HTC is reported to be taking on the Samsung Galaxy Note 2 with the T6 ‘phablet’, a plus-sized version of the HTC One smart phone — and it might be bringing Key Lime Pie with it. Key Lime Pie is set to be the next generation of Google’s Android software for mobile phones and tablets. …

The HTC One Google Edition is coming, but if you’ve already bought a One that doesn’t mean you have to miss out on pure unadulterated Android. HTC says it’s “examining the best way to support early adopters of the One,” hinting at the possibility of Nexus-style stock Android coming to people who have already bought the phone — and, fingers …

Consumers can catch Samsung’s Galaxy S4 Mini up close in a new video posted by U.K. mobile carrier Three. The video starts off by showing the Mini in the hand of Brendan Arndt, the device portfolio manager for Three. Arndt’s grasp of the phone shows that many people will likely find it easier to hold than they do the full-sized …

O2 customers are about to be cut off from BT Wi-Fi hotspots. Despite forging a new 4G partnership together, the two companies are ending their deal for O2 customers to use BT Wi-Fi — formerly known as BT Openzone and BT Fon — from 1 July. That means if you’re on O2 you’ll now have a choice of 8,000 free …

Apple is under the microscope for allegedly bullying its way into an unfair advantage for the iPhone. The European Commission is pressing mobile networks to find out if Apple is abusing its market-leading position to give the iPhone an unfair advantage and block rivals from a fair fight on phone shop shelves. Watchdogs are “investigating alleged anti-competitive behaviour in the …

International barriers in the telecommunications industry such as roaming fees are hurting consumers and should be eliminated within a year, a top European Commission official said today. “I want you to be able to go back to your constituents and say that you were able to end mobile roaming costs,” said Neelie Kroes, the EC vice president in charge of …

HTC is expected to release a huge 5.9-inch smartphone in the second half of the year, a number of sources report. Related stories: HTC announces HTC One with Nexus experience for June 26 Android rumor roundup Motorola X Phone is real and will be launched by October HTC One reaches 5 million sold since launch This fall should see the …

A leaked PR image of a new Windows Phone from Huawei is apparently the Ascend W2, according to reliable Twitter-based tech tipper evleaks. If it’s genuine, the W2 looks a thinner, more curvaceous mobile than the Chinese company’s first Windows Phone 8 effort, the W1, which reached the UK a few months ago with no fanfare whatsoever. The new blower …

Google will be selling a second raw-Android phone this summer, confirming that the HTC One will soon be shipping in a Nexus-ified ‘Google Edition’ form. Confirming rumours to that effect, Google’s Sundar Pichai outed the HTC One Google Edition at an AllThingsD conference in the US. The announcement follows that of a Google-flavoured variant of the Samsung Galaxy S4. The …

Motorola’s heavily rumoured Moto X phone is real and it’s coming this summer, the mobile maker’s CEO Dennis Woodside has revealed. Woodside, who claimed to have the Android-powered blower in his pocket, “but I can’t show it to you” — yeah, chinny reckon, Dennis — was talking at the AllThingsD conference in California. The Moto X is contextually aware of …

HTC just made all the speculation about an stock Android Version of its HTC One smartphone official today. The company’s blog announced that the HTC One with what it calls the Nexus User Experience will arrive on June 26 for $599. CNET did previously confirm that HTC was indeed working on a version of the HTC One that will run …

Motorola needs a smartphone hit badly, and it should have happened already. Its last innovative smartphone was the Droid Razr Maxx, way back in January 2012. While its battery lasted a phenomenal 15 hours, a number that newer handsets can’t yet match, this is an inexplicable handset drought for the company. Motorola has a long and storied history of shaking …

Following the success of its flagship handset, the Galaxy S4, Samsung announcedthat it will launch a smaller version of the device in the U.S. and U.K. Aptly named the Galaxy S4 Mini, the manufacturer will release 4G, 3G, and 3G dual-SIM models. Related stories Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini: No midrange slouch Samsung’s lower-cost Galaxy S4 Mini (pictures) Samsung Galaxy S4 …

Evernote, the popular note-taking app available on the Web and on mobile devices, has some new security features. The company announced the new features on its blog on Thursday, saying that it’s now offering three security tools that it didn’t before. First up is two-step verification, which requires that users input both a password and a security code that can …

EE is adding the new Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini to its super-fast LTE line-up of smart phones and tablet, as 4G takes over 12 more towns across England and Wales. Ashton-under-Lyne, Chatham, Gillingham, High Wycombe, Merthyr Tydfil, Oldham, Oxford, Rochester, Runcorn, Sale, Stafford and Wigan are served by 4G from today. That takes the number of towns and cities covered by EE’s …