"HTC have announced a 30% drop in handsets and tablet sales over the course of November."

"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."

"No-one really knows why it has taken them so long, but the BBC has finally announced there is to be a proper iPlayer app for the iPhone and iPad."

"Announced in October, BlackBerry's BBX operating system was billed as their next-generation platform, coming to save the company's tablets and smartphones from BlackBerry OS, their current and oft-revised mobile operating system."

"As the title says, the very first tablet using Google Android 4.0, otherwise known as Ice Cream Sandwich, is available right now - and for less than £100! But as with everything that sounds too good to be true, there's a slight catch, in that it's only available in China at the moment."

"KPMG has released the results of its fifth annual Consumer & Convergence Survey: The Converged Lifestyle. There's a lot of stuff in there about tech, but one of the most interestingest bits concerns Brits and apps."

"A case has been brought against leading smartphone manufacturers including Apple, Samsung and HTC in the US federal court over the recent Carrier iQ scandal."

"LG have sent out press invitations to journalists for an event the Korean manufacturer is holding in London next week in conjunction with high-end fashion label Prada."

"The Samsung Galaxy S II remains the best-selling smartphone in the UK for the eighth successive month, despite the arrivals of the much-vaunted iPhone 4S and the Nokia Lumia 800."

"A judge has denied Apple's injunction request that would see Samsung's Galaxy range of devices banned from sale in the US."

"As mobile manufacturers scramble to get Ice Cream Sandwich onto their top-end handsets, Google is hard at work adapting the latest version of Android for their own Nexus S phone, which until the recently release of the Galaxy Nexus was their flagship device."

"Acer has announced a new Android tablet for the UK, and it's set for release in early 2012 with a lovely, sweet surprise onboard. Yep, that's right, the Acer Iconia Tab A200 will come with Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich freshly installed, making it one of the very first big-screen devices to use the new OS."

"Apple is preparing to launch a new iteration of its iPad tablet, as well as an LTE enabled version of the iPhone both of which will be carried by Japanese network NTT Docomo,"

"Google has announced that it will roll out a patch to remedy the volume problems which recently plagued some models of its flagship Ice Cream Sandwich device, the Samsung-produced Galaxy Nexus."

"A little birdy has told us that the new Motorola Xoom 2 and Motorola Xoom 2 Media Edition are going to be available within the next week."

"A hidden application found on millions of smartphones can log almost everything a user does, claims a US security researcher."

"The iPad 3 could be with us as soon as March according to tech boffins who think they've rumbled Apple's tablet plans."

"I am not a fan of conspiracy theories, but a few months ago the pieces of a mobile industry puzzle started to fall into place. They're subtle, but if I'm right Apple is poised to deliver a hammer blow that the mobile industry never saw coming. Am I crazy, or ahead of the curve? Follow my train of thought and decide for yourself."

"Interweb payment types PayPal have published a report that reckons people will switch to paying for things using their smartphone rather than a bank card in 2016."

"Life insurers aren't usually regarded as the sort of companies where adrenaline rules - and you might think that Royal London, one of the country's biggest mutually owned insurers, would be more sleepy than most. Someone at the company obviously has a yearning for a more high-octane life, however. Royal London has just extended its contract to sponsor the Isle of Man TT motorbike race for another three years. It's a deal that brings the company worldwide publicity, although maybe an odd one for an insurer, given the regular accidents."