"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."

"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."

"Today Apple confirmed that this year's Worldwide Developer Conference (WWDC) is set to take place in San Francisco between June 11th and June 15th, which means three key things..."

"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."

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

"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."

"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."

"Not long ago, HTC posted six consecutive months of record revenue thanks to strong demand for its Android-powered smartphones. The company's record run came to a screeching halt in October last year with the release of Apple's iPhone 4S. HTC's fourth quarter earnings fell, missing Wall Street's expectations, and the rough patch continued in the first quarter of 2012. To compound matters, the latest study conducted by ad network Chitika shows that the troubled handset maker's usage share has declined by more than 60% in the past five months from 18.22% to 7.28% based on traffic across its network. At the same time, Apple's share has increased by 64% from 46.84% to 76.88% and other Android vendors such as Samsung and Huawei have recorded continued modest growth. HTC is betting big on its flagship One X smartphone, and it hopes the handset, along with the rest of its One-series phones, will help the company rebound."

"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."

"A Chinese web portal, NetEase, has claimed that a mini iPad is being developed by Apple to go on sale later this year to compete with Windows 8-based tablets. "

"Intel has told its investors that the first Medfield powered smartphone will launch later this week. The news was revealed during an earnings call with the company's CEO Paul Otellini, but he didn't elaborate any further on what, where or exactly when the phone would be revealed."

"Apple is rumoured to be about to unveil a 7-inch version of the iPad alongside the iPhone 5 in the third quarter of the year."

"Google recently released a video of "Project Glass", its concept of an augmented reality system, triggering a wave of posts asking "Wow, can they really do that?". Followed by a tsunami of shouting "Not even nearly". It is an excellent piece of science-fiction, but in terms of launchable products they might as well have played a clip of Star Trek."

"Sony has begun to roll out an upgrade to Android Ice Cream Sandwich for its older Xperia handsets."

"Samsung has begun sending out invitations to an event to be held in London on 3 May, and judging by the words 'come and meet the next Galaxy' printed on them, we're about to see the launch of the highly-anticipated Galaxy S III."

"Aircraft manufacturer Boeing is set to launch an Android-based spy phone that will compete with other manufacturers offering highly secure communication devices, company officials have said."