Windows Phone has an interface unlike any other OS, so when an Android launcher replicating its UI hits 1m downloads, is there envy on the other side or are users wanting something new? More...

The chairman of Huawei's consumer business says the company is considering an acquisition of Nokia, hinting that Windows Phone might be dropped in favour of Android, if Nokia is willing to negotiate. More...

Huawei has announced its Ascend P6, "the world's slimmest smartphone" at just 6.18mm-thick. The handset features Android 4.2.2, a 1.5GHz quad-core CPU and an "industry-leading" 5MP front camera. More...

We ask Neil Papworth, the man who sent the world's first text message, how he thinks texting has changed things, the social effects of SMS and where he sees the future of the technology. More...

A beautiful Android 5.0 concept has folks hoping for lots of improvements and better design in the next major version of Google's mobile OS. It includes a minimalist design and "hidden" widgets. More...

The BBC has announced a new addition to its suite of mobile apps, with the launch of BBC Weather for iOS and Android smartphones, but there's no sign yet of Windows Phone or BlackBerry versions. More...

Samsung has announced the newest member of its Galaxy product family, the budget-themed Galaxy Ace 3, which has a four inch screen and runs Android 4.2. A price and launch date were not revealed. More...

Blueprints purporting to detail HTC's unannounced 'One Max' phablet have been published, showing a larger device with a similar design to the firm's flagship handset, along with numerous specs. More...

Fairphone has reached its crowdfunding launch target to create "a seriously cool smartphone that puts social values first", promising responsible sourcing of materials and fair wages for all workers. More...

Canalys has released its forecasts for global smartphone OS market share, predicting that by 2017, Windows Phone will have 12.7% of the market, with Apple declining from 19.5% to 14.1%. More...

AMD has confirmed it is planning to develop processors that will be used inside Android and Chrome OS devices, while at the same time claims it is still "very committed to Windows 8." More...

An Intel executive stated today that some tablets that will have the company's upcoming Bay Trail-based Atom processor inside could cost "well below the $199 price point." More...

The latest US smartphone market share numbers from ComScore show Microsoft's went down very slightly in the three month period that ended in April 2013, while Apple's share surged. More...

Google Reader is on its last legs and the hungry reading masses continue their search for a replacement. Feedly are stepping up by partnering with five developers to bring back some reading goodness. More...

Windows Phone and iOS surprise as they show accelerated growth ahead of Android in the crucial US market. Kantar report paints a positive picture for Windows Phone acceptance. Third place secured? More...

Asus has just announced the Transformer Book Trio, an upcoming Windows 8-Android PC that the company claims can serve as a laptop, desktop or a tablet in one device. More...

Samsung has announced the smaller counterpart to its flagship smartphone, the Galaxy S4 Mini. The company says it's an S4 in a smaller package, but its average specs lead us to believe otherwise. More...

Two new colour variants are expected to join the existing black and silver versions of the HTC One. A red model was briefly spotted earlier this month, but a blue model also seems to be on the cards. More...

We take a hands-on look at the new iteration of the world's most popular mapping service, Google Maps. The update brings improved imagery, 3D features, updated navigation tools, and more. More...

Motorola's Dennis Woodside has revealed a few small details about their upcoming 'Moto X' flagship Android smartphone, which should arrive in October with "two processors" inside More...

DoubleTwist has released a revision for its Android media player which incorporates Google's holo-theme. By adapting to the user interface, the app is now even more consistent with the Android system. More...

Apple CEO Tim Cook faced Android's exponential rise head on, speaking at the D11 conference yesterday. He did, however, cite some impressive statistics that put a different slant on the case. More...

Speaking at D11, the anual conference hosted by AllThingsD, Tim Cook has said that Apple has "no religious issue" with developing Android apps, and users can expect Apple to expand over the next year. More...

According to a HTC developer who is known as a "notorious insider", the HTC One should be getting an update to Android 4.2.2 very soon. It's also likely that it will include Sense 5.1. More...

A Reddit user's Samsung Galaxy S III has self-combusted while charging, saying he heard loud noises, saw smoke coming from the device and managed to get burned from the melting phone More...

A recent interview with LG Mobile VP Kim Wong has revealed that LG won't be making the next Nexus phone, saying that there's no need to repeat the great success they had with the Nexus 4 More...

Samsung has accidentally confirmed the existence of a Galaxy S4 Mini via its application store. The news comes prior to Samsung's Galaxy and ATIV-unveiling event on June 20th. More...

While a non-player in the American phone market, it seems that China's Lenovo wants to bring its Android wares across the ocean, despite having never sold a phone in the United States before now. More...

Screenshots have leaked that appear to show a dramatic update to Gmail, adding default email categories and an updated navigation drawer on the service's mobile applications. More...

HTC have revealed that their new flagship device, the One, has sold "around 5 million" handsets in four months, far behind sales of the Samsung Galaxy S4, which sold 10 million in one month. More...

Microsoft's Outlook.com team has pushed out an update to the Outlook.com Android app that has a few bug fixes that will likely appease those of you who use the app on your Android phone. More...

A report claims that Apple plans to comprehensively integrate Flickr and Vimeo support into the next version of its mobile operating system, iOS 7, when it arrives later this year. More...

The Unity game engine, used by many popular apps across different platform, has now become free of charge for Android and iOS developers. Windows Phone 8 and Blackberry 10 will follow soon. More...

According to a new report, Dell's Ophelia mini-computer could be on the market as soon as July. There's no word on price or specifications, but Dell is keen to market the product towards businesses. More...

The Italy-based Python S3 tablet launched this week and company claims the 11.6 inch device can boot three operating systems: Windows 8, Ubuntu Linux, and Android. More...

NVIDIA has launched the public pre-orders for its Android portable game console SHIELD today, three days earlier than planned, with shipments expected to start by the end of June. More...

Samsung co-CEO Shin Jong-kyun has stated the company is "confident" that sales of its Galaxy S4 smartphone will reach the 10 million mark next week, adding it is selling much faster than the Galaxy S3 More...

After complaints that its 16GB Galaxy S4 offers just 8.82GB of space for users, Samsung has publicly acknowledged the issue, suggesting that more space could be freed up by a future software update. More...

The latest figures from IDC show that growth in Windows Phone helped Microsoft's mobile OS to jump to third place in global smartphone shipments, as BlackBerry market share fell from 6.4% to 2.9%. More...

Google has announced that they have activated 900 million Android devices since the launch of the platform - a massive achievement for Google, who came into the arena as a small player. More...

HP has announced two new tablet-laptop convertibles: the HP Split x2 that runs Windows 8 on an Ivy Bridge CPU for $800, and the HP SlateBook x2 that runs Android on a Tegra 4 chipset for $480 More...

BlackBerry has announced that it will launch apps for iOS and Android that will connect to the company's BBM service, but there's no word on plans to extend this functionality to Windows Phone. More...

NVIDIA has renamed its Android game console Project SHIELD to just SHIELD. The console, which will also stream PC games on Steam, will go on sale this June for $349, with pre-orders starting May 20. More...

Garner has published their report on global handset sales for the first quarter of 2013. Android owns the market with 75% while Windows Phone accounts for 3%. Apple is still in second place at 18%. More...

Camden has become the first London Borough to receive a special treatment of free Wi-Fi for its 212,000 residents, businesses and visitors. The service can be enjoyed for 30 minutes for free. More...

A Samsung Galaxy S4 i9500, complete with an Exynos 5 Octa processor, arrived on my doorstep this morning, and that means an unboxing video is in-bound with some quick hands-on opinions More...

An Android competitor to Microsoft's Xbox Live service has surfaced in information discovered in a recent update of an APK used for the operating system's Google Play service. More...

A Wall Street Journal report claims Amazon is working on a smartphone device that will include some kind of 3D display that can be seen without glasses, but it's possible the project could be shelved. More...

Through a royalties deal with Samsung, HTC, LG and more, Microsoft are making an estimated $8 from every Android device sold, putting revenue in 2013 at $3.4b. This could increase to $9b in 2017. More...