Manufacturers and networks insist on labelling any new smart phone with a physical keyboard a business phone, which is understandable, but short-sighted. Upcoming phones such as the Nokia E7 and the Dell Venue Pro have been clumped in the colourless corporate category, but many people don’t like typing on touchscreens, and they’re not necessarily carrying a …

The release of iOS 4.2 for the iPhone, iPad and iPod touch is imminent, and it looks like it could be smashing news for iPhone 3G owners angry that the fourth version of Apple’s OS had turned their devices into iBricks. Apple has sent an email to developers telling them to have their apps ready, Pocket-lint reports, as “iOS 4.2 …

We like our budget phones. We recognise that all many people need is a device that can text and make calls, perhaps wrapped up in a good-looking package. This is exactly what you get with the T-Mobile Vibe. For just £40 on T-Mobile pay as you go, the Vibe is a ZTE-made handset that features a 2.8-inch touchscreen, 2-megapixel camera …

Nokia’s E7, the email-friendly Qwerty phone first seen at the Nokia World show earlier this year, will hit stores in December. Nokia revealed this via its Twitter account, with exact availability varying by country. We previously reported it would be January before the smart phone got here, but happily it should hit high streets across the UK before Christmas. The E7 …

Hasbro’s new my3D system allows you to watch 3D content on your iPhone or iPod touch — using a device resembling a pair of binoculars. It looks rather like a kids’ version of Silence of the Lambs-style night-vision goggles, with a slot for your Apple handset at the front. Peer into these things and you’ll be able to move your …

Google has made a search app available for Windows Phone 7 handsets, an interesting move considering its rivalry with Microsoft in terms of both mobile phones and search engines. The first release of the Google Search app will have a number of features that many of you will be familiar with, such as suggestions appearing as you type, and the ability …

Nokia is taking over all the development work done by the Symbian Foundation, due to a sudden lack of funding resulting from the departures of key members such as Sony Ericsson and Samsung. The Symbian Foundation was forced to reconsider its future, and after a board meeting, found it couldn’t continue in its present form. Operations and staff numbers will …

Most HTC Desire phones are now running Android 2.2, but the company’s other handsets are still due their Froyo updates. It seems HTC Legend owners mightn’t have much longer to wait, with a recent announcement of the phone’s imminent Android upgrade, but there’s still no sign of anything for the Wildfire. Back in June, HTC confirmed it was working on Froyo …

A Google Maps mistake led to Nicaragua mistakenly invading Costa Rica, which makes driving your car into a ditch after blindly following your sat-nav seem a little less serious. The Nicaraguan armed forces were accused of setting up military camps on Costa Rican soil, raising the flag of Nicaragua and destroying a protected forest, La Nacion reported. Former commander Eden …

Expect to wait a little longer for the Samsung-built Google Nexus Two, as a hardware issue has delayed its release, which was expected this week. Google was set to launch its second own-brand phone on 11 November along with the OS it runs on, Android 2.3 Gingerbread, a new version of its smart phone OS. Previous rumours that the phone …