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"A new leak suggests Motorola is about to add to its growing Razr range of phones, this time with a device featuring a high definition screen and a very special camera."

"According to a source speaking to N4BB.com, Research in Motion is on track for releasing its first BlackBerry 10 device this October, following an official announcement sometime in August. Previously thought to be released around September, this can be seen as a positive step for the troubled manufacturer."

"iPhone video app Socialcam has added over four million users in one weekend."

"It shouldn't come as a surprise to learn Samsung is milking the hype surrounding the Galaxy S III to the absolute maximum, starting with an invitation that gave nothing away sent at the beginning of last week, and continuing not only with a Facebook image and a cheeky tweet, but a pair of dedicated websites too."

"Samsung is often accused of copying Apple, sometimes unfairly, but other times with a little more justification. This is one of those times. According to a Korean news report, the company will be launching a cloud storage service during its event on 3 May, where it's also expected to announce the Galaxy S III."

"Reports suggest that Apple could be working in partnership with Toshiba and Sharp to use the Japanese pairing's in-cell technology in the new iPhone."

"Samsung has released a new teaser video for its new Galaxy device, with hype dialled up to maximum but concrete details remaining thin on the ground."

"HTC is rumoured to be branching out further by developing its own processors to power the smartphones it produces."

"Apple has announced its earnings for the first quarter of the year, and just as we've come to expect, the figures are all enormous. Net profit for the first three months of the year was $11.6 billion, which is very nearly double the figure recorded for the same period in 2011."

"Chinese manufacturer ZTE has announced that it is planning to release two large, touchscreen devices before the end of the year which it hopes will rival Samsung's Galaxy Note."

"Apple has been busy this week, after regaling us yesterday with its monumental sales performance so far this year, it has now released the dates for WWDC 2012. This year the event will take place between the 11 - 15 June, and the $1,599 tickets are on sale now; however they usually sell out in a very short amount of time."

"Everything Everywhere continues to push for the opportunity to launch 4G network services here in the UK before the end of 2012. It announced its plans in February, and has since gained the approval of Ofcom, but met with resistance by fellow operators; which has in turn seen Ofcom delay its decision on whether to allow Everything Everywhere to go ahead or not."

"Mobile operators O2, Vodafone and Three have slammed Everything Everywhere's 4G Britain campaign, amid claims that it has been instigated solely out of self interest."

"On the first day of BlackBerry World 2012 RIM CEO Thorsten Heins took the stage to formally open the event with his keynote speech. What did the Canadian smartphone manufacturer have to offer the audience?"

"Like everything covering the world by the millions and constantly changing shape, mobile phones are evolving. And the smaller, smarter species have taken over from the clumsy giants of yesteryear. Once upon a time Motorola ruled over a world of giant bricks. Then, Nokia dominated a dumbphone world, a rich carpet of thousands of different charging cables foresting the floor near electrical outlets, blowing away the ancient voiceboxes with texts and LCD screens and lots of other things which we swear sounded modern back then. But in 2012 it's the time of the smartphone, and Samsung have finally wrestled the crown away from the Finnish giant."

"As RIM CEO Thorsten Heins took the stage at BlackBerry World 2012 his main focus was software with the BlackBerry man going to great lengths to show off the developments it has been making with the new BlackBerry OS."

"Google has filed several patents that suggest a future Nexus device could have a sliding physical keypad."

"Samsung and Apple are responsible for almost a 60% worldwide market share of smartphone shipments, according to recently released figures."

"Software developers and technology fans alike are set for an exciting, and busy, June this year, as Microsoft has announced it'll be holding the Windows Phone Developer Summit between 20 - 21 of the month."

"Nokia has announced a wave of new app releases, some of them exclusive to the Windows Phone platform, at the CTIA Wireless show currently underway in New Orleans, USA."