Apple’s iPad 3 will be here around March or April, according to Digitimes. How does it know this? Component manufacturers have started delivering parts for the next-gen tablet to equipment manufacturers. In other words, the supply chain is creaking into action. A March launch would also be a year on from the iPad 2 launch, …

RIM is making like it’s 2006 with its next phone — the BlackBerry Milan is a vertical slider, according to this leaked picture from Crackberry.com. The Milan still manages to pack in all the classic BlackBerry functionality, including a full Qwerty keyboard, so email fans shouldn’t be disappointed. It looks as though it’ll run the company’s new BlackBerry 10 software. …

Picture the scene: you’ve just brought your brand new handset back from the shop, only to discover the volume drops out when you’re making calls. Well that’s what’s happened with those picking up the Samsung Galaxy Nexus, which is why we can’t recommend the handset — yet. Next week everything could change, as shops should be getting in new stock …

We didn’t have any battery issues with our Nokia Lumia 800, but some haven’t been so lucky. It’s been playing up iPhone 4S-style, with the battery not living up to its advertised number of hours. But there’s good news if you’re one of those affected: Nokia is releasing not one but two software updates to fix the problem, Engadget reports. Whatever …

Sharp is just one of the companies making panels for the iPad 3, if you believe the rumours, but it’s also making the screen for Apple’s forthcoming television, according to an analyst. Jeffries analyst Peter Misek says Sharp is retooling a production line at its Sakai factory to make modified amorphous TFT LCD panels to be used in Apple’s TV, …

Microsoft isn’t impressed with Siri — or at least, one of its execs isn’t. Chief research and strategy officer Craig Mundie claims Microsoft has had the same capability in Windows Phone 7 for over a year, 9to5 Mac reports. So how does he explain the massive interest Siri has garnered? Good marketing, but no more than that. “The Tellme facility has …

The HTC Edge is quite a prospect. Dual-core smart phones may be becoming more common, but the Edge is reportedly a quad-core behemoth. Or rather, the Supreme is. HTC has put the name Supreme up for protection in Europe, Pocketnow reports, hinting the flagship quad-core beast could have a name change before release. It wouldn’t be the first time: codenames …

Adidas’ miCoach app has been available for about a year now, helping track your training using a sensor, a little like Nike+. A new footie app game based on the tech — miCoach Football — has just launched, reports Pocket Gamer, and the more exercise you get, the stronger your in-game characters become. So unless you want a thrashing, you’d …

Earlier in the month news came that Flash was dead for mobile devices; and this seemed confirmed over the weekend when it was revealed Samsung’s Galaxy Nexus doesn’t ship with it installed. You can’t even download it from Android Market. But it looks like that’s set to change. Adobe has confirmed to Pocket-lint it intends to bring Flash to Android …

We know, we know. The Lumia 800 has only just hit the shelves (and mighty fine it is, too), and already there’s a successor waiting in the wings to empty your wallet. That’s life. The Lumia 900 stars in this promo video intended for developers but that was accidentally leaked, as discovered by the Dutch website All About Phones, reports BGR. …