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"The UltraViolet "Digital Library" film service is launching in the UK after Christmas, giving us yet another way to buy, stream and eventually download films. Only this time, you own the rights to watch them again and again, for life."

"Either someone's made a right balls-up, or Samsung's got a non-LTE-packing Galaxy S II HD on the way for the UK. Mobi-city, a relatively new online mobile phone store, put up an ad on its front page for a "bigger, better, newer version of the popular S II" with a "larger, higher resolution screen and more battery power"."

"RIM's co-CEOs, Mike Lazaridis and Jim Balsillie - aka the keyboard-loving odd couple - are finally realising they're running the BlackBerry into the ground and jumping ship before it's too late. That is, Lazaridis and Balsillie are stepping down at RIM. Done. Gone. Bye bye. The new CEO of RIM will be former COO Thorsten Heins. He has quite the job ahead of him, to say the least."

"Day one is winding down at CES, and we're already starting to see some trends emerge. Like, everyone seems to have the flu. And, wow, those are some big-arse TVs. But we've been picking up on a few themes that seem to be emerging after this first official day of CES. Here are the highlights, lowlights, and ultralights that made the biggest impression:"

"According to Symantec, 13 apps from three developers-many in the official Android Market-have been carrying malicious chunks of code called Android.Counterclank, and are suspected of running on as many as five million phones, stealing info and running ads against the will of the device's owner."

"Symantec's Android scaremongering last week wasn't all that justified it seems. Although the 13 apps that it pinpointed as malware aren't all that great, it appears they're actually slightly less vicious adware - something Windows users are horribly familiar with."

"Every single iMessage to and from this man's iPhone-his friends call him Wiz-has been sent to us by accident. We know about his job, sex life, and address. Apple, you might want to fix this."

"Along with the unveiling of an all-touchscreen Curve, RIM's also unleashed the Omnifone-powered BlackBerry Messenger Music on the UK. The cloud-based music service ties in with BlackBerry Messenger and allows you to share songs with your BBM-using friends."

"Gloriously fast, high-bandwidth 4G data has finally made it to the capital thanks to O2′s LTE trials. Unfortunately it's not here to stay, as it's just a trial, and we're staring down the barrel of a 2013-2014 nationwide launch at the earliest."

" Networks are clearing their store shelves of the now defunct Sony Ericsson gear, all the while the newest Sony-only kid on the block has peeped its head above the parapet, ready for your pre-order."

"The Apple TV is a lovely little device, and the newest version puts extra emphasis on those adjectives: the pushes out a gorgeous, crisp 1080p picture in the same teensy package"

"We already know that Siri does most of its processing server-side, and that Apple's claims of hardware as a limiting factor are tenuous at best. But new research from French developer Applidium reveals that Apple is truly full of it."

""We've just had report of criminal damage in progress, outside 12 Church walk. An IC2 youth, around 12 years of age, smashing up a car. On an I-grade"."

After months of intensive speculation, some information has finally come around about the mysterious company Magic Leap, and exactly what it is they intend to produce. The answer is pretty incredible.