The HTC Sensation XE with Beats Audio is one of the best phones we’ve seen in the past year — and it just got better. Asda is offering the XE ready to update to Ice Cream Sandwich and packing a free pair of sweet Beats headphones for £330. Why are we telling you this? Firstly, …

Google Maps is getting a handy Android update, allowing you to use maps without running up data charges. Oh, and Google is strapping cameras to hikers and aeroplanes. All good stuff as Apple reportedly prepares to drop Google Maps from the iPhone and iPad next week. Rumour has it that the company is expected to unveil its own maps app …

Ready for the closest look yet at the shape of the iPhone to come? Then check out this video, which shows off the frame of the next generation Apple phone next to the current iPhone 4S. The video shows the backplate of the purported new iPhone, which is not only taller than the current model, but features a number of …

LinkedIn has admitted your account may have been hacked after security experts claimed yesterday that more than 6 million passwords had been leaked. “We can confirm that some of the passwords that were compromised correspond to LinkedIn accounts,” the company says in a blog post. The business-minded social network is continuing its investigation and taking steps to ensure those affected …

There have been more than 600 Android phones and tablets — that’s according to Hong Kong developer Animoca, which has highlighted the vast range of Android phones and tablets with a photo of its many, many test devices. While you probably don’t need to own every Android device to build an app, it does prove that Android phones come in …

Windows Phones could go dual-core in the not too distant future. Qualcomm has revealed that its dual-core chips have been approved for Windows Phone 8. Microsoft’s Windows Phone software currently runs on a range of phones from assorted manufacturers, most notably Nokia, but they’re all single-core. Chip-builder Qualcomm has suggested that will change when it’s updated to the next big …

The Orange San Diego hits the shops on 6 June. The phone previously known as the Santa Clara may sound like a cheap own brand blower, but it’s actually the first Intel-powered smart phone — which has one major drawback. The Orange San Diego is interesting for phone fans because it’s not just another cheap and cheerful own brand phone …

Google’s Nexus tablet has a name: Nexus 7. That’s according to the results of tests that have found their way onto the web. If the leak is correct, the Nexus 7, currently codenamed Grouper, will be a 7-inch tablet running Jelly Bean. Android Police spotted the performance results on a database of benchmark tests of Android phones and tablets. The …

Hooray — the Samsung Galaxy S3 is on sale today! After excitement built to fever pitch over the past few weeks and months, the new Android powerhouse has finally hit shops — so we’ve rounded up everything you need to know. We’ve put the quad-core, Ice Cream Sandwich-packing behemoth through its paces with a gamut of tests. See the S3 …

The Samsung Galaxy S3 is on sale today at all the major networks and phone shops. Today we can add Tesco to that list — and you can get it half price with your Clubcard. Sign up to any phone network’s phone contract through Tesco and you can use Clubcard points to pay the upfront cost of the S3. For …