Samsung’s offering anyone in the UK who buys a Galaxy device a free app that transfers your contacts and data over from an iPhone. The free app is called Easy Phone Sync, and transfers contacts, messages and photos, as well as any DRM-free music and video. It does this using an iTunes backup created on …

Samsung has promised to look into an incident that saw one owner’s Galaxy S3 exploding in a car. Posting pictures of the smouldering smart phone on the boards.ie forum, Dublin-based student dillo2k10 writes that he was “driving along with my Galaxy S3 in my car mount when suddenly a white flame, sparks and a bang came out of the phone”. …

The Sony Xperia S is finally getting its mitts on Ice Cream Sandwich, bringing a dose of up-to-date Android to Sony’s flagship mobile. Sony writes on its blog that the latest software will be winging its way to Sony smart phones today, though it will take several weeks for the update to arrive on every phone. If you can’t wait …

HTC’s first Windows Phone 8 smart phones are out the bag, just one day after Microsoft showed off the latest version of its mobile software. Revealed by the Verge, which cites a ‘knowledgeable source’, they are the HTC Zenith, Accord and Rio. The HTC Zenith will be the top of the range mobile, apparently. Expect it to arrive with a …

Apple has been ordered to pay Samsung damages for infringing one of its patents, the BBC reports. A Dutch court sided with Samsung in yet another patent-related dust-up, ordering the iPhone maker to cough up cash to atone for the infringement, which relates to the way phones and tablets connect to the Internet. Samsung had complained the Californian company was …

Alliance assemble! LG and Philips are the first manufacturers to join the Smart TV Alliance, a group dedicated to creating a single software platform for Internet-connected tellies. Currently there are loads of different smart TVs out there, many of which are running different platforms and have different (and thoroughly underwhelming) app selections. The brilliantly named Smart TV Alliance aims to …

A follow-up to the Galaxy Note is rumoured to be landing in October, to compete with Apple’s new iPhone, reports from MK Business News suggest. Industry sources allegedly disclosed details of the smart phone sequel, with the Galaxy Note 2 tipped to launch running Android Jelly Bean and touting an even larger screen. Yes, you read that right — the already-ludicrous …

Google is accelerating its efforts to beat Apple’s voice-controlled butler Siri, according to the Wall Street Journal. Citing “people familiar with the matter”, the Journal reckons Google is speeding up plans to launch an Android-based Siri competitor, rumoured to be called Google Assistant. Android has featured voice-control tech for ages, letting phone owners bark orders into their mobiles using Voice …

The Huawei Honour is out today in the UK, offering Brits a 4-inch screen and a buxom battery. Best of all, Huawei’s even managed to spell the name correctly for the UK launch. The Huawei Honour first surfaced way back in September last year, but is only now winging its way to UK retailers. Currently it’s available through independent retailers …

After years of watching and waiting, Microsoft has entered the tablet wars with the Surface tablets — a pair of iPad-bothering 10.6-inch slates that are powered by Windows 8. Surface RT and Surface Pro The Surface tablets come in two versions, both of which have 10.6-inch displays and built-in kickstands. There’s the Surface RT, which measures 9.3mm thick, weighs 676g, …