It’s possible to prove anything with statistics, but only painkillers or a couple of cold pints make the headache we get from new market share data go away. Regardless, the news is that Apple has taken second place for the number of mobile phones shipped worldwide during the first quarter of 2011, according to IDC …

Barely a day has passed since Apple updated iOS to 4.3.3, but the iPhone Dev Team has already published its latest jailbreaking software. It seems the team hasn’t had to work as hard as normal on this one. Apple usually makes a point of closing down the exploit holes with each new version of its software, forcing a new strategy from …

Chuggers beware: we now have another reason not to succumb to your intimidating clipboard of direct debit forms. We can now give to charity from the comfort of our mobile phone keypad, no bank account details required, with JustTextGiving. Vodafone, fresh from painting the town red, white and blue, has partnered with the online donation service JustGiving to make giving …

Another shiny Android phone is winging its way to the UK sometime next week. The slinky LG Optimus Black is set for a mid-May release, according to Pocket-lint. Why mobile networks have to be so secretive about exact launch details is a bit of mystery, but we’ve gleaned that at least Orange and T-Mobile will be betting on Black. Expect …

It’s time to get your Android phones upgraded again, as version 2.3.4 begins to roll out this week. Your phone, if compatible, should receive it sometime this decade, or you can follow the instructions below and update it yourself. The biggest feature upgrade is that video chat is now available on Google Talk for all those whose devices with a …

When it comes to rivals, Nokia is far more concerned about Android than Apple. In an interview on Finnish TV, CEO Stephen Elop said Nokia wouldn’t be following Apple’s strategy — making a few models and pricing them high — despite the iPhone’s runaway success, eWeek reports. Instead, Nokia is likely to create a wide “portfolio” of Windows Phone handsets …

You’ve watched our hands-on test and have been waiting patiently ever since you heard that the Motorola Atrix would arrive in the UK a distinct shade of Orange. You’ve put aside your fears of rendering the phone inoperable by swiping your finger across the screen after your morning peanut butter fix. The Atrix is finally here. This is the first …

BlackBerry mobile devices will in future have the Bing search engine as default, its makers RIM have announced. An apparently surprise visit to the BlackBerry World conference by Microsoft’s Steve Ballmer publicly sealed the deal. So are Google’s days of dominance in desktop and mobile search fading fast? Although savvy users will still be able to choose which search provider …

We’ve not strayed from the suburbs since that wedding, but for those of you in central London wondering if Will and Kate are the reason some taxi cabs have adorned the Union Jack… they’re not. Patriotic Vodafone may be, but the latest addition to the Windsor family isn’t enough to get the British mobile giant to paint our taxis red, …