Meet the Nokia C5, a candybar Symbian phone that will quickly stir fond memories of squatting huddled on the school bus, eschewing social interaction in favour of playing endless games of Snake. Maybe it’s the 80s-inspired name that’s giving us the nostalgia shakes, but it’s hard to deny Nokia is recalling its golden years with …

We were huge fans of Motorola’s barnstorming Milestone phone when it came to the UK at the end of last year, but six months on, its rudeboy gold trim and pull-out Qwerty keyboard are looking decidedly dated. Good job, then, that Motorola has just confirmed the imminent arrival of a brand-new Milestone, the Milestone XT720. It’s a variant of the …

This coming Monday, Steve Jobs will take the stage at Apple’s annual World Wide Developers Conference, and the smart money (read — crazy Internet hype machine) says he will unveil the much anticipated, even much-er leaked iPhone 4G. CNET UK will of course be on hand to bring you every single scrap of news as it develops, even though, due …

Smashing news for Nokia N900 fans — a host of tasty extras are being beamed directly to your mobile today, most notably video calling over Skype, using the N900’s front-facing camera. Best to make sure your hair looks alright before making any calls. The over the air update — catchily titled PR1.2 — adds a bunch of new features, including …

Google is set to leap, Gremlin-like, out of the Internet and into your television. We’ve got the low-down on what exactly Google TV is, and why we in the UK can’t have it yet. Google TV? Whuh?Google TV is a platform for searching and viewing video content on your tellybox. It was announced yesterday at Google’s annual I/O Developer conference. …

We dearly love a spot of mega-corporation drama — it’s as close to giant robot fighting as we’re likely to get in our sorry lifetimes. That’s why we’re super-excited to hear that search behemoth Google may well be wading into the legal quagmire to defend HTC from Apple’s allegations that it pinched its ideas. Apple is suing HTC, alleging that …

Fortify for frenetic phone fanboy fighting — as part of a series of in-depth investigations into the screen quality of the iPhone and the Nexus One, the visual experts at DisplayMate have claimed that, scientifically speaking, the iPhone’s LED display is a clear winner. A tip of the hat goes to OLED-Display for tipping us off to the study. Examine the …

News just in: the upcoming BBC News, Sport and iPlayer apps for iPhone and other mobile platforms will not let you download and store any video content locally — all video will be streaming only. This is a hefty kick in the teeth for anyone hoping to store their favourite programmes on their mobiles for later viewing. A small consolation …

Orange has announced new data plans for travellers hoping to keep their roaming charges down. From this month if you use your Orange mobile while travelling within the European Union — such as on a trip to Barcephona — you’ll receive a text asking if you’d like to buy 2MB of data for €2 (£1.70). Data-roaming charges are certifiably the …

Just in case you didn’t get enough LG goodness yesterday, today the company announced two new phones for its Cookie family, the LG GT350 (up there on the left) and the GS290 (over on the right) — two mobiles that are all about the social and the networking. Unlike the almost buttonless Mini, the GT350 is packed to the gills …