eBay claims UK retailers are missing out on £1.3bn of annual revenue because dodgy coverage and high data costs are stopping people from using mobile phones to make online purchases. The auction site is calling on Ofcom to ensure that next-gen LTE networks rectify those problems. eBay’s research suggests that 16 per cent of the UK is an ‘m-commerce not-spot’. The …

Orange’s new ‘Connected’ 24-month contract is designed for Apple fanatics who want to use a 3G iPad 2 and an iPhone 4 together. Sounds useful! That must save you some money, right? Er, no. It’s £65 per month on top of upfront fees. But if you can’t live without an active data connection on two devices at once, Orange’s new …

The Samsung Galaxy S3 will be available in the first half of 2012, according to the president of Samsung’s mobile division, JK Shin, speaking to Dow Jones Newswires. The original Galaxy S and recently launched Galaxy S2 have been wildly popular phones for Samsung, thanks to the unbeatable combination of top-notch hardware and the app-happy Android platform. Though we can’t …

Motorola may soon be launching the Xoom 2 Android tablet and a few other devices, if a brief hiccup on its website is any indication. It seems that someone on the US company’s Web team accidentally (on purpose?) put up some product images during a redesign of its site. The site appeared to show the successor to Moto’s popular Xoom …

Samsung has appealed to a US court to allow it to see the next-generation iPad and iPhone prototypes, as it plays tit-for-tat in an ongoing spat with Apple. Last week, a judge ruled that Apple’s legal team were allowed to see a range of Samsung’s products — including the Galaxy S 2, Galaxy Tab 8.9, Galaxy Tab 10.1, Infuse 4G …

Acer’s Liquid Mini range of Android-powered mobile phones have been beefed up with the latest version of Google’s software and a dollop of summer colour into the bargain. We first saw the Liquid Mini back in the dreary days of winter, and while it didn’t tick all the boxes for us, there’s no doubt it was a colourful little number. …

The Asus Padfone is a new smart phone and tablet combo for those who want the best of both worlds. The 4-inch Android touchscreen phone is the driving force in this partnership, docking with the 10-inch tablet for big-screen jollies. The tablet is really just a glorified display and has no processing power of its own, though it does have …

O2 is finally flogging the Sony Ericsson Xperia Play, in both its black and white guises. The white version is exclusive to the operator. The Play had originally been set to launch on O2 in April. The operator delayed the launch due to problems with the handset’s software. In a bid to reel in gamers, O2 is offering a free multimedia dock, valued …

Nokia has committed to support its ailing Symbian operating system until at least 2016 — despite ramping up production to churn out a new Windows Phone every few months. CEO Stephen Elop confirmed his company’s intentions during a recent interview in China. Symbian has had a rough ride of late. Ever since we learnt of Nokia’s plans to make Windows …

Gadget-laden festival revellers needn’t worry about their mobile phone running out of juice halfway through the event, thanks to Vodafone’s VIP recharging truck. The Union Jack adorned van is capable of charging 2,000 handsets at once with the same level of power as you’d get at home. It will be making its way around 11 of this year’s UK’s top …