LG’s Optimus L9 is getting the jump to Android Jelly Bean. The phone launched last year, running Ice Cream Sandwich. Jelly Bean will mean anyone using an L9 can take advantage of features like Google Now and Google’s Advanced Voice Search. According to the XDA Developers Forum, the update is available now in Australia, Thailand, …

Pinch of salt time: a render of what purports to be the Nexus 5 has surfaced online, along with a spec list. There are plenty of reasons to think it’s fake, but a few that hint it could be the real deal too. An anonymous source claiming to work for Google sent the image and specs to Android and Me. …

I know we’ve heard about LG’s 55-inch OLED TV set before, but it’s so far failed to make it to shop shelves. Well now comes word it’ll land here in the UK in July, exclusively for sale from Harrods. And the price? Glad you asked. It’ll set you back a cool £10,000. Recession? What recession? We saw the LG OLED 55EM970V …

Microsoft surprised everyone by launching its Surface tablet, taking on its hardware partners at their own game. Since then, there have been plenty of rumours about a possible Surface phone, with the device apparently entering the testing phase at the end of last year. And now it seems Nokia is getting a little antsy, suspecting Microsoft will step on its …

HTC launched two Facebook phones — the Salsa and ChaCha — almost two years ago, but now comes word it’s having another stab at a social networking-based blower. The pretty reliable @evleaks Twitter account has what it claims are specs for the device, rumoured to be called the HTC Myst. It’s a mid-range affair, if these are anything to go …

Google is continuing to lay off staff at Motorola, which it bought last year. According to an email to employees — seen by the Wall Street Journal — a further 1,200 of them will get the chop. That’s about 10 per cent of Motorola’s workforce. The cuts are in addition to 4,000 layoffs that started last August, when Google said …

The HTC One is due to launch on these shores next week, but it could be in short supply, due to a lack of parts. Which would be a bit of a bummer for HTC, considering the handset is the company’s next flagship, and its main hope of reviving its fortunes. There’s also a certain other handset launching the day …

It seems like a long time ago now, but remember when Samsung was ordered to pay Apple $1bn (£660m) in the tech trial of the century? A US judge has ordered that amount be slashed by 40 per cent, and wants a new trial set too, to assess the level of damages, the BBC reports. That’s right, it’s back to …

Apple could be about to drop off the top spot from Fortune magazine’s prestigious World’s Most Admired Companies list. The list doesn’t come out until later in the week, but according to a blog post by Forbes’ Brad Chase, the company isn’t likely to retain its number one placing. It’s not all bad news for Apple though. It’s just been voted top …

Samsung’s Galaxy S4 is expected to be upon us in just a couple of weeks, and here’s a fresh rumour to toss on the pyre. The handset will come in black and white colours, and with either 16GB, 32GB or 64GB storage, according to an insider who’s been whispering secrets to SamMobile. The S4’s predecessor — the multi-million-selling superstar that …