It’s more dismal news for BlackBerry-maker RIM, with its upcoming BlackBerry 10 operating system pushed back once more. CEO Thorsten Heins said the launch of the first BlackBerry 10 devices is now anticipated to “occur in the first quarter of calendar 2013”, the BBC reports. Unfortunately for RIM, it gets worse. The company, which has …

When will the Samsung Galaxy S3 get Android 4.1 Jelly Bean? Samsung’s not giving anything away, telling us only that it will “review the possibility of implementation to existing Samsung products”. “In the case that a new version of an Android operating system is publicly announced and released,” the Korean tech giant says, “Samsung will review the possibility of implementation …

Google’s Chrome browser is out for iOS devices, with unlimited tabs, incognito mode and syncing across devices just a few of the tasty treats in store. Available to download now for the iPhone, iPad and iPod touch, the browser lets you sign in with your Google account, giving you access to all your bookmarks and open tabs, and the ability …

Asus and Google chiefs have revealed what it was like building the brand-new Nexus 7 tablet, explaining that the 7-inch Jelly Bean tablet was built in a mere four months, and under extreme working conditions. Asus boss Jonney Shih told AllThingsD about Google’s punishing demands. “Our engineers told me it is like torture,” Shih said, explaining that his team was …

Good news for out-and-about Android addicts — the Google Maps app has been updated and now lets you save maps to use offline. A new button inside the app lets you download maps, dragging and zooming to fit the area you want to save into an on-screen square. Naturally our first thought was to try and save the whole of …

A snap of the Google Nexus 7 tablet has surfaced, just ahead of the device’s expected debut this evening. Android Police spotted the picture, which shows a small tablet device bearing a simple grey casing, as well as an Asus logo on the back. The Google own-brand gadget is likely to be revealed in mere hours, when Google kicks off …

Google has introduced the new version of Android in typical fashion, erecting a massive Jelly Bean statue on its front lawn. The sweet sculpture bears the traditional Android shape, but has a clear cylindrical body that’s packed to the gunwales with oversized jelly beans. It was strongly tipped already, but the addition of the new statue confirms that Jelly Bean …

Microsoft reckons tablets are the wave of the future. Specifically, it thinks shiny slate-shaped devices will outsell desktop PCs in 2013. Microsoft’s vice president for Windows web services, Antoine Leblond, made the bold claim at a conference in Amsterdam, PC Pro reports. “Next year, tablets will outsell desktop PCs,” the magnificently named Leblond predicted. “Touch is coming to PCs and …

The next iPhone could come with NFC tech built-in, making it possible to pay for things using your Apple-branded blower. 9to5Mac has been digging around in code taken from iPhone prototypes, and reports to have discovered near-field communication controllers hooked up to the device’s power management unit. That suggests Apple’s next rectangular playthings could come with NFC hardware on board, …

Samsung has admitted it was caught off-guard by the popularity of the Samsung Galaxy S3, with shipping delays potentially proving costly for the Korean tech giant. Samsung faced production issues with its newest quad-core toy, though says component shortages have been sorted out, and the company is now gunning at full-whack in an effort to meet demand for the 4.8-inch …