Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich is slowly becoming more popular, and is now sitting pretty on 2.9 per cent of Android devices, according to stats published on Android’s developer site. You’d be correct in thinking that 2.9 per cent doesn’t seem like a whole lot, but at least it’s progress. In the first week of …

Sony’s released a beta version of Ice Cream Sandwich for the Xperia Play, allowing eager-beaver Android fans to get a scoop of Android 4.0 ahead of the official release. Sony’s posted information on the beta and how to install it on its developer site, but there’s a warning — as with the recent Ice Cream Sandwich beta release for the Sony …

Sony has owned up to a problem with the Sony Xperia S‘ display, which causes the smart phone’s screen to show an unsightly yellow tint if it gets too warm. In a statement sent to CNET UK, the Japanese electronics giant acknowledged its newest mobile has a display problem, saying, “Sony Mobile Communications has identified that the display on a …

Google could be opening an online shop to sell Android tablets, Engadget writes, citing a report in The Wall Street Journal. Despite being the author of the wildly popular Android operating system, Google doesn’t usually sell things itself, preferring to sit back and watch the likes of Asus, Samsung and Motorola flog tablets that tout its robo-powered operating system. But …

BlackBerry-maker RIM has relented in its battle against the iPhone and Android, abandoning the consumer market to focus on selling phones to businesses, the BBC reports. The news comes as RIM announces losses of $125m (£78m) dollars for the first three months of this year. Ducking out of the consumer race means that ordinary folks are unlikely to see new …

A third update for the Nokia Lumia 800 is available now, once more promising improved battery performance for the Windows Phone-powered mobile. In a post on its official blog, our favourite Finnish company confirmed that the Lumia 800’s third update since launching has started spewing forth ahead of its scheduled 18 April date. That’s bound to rile up Samsung Galaxy …

Samsung’s promised ‘Value Pack’ update for the Samsung Galaxy S appears to be rolling out to Galaxy S devices in Korea, signalling that the much-desired software boost could be headed to the UK soon. The rumoured ‘Value Pack’ looks to bring some of the features you’d find in Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich like face unlock, an image editor, and the …

Good news for those who like their mobiles massive — Samsung’s shifted 5 million of its palm-stretching Galaxy Note smart phones, suggesting plenty of people are keen to exchange money for the 5.3-inch blower. Despite a lukewarm reception from critics — CNET UK included — Samsung tells us it’s shipped a whopping 5 million Notes since the phone’s release in …

Now playing: Watch this: Global iPad speed test 2:51 Apple’s new iPad has had its network speeds tested around the globe, but the results aren’t too rosy for the UK — hit play on the video above to see quite how dismal our networks look compared with the rest of the world. Brave CNETeers from our San Francisco, London, Singapore …

The new iPad has been criticised by an Australian consumer commission, which reckons the tablet’s 4G claims are misleading to buyers, CNET reports. In a statement, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) says it’ll be applying to a Federal Court, asking for fines against Apple, corrective advertising and a possible injunction against selling the tablet. The commission believes Apple …