At long last, we have a date for when we can expect 4G services to arrive in the UK. EE — previously known as Everything Everywhere — has confirmed it will be kicking off its next-gen mobile data service on 30 October. That’s a little under four weeks to wait. EE will be the first network …

A Microsoft-made Windows Phone 8 device is in the late stages of development, reports suggest, hinting that the software giant is about to try its hand once more at crafting hardware. The mysterious mobile would see the company who made Clippy taking matters into its own hands, just as it already has with its Windows 8-powered Surface tablet. BGR cites …

Now playing: Watch this: CNET News 4G rollout plans 1:23 4G services from major UK operators could be rolling out as soon as spring next year, as watchdog Ofcom has secured the freeing up of the necessary spectrum ahead of time. The required frequencies, which are being freed up by the digital TV switchover, will be auctioned off at the …

HTC One X and One S owners could be in line for an early Christmas present, as the Taiwanese manufacturer has told CNET UK that its high-end smart phones will be updated to Android 4.1 Jelly Bean within the next few months. HTC says the One X and One S will receive the anticipated update between mid-October and December. That’s …

Now playing: Watch this: HTC One X+ hands-on 1:11 Beep beep! All aboard the Plus-bus! HTC clearly believes in the power of positive thinking, having given its popular One X smart phone a makeover, releasing an updated version that plays host to a more powerful processor and a beefier battery. Click play on the video above to see the One …

Samsung has taken Apple’s iPhone 5 to court, claiming that the 4-inch smart phone steps all over the Galaxy S3-maker’s patents. The latest development in an increasingly eye-roll-inducing back-and-forth battle, Samsung has added Apple’s new smart phone to a list of products accused of infringing eight Samsung patents, Foss Patents reports. Samsung’s move was expected — the shipbuilding-smart phone company …

A Sony exec has admitted that 3D is failing to persuade shoppers to part with their cash, conceding that the third dimension is “not hugely important at this time.” In an interview with Eurogamer, Sony’s UK chief Fergal Gara said, “Wearing the glasses and consuming 3D in that way in the home isn’t hugely popular. That’s just a fact.” As …

The next BlackBerry phones may be many months away yet, but already we’re getting a near-complete picture of what RIM will reveal when BB10 launches next year, as specs and video guides for the next round of BlackBerry gear leaks. BlackBerry London specifications have emerged at rapidberry.net, tipping RIM’s first BlackBerry 10 phone to have a 4.2-inch display with a …

Money raised when the 4G spectrum is flogged to networks should go toward helping young’uns buy their first home, Labour says. Shadow chancellor Ed Balls is going to call for the new rules, which could see £3-4bn funnelled into affordable housing and a two-year stamp duty hiatus, the BBC reports. The Nicola Murray Ed Miliband-fronted opposition will use a keynote …

The much-rumoured iPad mini will be shipping before Christmas, according to new rumours that reportedly come via British bank Barclays. An analyst working for the bank expects Taiwanese tech factory Pegatron to construct and ship 3 million miniature iPads, Focus Taiwan reports. The tiny tablets are reckoned to ship in the fourth quarter of 2012, or the three months leading …