BlackBerry PlayBook tablets are rolling off the production lines in Taiwan in advance of the device’s launch in the first half of this year. But with speculation that fewer units may be available for the PlayBook’s debut than previously announced, we’re worried the UK may lose out. Between 150,000 and 200,000 PlayBooks are currently being …

Google’s Android Market looks set for a new wave of innovative apps made by… Google itself. The company is recruiting app developers — including software engineers, product managers and user interface specialists — to fuel an expansion in its in-house app activities. Google wants to put small development teams together to make a range of apps and games, citing the …

Good news for Angry Birds fans: a new game in the feathery franchise will flutter our way in March, with a Hollywood twist. Angry Birds Rio will be based on 20th Century Fox’s new animated 3D flick, Rio. Judging by the teaser artwork above, the game will star characters from the film, alongside the angry birds we have come to know, love and regularly fire into …

Research In Motion might not be the leakiest mobile maker in the world — that plaudit is currently held by Sony Ericsson — but in recent weeks a host of new BlackBerry smart phones have been splashed over the Web, and now RIM’s entire 2011 roadmap has been revealed to the world by CrackBerry. Earlier this month, we wrote about …

Nokia appears to be seriously considering launching smart phones that don’t run its own Symbian or MeeGo software, as comments from CEO Stephen Elop sparked rumours about an Android or Windows Phone 7 tie-up. Before we get on to the wild speculation, here’s what Elop actually said, in yesterday’s conference call with investors after Nokia revealed its latest financial results: …

Antennagate? So 2010, dahlings — this year’s must-have iPhone scandal is Glassgate! Apple is facing a class-action lawsuit in California, brought by a man who says the glass casing for his iPhone 4 broke when it was dropped by his daughter from a height of just 1 metre. Donald LeBuhn wants Apple to refund the price of the iPhone 4, …

The PlayStation Phone has been more of a fact than a rumour for some time now, but to scotch any doubt, Sony Ericsson’s new Xperia Play is now finding its way into the hands of tech bloggers. Engadget has one, and has posted a lengthy preview of the new Android-based gaming smart phone. It confirms the basic specs of the …

HTC is tipped to launch two Facebook phones at Mobile World Congress next month, putting your social feeds and contacts at the heart of the Android-powered handsets. UK newspaper City A.M. broke the news, claiming the two devices will be fully Facebook-branded, with status updates and messages pushed to their home screens. The phones will also let you call and email …

Schtop, schtop. This handset is not ready yet… Dutch mobile retailer ThePhoneHouse appears to have blown the gaff on a new smart phone from LG: the Optimus 3D. The site published a holding page for the phone, which was spotted by local site AllAboutPhones before it was hastily pulled down. Alas, little information or specs were leaked, other than a …

Steve Jobs is a confident chap, but surely he’d stop short of displacing the Queen’s head from British stamps… wouldn’t he? Thankfully, yes. But the Royal Mail’s new iPhone app lets you turn your photos into lickable letter-sending marvels. The app is called Smilers, and it’s gone live on the App Store today. The app doesn’t aim to replace your …