Sony’s given some precious time estimates on when customers can expect updates to Android Jelly Bean, so if you own an Xperia phone that came out this year, get ready to mark your calendar. You may have to flip forward quite a few months, though. On its official blog Sony says that the Xperia T, …

Nvidia’s mobile future might have been leaked yesterday on a Chinese forum site. A user going by the name “Xenomorph” yesterday republished an image shared on China’s Twitter equivalent Weibo, detailing what could be the mobile processor that Nvidia launches to replace the Tegra 3. And for now, it’s being called “Wayne.” According to the image, Wayne, which might eventually …

ESPOO, Finland — The executive offices of Angry Birds creator Rovio were exactly how I imagined them. There were stuffed Angry Birds plush toys everywhere. Flanking the reception desk were Angry Birds versions of Luke Skywalker, Darth Vader, and his Storm Trooper, created for the recent Angry Birds-Star Wars mashup game. To the left was a short wooden crate blanketed …

Samsung Electronics is the new leader in cell phones. Already ahead of the pack in smartphones, Samsung extended its dominance over the entire worldwide handset industry by displacing longtime cell phone king Nokia, according to a study by IHS. Related stories Your Phone Screen Is Gross. Here’s How to Clean It Without Causing Damage Nokia’s Newest Phone Is a T9-Era …

Spotify will now be available on TiVo Premiere, giving Spotify’s premium subscribers access to its catalog of over 20 million songs via the set-top box. TiVo users can sign in with an existing Spotify Premium account ($9.99/month) to stream music through their home theater system (or TV), as well as browse playlists, albums and artists, and search using the TiVo …

Internet service provider (ISP) iiNet has laid the blame for piracy squarely on the entertainment industry, not the user. (Credit: iiNet) The music and movie industry is currently in talks with a number of ISPs around the world, hoping to come up with a notice system to reduce copyright violations. The system would inform users that their piratical activities have …

Between crowded airports, winter delays, and luggage loaded with gifts, holiday travel can be stressful. But with a little planning, you can make your trip a little easier from start to finish. So rather than gathering up a collection of apps that help you book flights, we decided to make a different kind of travel collection. Packing Pro lays out …

In just a few years, your phone will have one, two, three, four, five, senses working overtime. That’s according to IBM, which reckons phones will soon see what you can’t, taste what you like, smell when you’re ill, hear what babies are saying and let you stroke someone’s skin through your screen. In its annual round of 5 in 5 …

Good news if you own a Nokia Lumia that’s due an upgrade to Windows Phone 7.8. The firmware for the operating system has leaked ahead of an official release, Nokiapoweruser reports. So if you own the Lumia 900, 800, 610, 710, or 510 (the 510 isn’t available in the UK), and you don’t mind risking an unofficial update, get downloading. …

Updates are arriving for both Windows Phone 8 and Windows Phone 7.8, and should be hitting the Nokia Lumia 920 and Nokia Lumia 800 any minute. The update to Windows Phone 8 will save the Lumia 920 from randomly rebooting without any warning, a problem that’s affected the new phone since launch. Dutch site WP7.nl reports that Netherlanders can update …

As expected, Sony has now detailed which of its Xperia smartphones will pick up Jelly Bean and which won’t. In a nutshell, the newer and more powerful models will move forward, while a select few will be left behind on Ice Cream Sandwich. Related stories: Sony unveils Xperia T, V, and J smartphones Sony hopes to work Android 4.1 into …

It was just a few weeks ago that I wrote about N2A Cards’ new Android 4.1 upgrade options for the Barnes & Noble Nook Color and Nook Tablet. Now the company offers a similar option for the Nook HD+ (by all accounts a fantastic tablet). Whether you’re not a fan of Barnes & Noble’s heavily modified (and, some would say, …

A recent Reuters article is predicting flexible screen tech for either the Samsung Galaxy S4 or its successor, with one analyst tipping the tech to be commercially available by 2014 at the latest. Is a flexible screen the hot new feature for your next phone? And if it is, why would you want it? Reuters is calling this screen “unbreakable”, …

Bad news if you use Gmail on a Windows Phone-powered blower — Google has announced it’ll soon drop support for Microsoft’s Exchange ActiveSync, making it harder to get emails on your phone, The Verge reports. Existing accounts will carry on as normal, and iPhone and Android users will be fine, as they have dedicated Gmail apps. But new Windows Phone devices won’t …

Samsung has hit back at allegations it employed underage workers at one of its supplier factories, CNET reports. China Labor Watch — the same group that brought us news of the strike at the Foxconn plant, that Foxconn later denied — reported that at least three girls under the age of 16 were working at the HTNS Shenhzen Co. factory …