Now here’s grist for the rumour mill. Nokia has advertised for a Linux expert to join the company, working on mobile products, Gizmodo UK reports. Linux, of course, is the basis of Google’s Android operating system. What’s more, the job advert has mysteriously disappeared. Hmm… According to Gizmodo, the ad was looking for someone to …

Joining the battle to control as much of the production process as possible, LG has reportedly begun designing its own processors. The South Korean electronics maker plans to unveil in-house designed mobile processors at the Consumer Electronics Show next month, according to the Korea Times. The company reportedly has more than 900 chip designers working on chips to be used …

AT&T has expanded its LTE network to six more markets. The company announced today that three U.S. markets — Albuquerque, N.M., Reading, Penn., and Salt Lake City — are now able to access its LTE network. Three markets in Puerto Rico — Guayama, San German-Cabo Rojo, and Yauco — also now have AT&T’s LTE network. With the new addition, AT&T’s …

This is one of those rumors that definitely pan out. Microsoft contacted CNET to let us know that the “leak” was really a typo on the Xbox site. This story updated 12/4/2012 at 3:27pm PT. A recent Xbox Live Rewards survey may have leaked HTC’s next Windows Phone 8 device, the HTC Titan III. Presumably headed to AT&T in the …

Apple has announced the iPhone 5, iPad and iPad mini will go on sale in China in just a few days. The tablets will hit the shelves first, with the iPad mini and latest iPad (sporting the Retina display) on sale on 7 December. That’s this Friday. The iPhone 5 will follow a week later, on 14 December. Strangely, it’s …

Texting is 20. The world’s first text message was sent on this day, 3 December, back in 1992 — but as social networking and IM apps take off, is the era of the humble text over? 22-year-old British engineer Neil Papworth sent “Merry Christmas” from his computer to an Orbitel 901 mobile phone on Vodafone two decades ago today. Short Message Service was …

(Credit: PopSlate) Is it an iPhone or an e-reader? Well, still an iPhone. But one with a case that does some really great things. If you had an E Ink display on the back of your iPhone, what would you use it for? Gregory Moon and Yashar Behzadi have a few ideas. The pair are the minds behind PopSlate, a …

TxtN trns 20 2day. Hw willya celebr8? The so-called father of SMS commemorated the occasion via a rare interview that appropriately enough was conducted via text messages. Chatting with the BBC yesterday, Matti Makkonen took credit for conceiving and fleshing out SMS, or short message service. But he lived up to his title as its “reluctant father” by making it …

Asus will soon release a set-top box and dongle combo running Google TV, Engadget reports. The device, known as the Asus Qube, has shown up in an FCC (that’s the US Federal Communications Commission) approval document. That chap up there by the ruler is part of the dongle. There are no dimensions or specs, but the Qube is expected to …

They haven’t been announced yet, but both companies have Google-powered set-top boxes on the way. Google TV (Credit: Google) Recent musing from industry analysts suggests that Google TV may become the default OS for IPTV services. Well, according to a report from GigaOM, Netgear and Asus may be set to jump the gun on this with their own Google TV …

Never mind winter: Season 3 of Game of Thrones is coming, with a premiere date of 31 March 2013. Getting a bad case of Dothraki Deficit Disorder? Or maybe its more like Westeros Coast Fever? Either way, here are three things we’d prescribe: Get the Season 1 and 2 box set, or drop some serious hints about how much you’d …

If you want to view The Hobbit as it’s meant to be seen, head to your local Vue. Vue has confirmed 29 cinemas that will show The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey in HFR at 48 frames per second. Lord of the Rings director Peter Jackson has filmed his three Hobbit films at a frame rate of 48fps, twice the rate …

While Ultra HD (UHD) televisions are a truly luxury item at the moment, affordable sets are on the way. At $15,999, the LG is currently the cheapest Ultra HD TV in Australia. (Credit: LG) With the news that Red is working on a sub-US$1500 Ultra HD player, it’s seems that the technology formerly known as 4K is here to stay. …

Geoffrey Morrison/CNET Shopping for a TV can seem like a nonstop flood of numbers and jargon: contrast, 1080p, 240Hz, HDMI, 3D, and more. While some of these terms are descriptive, others are designed to fool you into thinking one TV is better than another, when actually it isn’t. Compiled here is a directory of every term you’ll need to navigate …

Australian telcos Optus and Telstra will add new 4G-capable Windows Phone models over the next few weeks. The HTC Windows Phone 8X and 8S, nearly in store. (Credit: HTC) The Optus smartphone range will grow by two new Windows Phones over the weekend, with the HTC Windows Phone 8S and Nokia Lumia 820 joining the telco’s line-up. The HTC comes …