Vodafone’s new own-brand blower, the Smart 2, is out today, costing just £70 on pay as you go. Those looking for a high-falutin’ quad-core smart phone should move swiftly along, as the wallet-friendly Smart 2 caters for people looking for more affordable Android kicks. Powered by Android 2.3 Gingerbread, the Smart 2 has a snug 3.2-inch …

Asus has released a teaser video that hints at a soon-to-be-announced dual-booting device that’s running both Android and Windows 8. The unusual union is tipped in Asus’ clip, which cryptically shows droplets of water running into each other. One droplet splits to reveal both the new Metro-infused Windows 8 logo, and the friendly Android robot. Asus is the company behind …

Sales of shiny Samsung gadgets remain strong, with the Korean company shifting over 50 million Galaxy S and S2 mobiles to date, The Verge reports. Samsung’s also managed to flog a whopping 7 million Galaxy Notes so far. That’s an increase of 2 million since the end of March, and is enough Notes to build a full-scale ancient Egyptian pyramid. Probably. …

Sony’s new iOS Music Unlimited app lets folks with Apple gadgets access the company’s streaming music service. But is Sony’s offering worth considering instead of Spotify? Music Unlimited is a subscription service that lets you stream tunes from Sony’s catalogue of 15 million tracks. For £3.99 per month you get a radio-style service that plays random tracks based on your …

A blueprint purportedly showing Apple’s next iPhone has appeared online, providing yet more evidence that the company’s next effort will feature a taller casing with a 4-inch display. As well as looking like a cat burglar’s ploy to infiltrate a gigantic iPhone, the scintillating schematic — acquired by Cydia Blog — chimes with leaked casing photos that appeared the other …

Apple commander Tim Cook has dropped a few compelling hints about the company’s plans regarding TV, saying telly is an “area of intense interest for us”, and also tipping possible progress for Siri and Facebook integration. Speaking at the Wall Street Journal‘s All Things Digital conference, Cook said Apple has already sold 2.7 million Apple TV set-top boxes this year, …

Sony’s crafted a brand-new Android smart phone capable of surviving an accidental dive into your pint. The Xperia Go is a 3.5-inch, dust-fighting rugged phone that Sony reckons is ideal for outdoorsy types. Whether you’re scaling Everest or drunkenly stumbling into a lamppost while texting, the Xperia Go has been built to resist life’s untoward elements. You get a scratch-resistant …

Auction site eBay says UK listings of Android phones have increased by 119 per cent in the last month, a spike the site blames on smart phone owners trying to sell their existing or older mobiles to swap for the Samsung Galaxy S3. It’s not just Android phones people are especially keen to flog this month — eBay says iPhone …

A Dark Knight edition of the Windows Phone-powered Nokia Lumia 900 is going on sale this week, tying in with the Batman movie hitting silver screens this summer. The bat-powered blower is available exclusively from Phones 4u from 1 June, and has the iconic Batman logo etched into its matte-black rear. Not the most subtle calling card for a masked …

Samsung’s new iTunes-fighting music app lets customers stream music, as well as matching music catalogues to Samsung’s own library of ‘choons. The new bit of software, humbly dubbed Samsung Music Hub, lets you stream unlimited tracks from Samsung’s library of 19 million songs, so long as you splash out £10 per month for the premium version. Forking over a monthly …