HTC has confirmed that its fashionable Rhyme smart phone will be getting updated to Ice Cream Sandwich, along with many of its other recent mobiles. In a post on its blog, the Taiwanese company listed all the phones it makes that will be getting an ice-cold scoop of Android 4.0. Lots of those phones aren’t …

Now playing: Watch this: Samsung Galaxy S2 gets ICS update 3:15 The Samsung Galaxy S2 gets Ice Cream Sandwich and new HTC and Sony phones are revealed in our video round-up of this week’s phone news, plus I reveal how we rate the Sony Xperia S — and Angry Birds goes to space. Hit play on the video above to …

HTC has crafted limited edition version of the upcoming HTC One X that adds a pair of Beats headphones. Spied by PocketNow and dubbed the HTC One X Deluxe Limited Edition (snappy), this smart phone bonanza-box contains the quad-core smart phone, alongside the Beats by Dr Dre Solo cans, which cost about £120 to buy. It doesn’t look like there’s any …

The Samsung Galaxy S3 has appeared on a phone retailer’s pre-order page, detailing what could be the specs of Samsung’s much yearned-for follow-up to the Galaxy S2. The listing, spotted by Recombu, appeared on mobilecityonline.com, a site that sells unlocked phones and mobile accessories. Is the listing genuine? It’s impossible to tell, but I’ve contacted Samsung for comment and will …

HTC is reportedly teeing up a budget smart phone codenamed the HTC Golf, rumoured to arrive running Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich and sporting a 3.5-inch display. PocketNow reports that it’s secured information on this chipper (geddit?) little blower, as well as a test photo from the camera. The specs are rumoured to be rather modest, hinting that this phone …

Good news for owners of the HTC Sensation and HTC Sensation XE — it looks like those smart phones are beginning to see updates to Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich rolling out. HTC confirmed to Engadget that the update, which also brings HTC Sense 3.6, has appeared in Nordic countries, while Recombu notes that German site HTCinside.de has seen the update appearing …

Yesterday S2 owners were delighted by news from Samsung that the Galaxy S2 would be getting its Ice Cream Sandwich update on Saturday 10 March. But now it looks as though the Korean tech giant has gone back on its word, claiming that the original post was wrong and leaving S2 owners in the dark. A post on Samsung’s official …

iOS 5.1 is out today, available to download and install on the iPad, iPod touch and iPhone. It’s the latest version of Apple’s mobile OS, but it’s a rather minor update. The biggest boon to owners of Apple’s glossy gadgets is the ability to delete photos from Photo Stream. Photo Stream is the iCloud service that saves your photos online, …

Now playing: Watch this: MWC phones we won’t get 3:47 Mobile World Congress has concluded, but not before forever enriching our lives with a tantalising glimpse at the year’s upcoming smart phones and tablets. But even the bluest skies can contain the odd raincloud — my indescribable joy at going hands-on with all the latest tech was hampered by the knowledge …

Now playing: Watch this: Quad-core war 3:41 I had a core-fully good time at Mobile World Congress this year, with the tech industry’s biggest players unveiling smart phones powered by frighteningly powerful quad-core processors. Hit play on the video above to see the three coolest quad-core phones compared — I’m taking a look at the Huawei Ascend D Quad, the …