Sony has released a beta version of Ice Cream Sandwich for the Xperia Arc S, Xperia Ray and Xperia Neo V, letting more adventurous Android fans get a taste of the latest version of Android ahead of the official update. Sony posted the details on its developer site, but warns that the update should only be …

Rumors are circulating that Samsung’s planning a smartphone with an edge-to-edge screen, dubbed the Samsung Galaxy B. Sammyhub spotted a report from the Korean language Maeil Business newspaper that hints that the company has been beavering away on a nearly bezel-free device. Peering through the dense fog of Google Translate, it would appear that Samsung has been working on the …

Asus has finally released the unlocked bootloader for its Transformer Prime tablet, allowing Android nuts to tinker with their tablets. But be warned — activating the unlock app will void your warranty. The bootloader unlock only works with the Asus Eee Pad Transformer Prime, also known as the TF201, and will only function on tablets running Android Ice Cream Sandwich. You …

The much-anticipated Samsung Galaxy S3 could be launching in July, according to South African network operators, which have made mention of the upcoming smart phone’s launch date. Mybroadband.co.za reports that South African network Cell C has said that the follow-up to the Samsung Galaxy S2 will be on sale by July of this year, while Virgin Mobile said it would be …

Almost a million UK homes will need to have their TVs fitted with special filters in order to prevent interference from 4G signals, the BBC reports. The filters will be fitted to digital TV boxes, and will block noise from 4G signals, many of which will be flying about once the 4G spectrum is auctioned off to networks like Vodafone, …

Nokia’s teasing us with a snowy video designed to get viewers all hot under the collar about a new camera phone. The video gives nothing away, but shows eerie high-resolution panning shots of beautiful icy scenes, with references made to “pure detail,” “pure depth,” and “pure definition.” The 22-second clip ends with the text “Get ready to capture a pure …

Mobile network operators lost an estimated £8.8bn last year thanks to free messaging apps, a report suggests. The research comes courtesy of Ovum, which reckons apps like Apple’s iMessage, BlackBerry Messenger, Facebook chat or Samsung’s ChatON have left the network industry, which is used to raking in cash from text messages, $13.9bn (about £8.8bn) poorer. Non-SMS messaging apps use a …

The new version of RIM’s PlayBook operating system is out today, finally bringing native email to the company’s ailing tablet. Those of you who own the PlayBook will be delighted to know you can now install the free update, by keeping an eye out for the software update icon in the status bar (it looks like a little box with …

The HTC Ville has popped up in a set of new photos, following a recent video leak that saw the new smart phone’s specs and design exposed. These snaps come via a site called ePrice, but we’d bet our buttons these are snaps of the same device that’s visible in the earlier leak video (which we’ve embedded below) — the …

Rumours of a slew of new Samsung smart phones are doing the rounds — could we be getting our eyes on the Samsung Galaxy S2 Plus and Note S before the end of the month? Pocketnow spotted a device named the Galaxy S2 Plus making an appearance on a benchmark app’s database, listed as sporting a 1.5GHz processor, an 480×800-pixel …