Creative is combining Google joy with its established expertise in audio technology, with three new Android gadgets in time for Christmas. The veteran MP3 player maker has 7-inch and 10-inch ZiiO Android tablets ready for December, along with a smaller Android 3.2-inch device called the ZEN Touch 2. From a pure spec perspective, the gear …

This is a bolt from the blue. A new Nokia smart phone, said to be the X7-00, has been pictured in a leaked video running Need for Speed. Pictures and a video of the purported X7 were leaked on the Czech Modryzub forums (registration needed), first spotted by the Italian Nokia HD Blog. From the looks of the phone, it’s …

By 2014, Android will have stormed past BlackBerry OS and Apple’s iOS in terms of market share, becoming the second most popular mobile operating system behind Symbian, according to research firm IDC. IDC predicts Android’s market share will have grown by 51.2 per cent by 2014. As shown in the chart above, BlackBerry OS’ market share is expected to fall by 3.5 per cent, …

Android’s incredible year continues, with sales from July to September making Android the world’s second most popular smart phone OS, catching up fast to Symbian in the number one spot. Android has cornered a quarter (25.5 per cent) of the world’s smart phone market, according to a worldwide smart phone sales report. It rocketed past iOS and BlackBerry in third …

Samsung’s upcoming GT-i8700 handset, which runs Windows Phone 7, has been captured in a YouTube video. The video of the handset, which may eventually be called the Omnia 7, in accordance with the titles of Samsung’s previous Windows Mobile devices, runs for 13 minutes. There’s no sound, but you can see Windows Phone 7 in action, together with a demonstration of how the phone’s camera …

If you’ve bitten your fingernails to the quick waiting for the Nokia N8 to be released, then cut your digits some slack — the phone is now available to buy on the Finnish company’s website. The N8 goes on general release in the UK on 22 October, but you can buy it now from Nokia’s website SIM-free for £429. The website is also offering the phone …

Apple is reportedly researching technology that could allow iPhones to be used to pay for things wirelessly, with just a swipe. Apple has hired a chap called Benjamin Vigier who works in near-field communication (NFC), a technology which sends wireless data from chips within devices such as the Tube’s Oyster cards to payment terminals or other devices, according to Businessweek. …

Like the unicorn, the white iPhone 4 has become something of a fairy tale, a beacon of pearly phone tech we’ve seen in pictures, but never had the opportunity to touch and feel. It’s beginning to feel like we never will with the hallowed device delayed again, this time until spring 2011, according to Reuters. Apple usually releases their new …

The iPhone 5 could let you wirelessly import your home Mac settings onto any other compatible Apple computer, according to a freshly baked loaf of speculation, straight from the rumour mill.  The Cult of Mac website claims to have received a tip that the iPhone 5 will use Near Field Communication, a short-range wireless technology, to transfer your Mac settings to another …

Say what you will about Nokia, but the Finnish manufacturer knows how to churn out cheap phones. The new Nokia C2-01 will be the company’s cheapest 3G handset, and the X2-01 is a budget device with a full Qwerty keypad.  Apart from its 3G connectivity and annoying name, the C2-01 is a run-of-the-mill Symbian Series 40 device, with an alphanumeric keypad, 3.2-megapixel camera and 2-inch screen. …