As the late, great Etta James famously sang: at last. The Samsung Galaxy S2 has begun to update to Ice Cream Sandwich, the latest version of Android — and it’s coming to the UK next week. After an extended bout of to-ing and fro-ing, Samsung has confirmed the Android 4.0 update starts today for Samsung’s …

Do you know where your Samsung Galaxy S II is? When did you last see your iPhone 4S? If you’ve lost your smartphone, you’d better resign yourself to never seeing it again, as new research reveals that barely half of smartphones get returned. For its Smartphone Honey Stick Project, security firm Symantec decided to see what happens to lost phones …

Ofcom has given the thumbs-up to 4G in Britain by the end of the year. The telecoms regulator says it’s leaning towards greenlighting the next generation of mobile Internet from Orange and T-Mobile. The two networks, collectively known as Everything Everywhere, have submitted an application to Ofcom to use a chunk of their existing airwaves for 4G, which lets you …

Time for a ray of sunshine from Sony. The Sony Xperia Sola is a new Android smart phone with clever NFC tags — and you don’t even need to touch it. The Sola is the first phone to show off a new Sony feature called floating touch. Floating touch lets you surf the web without touching the screen — simply …

Hell’s bells! Nokia is on the highway to hell with two prototype Windows Phones, codenamed the AC/DC and the Prodigy. Nokia’s two rockin’ Windows Phone devices are expected to go on tour later in the year when Windows Phone 8 arrives on stage. The Prodigy is reported to be a high-end Windows Phone — perhaps capable of taking your brain …

Three has launched a range of new unlimited smart phone contracts, alongside tariffs that promise not to hit you with extra charges if you go over your limit. Three joins Orange, GiffGaff and T-Mobile in offering unlimited data contracts. The new plans with unlimited data start at £18 per month and offer between 100 and 1,000 minutes of calls.  Many …

The Android Market is dead — long live Google Play. In a surprise move, the big G has renamed its app store to encompass books, movies and music, on computers as well as smart phones and tablets. Google Play has a streamlined new look to make it easier to wade through the vast range of apps in the Android Market. …

EU data protection campaigner and EU vice president Viviane Reding has warned that mobile apps and advertisers “are spotting you, they are following you, they are getting information about your friends, about your whereabouts, about your preferences.” Reding, European Commissioner for Justice, Fundamental Rights and Citizenship, told Channel 4 News that this sort of thing is “exactly what we have …

iPad 3 fans want an improved camera, better battery life and 4G. New figures suggest that potential buyers of the next Apple tablet — which is announced tomorrow — want an improvement on the basics. It seems potential buyers aren’t worried about looking like a bit of a plank by holding up a camera the size of a Beano annual. …

The next next version of Android is Key Lime Pie. After Ice Cream Sandwich, and after Jelly Bean, your Android phone or tablet will update to the taste of the Florida-born dessert. The Verge reports the name, but details of the release date and version numbers are yet to emerge. At least it’s shorter than Ice Cream Sandwich. The number …