The iPhone isn’t winning hearts the way it used to, according to new figures. Apple’s share of the smart phone cake has slipped in the last year, while BlackBerry gets a boost — and Android goes from strength to strength. Phones using iOS software currently hold 18 per cent of the smart phone market, down …

This little Android went to market… and found everything had changed. The Android Market, where phones using Google’s Android software get their apps, has been updated and improved — and now offers books and movies straight to your phone. The Market has been redesigned to make it easier to find new apps. There are more app rankings and charts listing …

Apple is having another crack at HTC. The makers of the iPhone and iPad claim its rival, maker of the HTC Desire S and HTC Sensation, is infringing a new raft of patents. Apple has filed a complaint against HTC with the US International Trade Commission this week. The company started by Steve Jobs is asking the ITC to stop …

Are you ready to rock? O2 certainly is, beefing up its queue-jumping live music loyalty scheme O2 Priority with access to the best seats, special gigs and backstage passes. Gig-going O2 customers already get early access to tickets for live events with Priority. O2 is adding “best seats”, a chance to choose the best seats in O2 venues. It’s also …

Microsoft admits it’s microscopic when it comes to mobile phones. Big boss Steve Ballmer has conceded that Windows Phone 7 is still small fry next to rivals including the iPhone or Android phones. Ballmer told assembled partner companies at a Microsoft conference that “in a year, we’ve gone from very small to … very small”. But Ballmer insists it’s not …

Nokia has given the Nokia N9 a shot in the arm, by committing to the phone and its condemned software MeeGo for ‘years’. The N9 will be the only phone to run the MeeGo operating system, leading many to think that the otherwise decent-looking phone will be dead on arrival. But Nokia boss Klas Ström tweeted that the Finnish phone …

Sony has snubbed YouView, rejecting the alliance of online television services as ‘too UK-specific’. YouView will offer catch-up and on-demand television from the main channels all in one place, via a set-top box. Yes, another one. Sony has decided not to get involved, so you won’t be seeing Sony Bravia televisions, Blu-ray players or PlayStations with YouView access built in. …

We don’t know what we did before Google Maps, and it has just got even better. Google Maps 5.7 for Android adds offline maps, so you can still find your way even when you haven’t got a phone signal. The experimental feature means you can download your chosen section of map onto your phone. Then you can search the map, …

New pictures of the Nokia X7-00 have hit the Internet, and it seems the funny-shaped smart phone has its sights set on the mobile gaming world. Russian phone blogger Eldar Murtazin got his hands on the phone. It’s a black model with an unusually shaped, tapered-corner design. It’s also branded with an AT&T logo, which could mean the device is …

Get excited, people — this is the Nokia X7. The Finnish phone floggers flouted the X7 today, but is it excellent or excruciating? The X7 reminds us of the days when every phone wanted to look like a prop from Star Trek rather than trying to look exactly like the iPhone. It’s sleekly crafted from stainless steel and glass with …