What’s this popping up on Nokia’s Facebook page? It’s a teaser for something happening on 18 June — that’s Monday. The image shows a satellite picture of Hawaii with Nokia maps controls over the top. And it followed this with a grainy snap of a Roland TR-808 drum machine. While Monday is the same day …

We’ve long bemoaned the Android rollout process, but now comes good news, of sorts. Ice Cream Sandwich — the latest version of Android — is now used on 7.1 per cent of devices, according to Google’s stats. This is up from the 5 per cent a month ago. But it still pales in comparison to Gingerbread, which accounts for 65 …

An irritated judge has thrown out the Apple vs Motorola patent case, saying neither company “can establish a right to relief”, The Verge reports. He basically thinks that neither Motorola nor Apple has a valid case. Judge Richard Posner is the man getting frustrated with both companies, and considering all the accusations they keep flinging at each other, who can …

Is Samsung about to buy Nokia? That’s the latest rumour doing the rounds. The Korean company is flying high at the moment, while the Finnish phone maker continues to struggle. But hang on. Just because Samsung could, doesn’t mean it should. Plenty of industry insiders have poured scorn on the idea. And we’ve been here before: the same rumour surfaced …

Why are these spy shots always so blurry? Do you think its the jitters of whichever naughty, nervous hand snaps them? Anyway, this is the Motorola Droid Razr HD, the follow up to the Razr, so in accordance with previous naming patterns, it will probably just be known as the Razr HD when it reaches these shores. The shots were …

Apple’s Worldwide Developer Conference kicks off on Monday, and along with iOS 6, it’s planning on launching a tool that’ll let app developers track how and where we use our apps. That’s according to The Wall Street Journal (WSJ). This news comes just a year or so after Apple promised to stop letting app makers track users with a unique …

The Apple TV could be about to get its own app store, according to BGR. Apple will apparently introduce its software development kit for the set-top box at WWDC, allowing third-party companies to make software for it. This would usher in apps for the lounge, as well as hopefully pave the way for Apple’s standalone TV set, which is due …

The European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) has decided on a new standard of SIM card. And things have gone Apple’s way. The new nano-SIM cards will measure 12.3 by 8.8mm, and have the same thickness as current micro SIM cards, VentureBeat reports. These are the specs Apple was gunning for, so Nokia and Motorola must be peeved. With modern mobiles …

Microsoft and Nokia have hit back at Google over claims they employ a ‘troll’ company to enforce patents and push up prices for consumers, the Guardian reports. On Thursday night Google filed a regulatory complaint with the European Commission, the US Department of Justice and US Federal Commission. The complaint claims Nokia and Microsoft “are colluding to raise the costs …

That screwdriver-happy lot over at iFixit have cracked into Samsung’s Galaxy S3. And what’s this they’ve found hanging about looking shifty? Why, it’s the same Sony backside-illuminated CMOS sensor as seen in the Sony Xperia Arc and iPhone 4S. Hi there! As expected, the 3.8V, 2,100mAh battery is present and correct, as you can see from the host of pictures …