet will receive the BlackBerry 10 update, thus unifying its operating system with next-generation BlackBerry smartphones."
"If you're a lucky so and so who owns an iPad 2, iPhone 4 or later models, Apple's new photo editing suite iPhoto will kit you out with all the tools you need to create super snaps. Using multi-touch technology, Apple has adapted the iPhoto software previously only available on Macs to function with iPads and iPhones, utilising the touchscreen."
"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."
"Always wanted a touchscreen smartphone, but been put off because of your morbid and irrational fear of germs? Then Sony has come up with the phone for you - the Xperia Sola."
"HTC might well have made a big hoo-haa about the recently announced One X and One S devices but images from what is thought to be a new modestly specced HTC Android device have surfaced online, suggesting that the Taiwanese techlords haven't forgotten about the mid-range after all."
"Yes, yes - we know you've heard this a few times too many in the past couple of weeks, but this time it is for real, folks. Samsung Mobile's official Facebook page broke the news that Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich has officially made its way to Samsung I9100 Galaxy S II."
"Apple could be in the process of developing its own mapping service to replace the Google Maps service currently employed by the iPhone after it was discovered that Apple's new iPhoto app pulls its info from another mystery service."
"Rumor has it that production at the Taiwanese-based TSMC plant has been entirely halted for the past three weeks, because they are allegedly having problems with the newest generation of Snapdragon SoC's from Qualcomm."
"This week, the usual relentless flow of mobile news seems to have abated ever so slightly, although this is possibly due to most of the major manufacturers suffering a bit of a hangover from last week's Barcelona-based festivities at Mobile World Congress. We don't mean a drink induced hangover, more of a "we've not got anything else to shovel out" hangover, although come to think of it, booze was probably involved somewhere down the line. Anyhoo, enough of our presumptions about the mobile industry's product output/alcohol intake, here's what happened this week …"
"If organising day-to-day activities proves a bit of a challenge and you often find yourself running late, set about sorting out affairs with the help of spangley new app, Clear. Essentially a things-to-do list for co-ordinating your tasks, Clear makes constructing and prioritising your day more enjoyable. A far cry from standard boring reminder applications, Clear is colourful and fun, turning boring and tedious organisation into a happier and more pleasant experience."