Microsoft will unveil a version of Windows that runs on devices that use ARM-based processors at CES in January, Bloomberg reports. ARM architecture is the basis for pretty much every mobile phone and tablet processor out there, including the Hummingbird chip that’s in the Google Nexus S, the Snapdragon in the HTC Desire HD, and …

Motorola is getting into the Christmas spirit by trash-talking the actual ten commandments, along with the Rosetta Stone, the Apple iPad and the Samsung Galaxy Tab. Oh no it di’nt! The teaser video for Motorola’s as yet unnamed tablet also shows a buzzing bee nuzzling up against the company’s logo, in a nod to the fact that it will have …

The Nexus S, the latest mobile phone from Google and our December Editors’ Choice, has slashed £120 from its price tag — even before it’s gone on sale. Carphone Warehouse, which is selling the phone exclusively in the UK along with its mothership, Best Buy, has cut the price from £549.99 to £429.99. If you’ve already pre-ordered the phone, don’t fret …

“Two hens can’t make an eagle” is the pithy Russian saying that perfectly illustrates our single raised eyebrow at hearing that Nokia may be in talks with Microsoft to release a phone running Windows Phone 7. It’s the kind of doubtful gossip we’d usually blush to repeat, but this rumour comes straight from legendary blog mobile-review.com, so we’re taking it …

LG is bringing its Android A-game with the leak of a super-slim phone codenamed the LG B — just a day after news of the world’s first dual-core phone, the LG Optimus 2X. Leaked photos of the LG B show it’s slimmer than the wafer-like iPhone 4, currently the the world’s thinnest smart phone at 9.3mm. The blurry-handed tipster also reportedly …

If your phones have the lifespan of a mayfly and you spend more on phone repairs than food, the Motorola Defy is the smart phone for you — and you could win one in our smashing competition. We’ve teamed up with SellMyMobile.com to give away the rugged, water-resistant phone to one lucky reader. The Defy bucks the trend for expensive …

When it comes to mobile phone processors, hummingbirds battle snapdragons in a gardening-themed fight for our hard-earned cash. The Qualcomm Snapdragon, which is in the Google Nexus One, seemingly started the trend for giving chips adorable names, and so became the first to make us wonder what was inside our own smart phone. Now the Samsung Hummingbird, which powers the …

Samsung Galaxy S users on T-Mobile and 3 who’ve been waiting for an update to Android 2.2 Froyo can stop holding their breath. According to the networks, it’s finally here, after months of waiting. The update was announced on the T-Mobile forums yesterday, after a 1 December launch led to some teething problems. T-Mobile told us that some users weren’t seeing the update on …

Part of the fun of owning an Android phone is receiving the updates — you never know what new treats will arrive when one appears on your phone, like Santa coming down the chimney on Christmas Eve. Android 2.2 Froyo was better than its incremental version number suggested, since it brought the wonders of Flash Player 10.1 to the Web …

RIM has bought The Astonishing Tribe (TAT), a user-interface design company that’s responsible for some downright kerr-azy mobile phone interfaces. TAT interfaces are used in mobile devices and in-car systems, but we love their out of the box concept designs. For example, TAT designed a UI for the Synaptics Fuse, a concept phone that has grip-sensitive sides and a touch …