A former Apple exec, who worked on the first 18 generations of the iPod and was also involved with crafting hardware for the first iPhone, has said sacked software chief Scott Forstall “got what he deserved”. In an interview with the BBC, Tony Fadell, a former vice president of Apple who now works on the Nest thermostat, …

Pop performer and fan of rotating chairs Will.i.am has divulged some scintillating details regarding his upcoming gadget accessory range, including retina-searing colour schemes and a wince-inducing price tag. The magnificently named i.am+ foto.sosho camera is more full stops than f-stops, and clips snugly around an iPhone. It’ll feature four different models that offer different lens types, the Telegraph reports. Lenses …

Samsung’s first Windows Phone 8 mobile — the stupidly-named Ativ S — could be delayed until next year, reports suggest. The 4.8-inch device won’t see shop shelves this side of Christmas, SamMobile reports, saying it’s received information that the Ativ S is going to be shipping from week 52 of this year. Calendar enthusiasts will tell you that’s the very …

On-demand TV service YouView is being sued, by a company that claims its name is way too similar to one of its own services. Telecommunications service Total Ltd registered the trademark for its ‘YourView’ online customer portal in 2009, and now says that the Lord Sugar-chaired YouView is trampling disastrously all over its property like an elephant in golf shoes. …

Here’s a late-breaking bargain for dedicated Skype customers — the voice-calling service is offering free worldwide calls for a month, if you sign up to the offer before the end of today. The deal nabs you unlimited dialling, including to offline contacts on mobile numbers and landlines, which normally costs £8.49 per month. Not a monster saving then, but better …

Numerical network Three has confirmed it will be flogging the desirable Google Nexus 4 in December, though some will find the price unpalatable. Three will start selling the 4.7-inch mobile from 13 December, charging customers £35 per month with an upfront cost of £29 to get their mitts on the quad-core gadget on the operator’s The One Plan. Pay As …

HTC’s rumoured 5-inch smart phone for Europe has cropped up in new snaps, giving us a clearer glimpse at what the Taiwanese giganto-phone will look like, as well as colour options. The images, which surfaced at GSMArena, show a slender smart phone with a design that’s similar to the HTC One X. It looks to have a curved glossy back …

Pop heavyweight Will.i.am has turned his piercing gaze toward technology, reportedly cooking up a snap-on camera for the iPhone that plays host to its own 14-megapixel sensor. The asymmetrically-haired producer and The Voice judge says his upcoming accessory has its “own sensor and a better flash”, in an interview with the Telegraph. “You dock your phone into our device and …

Huawei’s latest smart phone, the cheap Ascend G330 is weeks away from hitting the UK, with TalkTalk confirming it will be flogging the 4-inch mobile from as little as £10 per month from December. That gets you the phone for free. Huawei told me that TalkTalk has exclusivity on the phone for now, but other operators may get involved in …

Microsoft is tipped to be cooking up an Xbox-branded set-top box, that would deliver movies, TV shows and casual games, without the hefty price tag associated with a full console. The Verge cites “multiple sources” who reckon the mysterious device is due to be released at some point next year, and will be powered at its core by Windows 8, …