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...

Nokia has revealed that they'll be announcing something new on Wednesday at 7am GMT, teasing a QWERTY device, although all the signs point to a new Asha phone rather than a Lumia More...

The recently unveiled Samsung Galaxy S4 is rumoured to be among a small number of Android devices to get early access to version 5.0 of the mobile OS, named 'Key Lime Pie', reports suggest. More...

Samsung's new co-CEO, JK Shin, has complained about Windows in the market, saying there is "lackluster demand" for Windows products, and smartphones and tablets "aren't selling very well" More...

A mysterious Motorola phone has appeared online, which shows a possible candidate for the "X Phone" which is rumoured to be coming out soon. The phone includes stock Android and high-end specs. More...

HTC and Facebook are reportedly teaming up once again to build another Facebook phone. While we don't know what OS the device will run, the specs for the phone have leaked. More...

The Chinese government has published a report that criticises Android, and suggests that Google has been discriminating against Chinese companies. More...

Apparently i-mate is back from the dead, and they'll be showing off a Windows 8 phone (yep, not a Windows Phone 8 device) at MWC, powered by an x86 Intel Clover Trail Atom processor More...

A new report from a telecommunications data firm indicates Skype is rapidly growing - so much so that it now handles the equivalent of one-third of all international phone calls. More...

A rumour that seems destined to never EVER die is that Facebook is developing its own smartphone. CEO Mark Zuckerberg again explicitly denied this, saying it would make little sense for the company. More...

With Samsung lighting the touch paper for the phablet phenomenon with the Galaxy Note, Sony is the latest company to get in on the action with an image of a 6.44 inch phablet leaking to the internet. More...

Preserving a backup from your Android handset can be a wise idea, though it has been one that has long required root access. While not the first to avoid this, SAB claims to be able to avoid rooting. More...

Flexible displays remain one of the most hotly-anticipated developments in mobile tech, and Samsung is preparing to show off its latest at CES: a 5.5" 1280x720px bendy screen designed for smartphones. More...

Nokia & HTC are the two players in the Windows Phone 8 game right now. Microsoft is rumoured to be building a Surface phone to add to the mix as well. Could this, just spotted picture, be that device? More...

A flaw that has been discovered on BT's website allows anyone with access to your landline phone number and postcode to upgrade the phone package you subscribe to. More...

Major outages are affecting both BT and Talk Talk ISPs in the UK. Cable damage is being blamed on the outages, with only a “small number” of users affected according to BT. More...

With Microsoft due to release the Surface to the masses tomorrow, Steve Ballmer has added more fuel to the “Surface Phone” fire stating they plan to introduce more of their own branded hardware. More...

Japan gets some of the coolest technology available. HTC announced the HTC J Butterfly today, which features a stunning 5-inch 1080p display. And no, you can't have it yet. More...

Amazon is said to be announcing their own smartphone today at their press event; running a variant of Android 4.0 and shipping with Nokia Maps, it would seem that they too want a piece of that market. More...

The Samsung Galaxy S3 has an unlocked bootloader on all carriers except Verizon. Today the company announced that they will sell the "Developer Edition" of the GS3 that is unlocked. More...

A new study suggests that British people spend more than six billion pounds annually on phone contracts, with more than two-thirds of that being spent on overpriced contracts. More...

One of Android's most popular keyboards has been updated today, exiting from its ongoing beta phase and entering as the new standard version. More...

Microsoft has announced Windows Phone 8 at its Windows Phone developer conference in San Francisco, California. Offering new features and an updated platform, Microsoft is just getting started. More...

Your mobile phone knows an awful lot more about you than you might realize, and as a result phones are becoming targets for theft. There are steps that can be taken though to prevent this. More...

We have yet to see a major revolution in the smartphone industry for several years. Nokia is looking to change all that with an upcoming, unannounced device. More...

We hope that you're enjoying your mid-March weekend today, and as always we are posing a question today that you can answer. This week, we are asking you how often you upgrade your mobile phone More...

North Korea decrees that any citizen using a mobile phone during the 100-day mourning period for former leader Kim Jong-il will be severely punished, as government fear of a popular uprising grows. More...

It is a rumor that started way back in March but has never been fully put to bed. A new source is stating that Nokia may be selling its smartphone unit to Microsoft. More...

As the market trends towards ever more powerful smartphones fuelled by apps of all shapes and sizes, one company aims to eschew this approach, targeting its new handset specifically towards Muslims. More...

Last month, we reviewed the Nokia N9 with much praise and adoration. In this brief review, we look at the device a month on. Does it still retain appeal? Is it still great? More...

Half of all smartphones sold in the UK run Android, while less than 20% of them are iPhones. Will that trend continue or will the release of the iPhone 4S help Apple overtake Google in this space? More...

A video of one of Microsoft's Windows 8 presentations at this week's BUILD Conference hints strongly that the operating system will have some kind of built in phone feature. More...

Samsung’s Galaxy range continues to go from strength to strength and a key element of its success has undoubtedly been Samsung's determination to fill just about every niche in the market. From the lowly Galaxy... More...

In news that is a surprise to absolutely no one, LulzSec have once again gone about their antics, this time bringing down Magnets.com using a distributed denial of service attack. What is a little different to... More...

Samsung has just filed a motion on Friday for the rights to see Apple's upcoming iPhone 5 and iPad 3. The motion requests that Samsung's lawyers be able to see a final (commercial) version of... More...

After reading rumours for the past few months about the possibility of Apple delaying the release of the iPhone 5 until later on this year, one report just threw a wrench into the mix to... More...

If you own a phone that's serviced by T-Mobile that also has WiFi features, you will soon be a very happy person. DSLReports.com has revealed that the wireless phone carrier is about to launch a... More...

Ever since their worldwide debut in the 1980's, Mobile phones have been getting smaller and thinner. It's a good thing, too, those first phones were quite literally the size of your average house brick. All... More...

LG have been teasing the public with promo videos for their release of the LG Optimus 3D P920. Although the promo videos are very cheesy, they do show off one very interesting device, one with... More...

Samsung is demonstrating a working version of multi-player games at CES this week that interact with each other across phone, tablet and TV. The games, all running on Android, allow end users to play whilst they're... More...

The Sony Ericsson PlayStation phone is rumored to be hitting stores in April. The very bizarre fusion of a phone and handheld gaming unit will be launching this February at the Mobile World Congress in... More...

A well known market research company, Gartner, has made the prediction that Windows Phone 7 will ultimately be a flop -- much like the Kin -- and won't gather the popularity Microsoft hopes it will.... More...

If you've heard this one before, stop me now. It appears BGR has discovered a unique block of code within the iOS 4 firmware that shows more evidence that field testing of the CDMA (Verizon)... More...

Today we're reviewing the brand new handset by Research in Motion (RIM) with their all new BlackBerry Torch 9800. The touch-screen with full QWERTY keyboard device comes with the brand new BlackBerry 6 OS, which... More...

In an move reminiscent of Apple's recent fiasco with the iPhone 4, Nokia sent the police after a blogger to recover an unreleased smartphone. Eldar Murtazin published a harsh review of the Nokia N8 back... More...

Engadget is reporting that the Kin is dead, even though the device was only released a few short months ago, and is still receiving updates. Sources close to Microsoft have told Engadget that Andy Lees, Senior... More...

Google Voice has officially been opened to the public. Announced on the Official Google Blog, Google is making their easy-to-use phone number management system available to anyone who desires its goodness. Opened in beta form a... More...

Just to recap, Microsoft already has Windows Mobile 6.5 on the market, Windows Phone 7 nearing launch, and Windows Embedded Compact 7 coming to tablets. Is there anything left in the mobile spectrum for Microsoft... More...

Bing has released a big update for Windows 6.x phones, adding a new home page, Movies and Traffic. The new app changes gives users faster access to common search, including the navigation of the... More...

IDC this week published their quarterly mobile phone market share statistics and found that while Apple was gaining new ground with their iPhone, Nokia still held the majority of shipments worldwide to gave them a... More...