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"Lawyers must love the mobile industry. The cash that comes their way from the myriad of legal battles that go on between mobile manufacturers is surely more than enough to keep them in shiny shoes and staid suits for a lifetime. And seeing as though Apple are involved in most of these legal spats, we'd be surprised if there wasn't a big vat full of dollars marked 'Brief Fund' somewhere at Camp Cuprtino."

"Get your dancing shoes at the ready because Tango, the new Windows Phone update, is said to be announced at the CES consumer electronics show in Las Vegas early next year."

"Rumours are circulating to suggest that the next iteration of Microsoft's Windows Phone platform, codenamed Tango, will make its bow at as Vegas-based consumer electronics show CES early next year."

"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."

"Evidence has surfaced pointing toward the introduction of a quad-core processor in future Apple iPhones and iPads. The current processor of choice for the 4S and iPad 2 is the dual-core A5, but keen observers over at 9to5Mac have spotted updated code inside the latest beta version of iOS 5.1 that offers support for quad-core processing."

"The drastic changes over at RIM continue, with news that the company has cancelled two devices previously linked with their BlackBerry 10 operating system. While the hardware is certainly important, BlackBerry 10 is perhaps even more so, as it really has to be good enough to compete with not only the established market leaders Android and iOS, but the rising star of Windows Phone 7 too."

"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."

"Samsung tweeted the news it would be upgrading the Galaxy S II to Ice Cream Sandwich back in November but didn't offer any indication of when it would appear. Since then, it's not been clear whether the S II would be the only Samsung device to see Android 4.0, or if the company was still evaluating the Galaxy range."

"Mobile shopping has hit the bigtime, with major stores - both online and on the high street - embracing handheld technology to boost sales figures in the post-Christmas rush."

"HTC are set to introduce a bootloader unlock for all Android smartphones released after September 2011. This means owners of HTC Android handsets, released in the last three months or so, will be able to unlock the devices and customise the user interface should they so wish (although why would you want to mess with the shiny shiny HTC Sense?)."

"Following Samsung's announcement of the mid-range Galaxy Ace Plus yesterday, LG has also revealed an updated version of its own popular reasonably priced Android phone, the Optimus."

"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."

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

"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."

"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."

"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 …"

"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."

""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)."

"A reliable source at the Foxconn manufacturing plant in China has revealed details of the iPhone 5, suggesting that that it is gearing up for production."