HTC fired another legal salvo against Apple, but this time it’s armed with patents it received from Google, according to Bloomberg. HTC employed nine patents that originally came from Palm, Motorola, and Openwave Systems, which Google bought within the past year, Bloomberg said, citing U.S. Patent and Trademark Office records. Google transferred the patents to HTC on September 1. The …

Samsung Electronics may be considering a purchase of the increasingly defunct smartphone operating system Meego as its own proprietary platform. That’s according to a report today from Mobiledia, which cites industry sources. A Samsung representative declined to comment to CNET. The platform chatter highlights the increasing dilemma that Android handset manufacturers face now that Google plans to buy Motorola Mobility …

Those eager to get their paws on the Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc S can put a date in their diary — online retailer Clove says the super-charged version of the excellent Xperia Arc will be out on 26 September, and is available to pre-order now, for the sum of £350. The Xperia Arc S packs a 1.4GHz processor, a step …