"A software update for the Lumia 800 that offers huge improvements in battery life and a host of other enhancements has been released by Nokia."

"Everything Everywhere knew the road to switching on a 4G LTE network in the UK before the end of 2012 was going to be a difficult one, and sure enough, since announcing its plans it has met with considerable opposition."

"Research In Motion has delayed its annual presentation to financial analysts, usually held during the BlackBerry World conference in May, until it launches its next-generation smartphones."

"Not long after the rumours suggesting that the next Apple iPhone would have a large 4.6-inch screen appeared, a conflicting report was published by iMore.com, saying the new device would retain the 3.5-inch screen size seen on all previous iPhone devices. As with the majority Apple-related rumours, this one comes from an unnamed source, so cannot be verified at this time."

"RIM is preparing for the launch of its new operating system by handing out 2000 developer prototypes at the upcoming Blackberry Jam conference in May, according to a report from Bloomberg."

"Technology to allow smartphones to scan their users' fingerprints through their screens as an identity check has been patented by Sony."

"Here's some good news for owners of new Android phones, it looks like you're not going to have to worry about another version of the operating system not making it to your phone just yet, as Google is rumoured to have delayed the launch of Jelly Bean, the next version of the platform."

"A new image purporting to show the Samsung Galaxy S III has appeared online, alongside new specification details for the much-anticipated handset."

"A recent survey has found that although Apple is the favoured manufacturer of smartphone consumers, Android devices created by HTC are pushing strongly for second place."

"Apple and Nokia have proposed conflicting designs for a new nano-SIM technology which could see a move away from previous SIM and micro-SIM formats."

"Samsung Electronics UK today announced it has received carbon footprint certification for two of its hero Android devices, the Galaxy S II and the Galaxy Note. The Carbon Trust has certified the carbon footprints of both products having verified that they successfully met the requirements of PAS 2050, a global standard for product carbon footprinting."

"Apple has released a statement announcing that the new iPad has topped 3 million sales since its launch on 16 March."

"Android users who have a smartphone packed full of free apps could be losing up to 75% of their handset's battery life, according to a new study."

"Future Samsung smartphones could be powered by Research In Motion's upcoming BlackBerry 10 operating system according to a new round of market chatter. "

"Point-and-click adventure Lume started life as a PC game, which developers State of Play have now successfully ported over to iOS. In the game you play Lumi, a little girl who visits her grandfather only to find him missing and all the electricity cut from his house. The only clue is a note on the door, which informs Lumi that he intends to power his home using his inventions, but has had a few problems along the way. He suggests Lumi try to help him, but she'll need to solve some puzzles in order to do so."

" Apple has accused Samsung of violating a court order in which the South Korean manufacturer was ordered to produce its source code in a recent patent infringement case, according to a report from Bloomberg."

"P2i, the company that makes gadgets water repellent, has told TechRadar it is talking to 'large Korean manufacturers' about making their phones liquid unfriendly."

"IDC just released its Q4 2011 report on tablet shipments and Apple continues to lead the market with 54.7-percent of global market share despite being down from 61.5-percent in the quarter before. Apple did increase shipments to 15.4 million units in Q4 (up from 11.1 million in Q3), but experienced an overall decrease in market share thanks to strong gains from Amazon's Kindle Fire and other Android devices from competitors such as Samsung."

"Following a two year decline that saw its UK market share halved, smartphone manufacturer LG has announced it is to take steps to restore some of its former glory - beginning with the launch of a series of mid-range handsets."

"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."