Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich is currently occupying a smidge under 16 per cent of Android devices, more than nine months after the software made its debut in mid-November. The disappointingly low figure comes courtesy of Google’s distribution stats, with visits to the Google Play store, and the operating system that visiting devices are running, …

Sony has backtracked on recent claims that the Xperia Arc S and other Xperia phones would be denied an upgrade to Android 4.1 Jelly Bean. On its official blog, Sony claims that it is “actively investigating Android OS upgrades for all devices”, going on to reassure, “in the meantime, our Ice Cream Sandwich rollout for Xperia S and 2011 Xperia smartphones …

Sony’s not giving up on tablets, with leaked presentation slides revealing the Sony Xperia tablet, a 9.4-inch effort that looks set to sport a splash-proof aluminium frame and a slimmer build than its predecessor, the Sony Tablet S. mobiFlip published the leaked presentation, which goes into serious detail on what we can expect from the ambitious tablet. A folding keyboard …

Three upcoming Samsung gadgets have been revealed, including an 11.8-inch tablet with a ‘retina’ resolution and two new Windows Phone mobiles. Details of all three devices came to light in court documents that were made public during Samsung’s ongoing spat with Apple — a legal fracas that also revealed the look of early iPhone prototypes. The Verge spotted the tablet, …

The International Olympic Committee has asked people attending the games to think twice before tweeting, blaming a text and tweet overload for recent TV coverage failure. TV commentators were left unable to figure out how far ahead of the pack cycling leaders were during events over the weekend, because they couldn’t receive information from the GPS system used to track …

The iPhone 5 will be revealed on 12 September, alongside a smaller iPad and a new iPod nano, new reports claim. iMore cites ‘sources who have proven accurate in the past’, and reckons Apple will debut two new toys at a September event, with the iPhone 5 release date pegged to come nine days later, on 21 September. Those dates …

The Samsung Omnia M goes on sale on Wednesday, with Phones 4u confirmed to be flogging the Windows Phone-powered smart phone for its UK debut. But with specs that are hauntingly reminiscent of 2010’s Omnia 7, you might want to steer clear. We first heard about the Omnia M back in May, when my eagle-eyed colleague Andrew spotted that its …

Avast ye, landlubbers — the iPhone 5 be shippin’ water! Apple’s newest smart phone is leaking like a whaling boat that’s just met Moby Dick, with new snaps appearing that purportedly show its new mobile in fully assembled form. The Verge spotted the pictures, which surfaced over at iLab Factory, portraying a new iPhone that — matching a whole slew …

Microsoft has confirmed the release date for its own-brand Surface tablet, with the RT version due to hit shelves on 26 October, the same day as Windows 8. “The next version of our operating system, Windows 8, will be generally available on October 26, 2012,” the company behind Clippy said. “At that time, we will begin selling the Surface, a …

O2 customers’ woes continue for a second day, with hundreds of thousands of people affected by an outage that sees phones unable to get signal — though the operator does claim to have fixed issues with its 2G network. The oxygenated operator told CNET UK that 3G services should be restored today, and recommends turning your phone on and off …