"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"."

"There's nothing worse than investing your hard-earned cash into a shiny new smartphone only to find that you've killed it by sloshing liquid all over it when investing your hard-earned cash into enjoying yourself of a weekend with a few light ales."

"Apple's new iPad is said to be getting a high definition screen, a faster processor and the ability to function with next generation wireless networks."

"Samsung's own mobile operating system, Bada, has been around since late 2009, and has since attracted a 2% share of the market and found its way onto a variety of phones. The OS is very similar to Samsung's TouchWiz UI, just without Android hidden underneath."

"This time last year, there were two main Apple-related rumours, the iPad 2 and the launch of the iPad-only newspaper The Daily. The publication had a rocky start but after a few delays, it was eventually revealed at a special event held at the Guggenheim Museum in New York, a venue soon to be used again for Apple's recently announced education event."

"Buyers will be able to get their hands on the BlackBerry Bold 9790 by the end of this month, according to RIM and the smartphone is already available to pre-order with many mobile operators and online retailers."

"Apple has suspended the sale of all iPhones in China after a mini riot broke out at the launch of the 4S."

"RIM this week unveiled its Blackberry OS 7.1 and chief amongst the most intriguing of its new features included in the update is Blackberry Tag."

"The Nokia Lumia 710, Nokia's second Windows Phone to be released in the UK, has been given an official release date. The mid-range phone will arrive two and a half months after the flagship Lumia 800 and officially go on sale on 1 February."

"The world's biggest tech extravaganza is nearly done for another year, but just because things are winding down out there in Nevada and teams of sweaty men are hurriedly packing away expensively produced exhibition stands doesn't mean there's nowt left worth bringing to your attention. No Siree. In fact, whilst the saying 'they saved the best until last' might not be strictly true, there's been tones of stuff making itself known, so come with us as we dress as '68 Comeback Elvis, put everything on red and [insert own Vegas-based cliché here] and see what the amazing cavalcade of tech has thrown up in the last 24 hours …"

""Round 1: Fight" In a flashback to the times when scrolling fighting games were the greatest thing on the face of the earth, the undoubted 'Daddy' of fighting games was Street Fighter (and to be fair, whilst the film - which for some reason starred Kylie Minogue and Jean Claude Van Damme - wasn't ever going to win an Oscar, it was still a decent watch)."

"Intel has made further strides into the mobile market at CES, announcing not only the very first smartphone to be based on their new Medfield platform, but a partnership with Motorola too."

"Android is the word in smartphones at CES 2012, with a few Windows Phone 7 exceptions. Here are the phones that caught our eye on the show floor this week."

"The biggest auction of space on the British airwaves is to be held at the end of 2012, when telecoms companies will bid to acquire the spectrum they need to enable an explosion in the use of bandwidth-hungry smartphones and tablets."

"As promised, Research in Motion has provided a more detailed view of its long-awaited PlayBook OS 2.0 software, including the excellent news that it'll definitely be coming next month."

"Although CES 2012 didn't officially open until last, a lot of manufacturers held press conferences announcing new products yesterday, plus a mass of news releases were submitted to agencies around the same time. The result is more information than one could ever plough through from CES 2012. Except, that is, without our help. Here's a rundown of the top news stories from CES so far that we've not covered in more detail elsewhere."

"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:"

"HTC has grabbed the headlines at CES with the unveiling of the Titan 2. Tech Radar reports that the new evolution of the Taiwanese manufacturer's Titan smartphone will feature an astounding 16-megapixel camera complete with wide-angle lens and dual LED flash, a spec unheard of in previous smartphones."

"Just like the England squad did in 2006, Sony have have said goodbye to Ericsson"

"This is something of a surprise, as Sony has used CES 2012 to unveil its very first smartphone without Ericsson branding. The news of the pair's split hit back in October, but the name wasn't expected to be changed until later this year, however the launch of the Xperia S shows Sony wants to get a move on with the re-branding."