A mysterious benchmark for an unnamed Samsung phone has surfaced online, prompting speculation that we’re looking at speed tests and hardware details regarding the much-anticipated Galaxy S4. As with all unconfirmed details, take this with a pinch or two of salt, but the device appeared on GLBenchmark under the moniker ‘Samsung SHV-E300S’, Techkiddy reports, along …

Apple boss Tim Cook today admitted that the firm was caught off-guard by the popularity of its cut-price iPhone 4, but remained elusive about possible plans for a new, cheaper mobile. Speaking at Goldman Sachs’ Technology and Internet conference, Cook spoke of Apple’s “surprise” at demand for the iPhone 4, which saw its price cut to £319 following the release …

Vertu, the luxury phone-maker that was owned by Nokia until last year, has launched its first Android mobile — the £6,700 Vertu Ti (check out the hands-on video below). I sat down with company boss Perry Oosting, who revealed that Google’s operating system has been on the company’s mind for some time. In past years, Vertu has crafted very pricey but …

A new leaked snap that allegedly shows the rumoured HTC One has appeared online, hinting at a ditched app-selection button and a radical overhaul for Sense 5. The snap surfaced via the evleaks Twitter account, under the simple heading, ‘HTC One, 2013’. The well-regarded account also pointed to a photo on Flickr with exif data that marks it as being …

The speedier version of Samsung’s Galaxy S3 that’s now available on Three will come with Jelly Bean after all, and is 4G-compatible too. The numerical network confirmed on Friday that it would start flogging an ‘Ultrafast’ version of Samsung’s ever-popular smart phone, which could outpace 3G rivals by latching onto Three’s DC-HSDPA network for faster data downloads. There was a …

Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak has said that the company’s much-beloved iPhone is “somewhat behind” on rival gadgets from the likes of Samsung. In an interview published on German publication Wirtschafts Woche and spied by MacRumours, the outspoken Apple originator said, “Currently we are in my opinion somewhat behind with features in the smart phone business. “Others have caught up,” Woz continues, …

Three is selling a second version of the Samsung Galaxy S3 — one that’s compatible with the network’s speedy DC-HSDPA technology. The new model, dubbed the Galaxy S3 ‘Ultrafast’, is nigh-on identical to the standard S3, but should benefit from Three’s speedier network tech, which the operator claims already covers 55 per cent of the UK. Speed-wise, DC-HSDPA isn’t quite …

Vodafone has seen its revenues slip, though the red-hued network insists it isn’t losing customers to speedy 4G services. Revenue dipped 5.2 per cent in the last three months of 2012, The Guardian reports — the biggest fall in over three years. The cash drop comes despite an increase in customer numbers however, as Vodafone’s total number of UK subscribers climbed 230,000 …

Samsung Galaxy S4 rumours are swirling around us like pinwheeling ghouls, with the latest spurious spectral speculation suggesting a 15 March debut for Samsung’s next major mobile. Citing a ‘trusted insider’, SamMobile claims the Galaxy S4 will see the light bang in the middle of March, likely at a bespoke Samsung event. Invites to the Samsung Spring Smart Phone Cotillion …

The new BlackBerry operating system won’t be plagued by the fragmentation issues that prove troublesome for Android, according to the company previously known as RIM. Speaking to CNET UK at the launch of the Z10 and Q10 smart phones, BlackBerry’s Andrew Bocking insisted that despite the company’s two new devices having different-sized screens, developers wouldn’t struggle to create apps that …