A new ad for Facebook Home stars the social network’s previously camera-shy founder Mark Zuckerberg. But it’s not a stilted, dry talk about the merits of Home. Or rather it is, but one employee zones out, using the home screen replacement to see what his mates are up to. And they’re having way more fun, …

Why does every new iPhone have a number in its name, but not the iPad, iPod, or any of Apple’s desktops or laptops? It’s a good question, so let’s head over to ex-Apple adviser Ken Segall for his tuppence worth. “iPhone is sold differently,” explains Segall, who was involved in the famous ‘Think different’ ads. “Since two previous models are …

A new Nokia is on the cards and this one could strip the Nokia Lumia 920 of its flagship status. Allegedly called the Lumia 928, photos and the scantest of details were leaked via Twitter user @evleaks. Headed for Verizon, the 928 is reportedly a slightly tweaked version of the 920. So what’s the difference? According to The Verge, the …

The first adverts for Facebook Home — the social network’s Android launcher that launched last week — have aired, and they’re about as different to each other as you can get. The first shows a man boarding a tedious business flight that gets a whole lot more interesting when he powers up his phone and sees Facebook Home. His friends …

A new Nokia is on the cards, and this one promises to strip the Lumia 920 of its flagship status. Called the Lumia 928, it’s leaked via the @evleaks Twitter account, and it’s a slightly tweaked version of the 920. The 928 is heading for US network Verizon, so I don’t know whether us Brits will ever see it on …

More than a third of British consumers think 4G is too expensive — that’s an increase from back in October, when EE launched the UK’s first 4G mobile network. 38 per cent of Brits now think 4G is too pricey, up from 31 per cent back in October, according to price comparison site uSwitch. More people are also worried about …

Fears have been allayed over whether the 4G networks that’ll launch this summer will interfere with Freeview telly signals. A trial conducted by at800 found that a makeshift 4G network using the 800MHz band only affected Freeview reception in 15 out of the 22,000 homes surveyed, The Register reports. at800 originally predicted 120 households would experience problems. Those that did …

And the claws come out. Microsoft exec Frank X. Shaw (he of the double corporate job title) has slammed Facebook Home in a blog post, calling it “remarkably similar” to Windows Phone 7.5, which Microsoft announced two years ago. “I tuned into the coverage of the Facebook Home event yesterday and actually had to check my calendar a few times,” …

Windows Phone may not be challenging the likes of Android or iOS in most places, but devices running Microsoft’s mobile OS are actually outselling the iPhone in some countries. That’s according to IDC, a market research company. Frank Shaw, corporate vice president of corporate communications at Microsoft, quoted the research in a blog post, and now the New York Times has …

Smaller Windows 8 tablets could be on the way, if Microsoft’s new guidelines are anything to go by. This month, the Redmond-based company relaxed its certification specs for manufacturers, The Register reports. The minimum screen resolution has been dropped from 1,366×768 pixels to 1,024×768 pixels, meaning future Windows 8-running slates could have smaller screens than the current crop. Does Microsoft have …