Mozilla has opened its Firefox Marketplace, with Android device owners and developers getting the first access to the browser’s app store. The access arrived yesterday in the release of the latest “Aurora” build of Firefox for Android. Aurora is meant for developers and early adopters, as it is the test stream of Mozilla’s browser. The …

Now playing: Watch this: CNET News S3 Mini release date 1:14 If you’re hopping from foot to foot with anticipation of the sawn-off S3 that is the Samsung Galaxy S3 Mini, mark your diary and stick a pin in your calendar, because it’s going on sale on 8 November. Online retailers, including Phones4U, have named the 8th as the date …

Sony today announced that it will provide Android 4.1 Jelly Bean updates for a number of its Xperia models. A post on the company blog confirms that the update will hit the Xperia T, Xperia TX, and Xperia V in the first quarter of 2013. Additional models listed as getting a Jelly Bean update include the Xperia S, Xperia Acro …

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4K, the next big thing in high-resolution telly tech, has been officially renamed ‘Ultra High Definition’, in a too-late bid to cut down on consumer confusion. The term, which referred to any TV, camera or projector that offered roughly 4,000 pixels on its horizontal resolution, has been banished by the Consumer Electronics Association, our sister site in the US reports. …

iPlayer now works on Jelly Bean devices — as the BBC service smashes records for online watching and listening, with 2.5 million people feasting their eyes and ears on 199 million TV and radio programmes. Version 1.4 of the BBC iPlayer Android App is now available in the Google Play app market, with improved video and audio playback. And it …

Sony has announced that it will keep the 4K name for the successor to 1080p, despite the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) deciding on the new Ultra High Definition tag. Sony’s new name for the technology will be 4K Ultra HD and follows the CEA’s announcement yesterday that resolutions of 3,840 pixels horizontally and at least 2,160 would be called simply …

Apple has been told by a US judge that its per-product profits will be revealed, meaning we could find out exactly how much dosh Apple makes from flogging the iPhone, iPad and other gadgets. Apple is suing Samsung for an additional $535 million in damages, following the $1 billion payout it was awarded in August, Ars Technica reports. Apple asked to …

Google is likely to have sold about 800,000 to 1 million Nexus 7 tablets in the third quarter, according to an analyst. Lost in Google’s third-quarter miss — falling cost per click metrics and Motorola Mobility’s losses — was the company’s “other income” line. Google reported “other” revenue of $666 million, up from $385 million in the third quarter a …

Nokia’s financial results were announced this morning and make for pretty tough reading if you’re a long time lover of the Finnish phone maker. Its Lumia handsets sold only 2.9m units, down significantly from the 4m it sold the previous quarter. By comparison, Apple sold over 5m iPhone 5s in its first weekend alone. The company also made a loss of …

Adding new smartphones to the family’s wireless plan can be a scary endeavor, especially as most of us have already seen our wireless bills for just one smartphone surge above $100 a month. Are there any tips for getting hot devices like the iPhone 5 at a discount? Is there a trick to avoiding taking out a second mortgage to …

The new Iconia A110 Tablet from Acer. Acer Fans of the iPad can keep guessing about the iPad Mini, but if you want a more concrete option to set your mind on now, Acer’s offering its own mini tablet, with specs similar to Google’s Nexus 7. The company today announced the Iconia Tab A110, a lightweight pocket-size tablet with a …

So, $1bn is not enough for you, eh? Not if you’re Apple, it would seem. The Cupertino-based company is seeking another $707 million (£435 million) from Samsung in its patent case, Foss Patents reports. Apple is seeking an extra $135 million on what the jury deemed “wilful” patent infringement, along with another $400 million under ‘trade dress’ (a legal term …

This can hardly be encouraging news: Nokia’s third-quarter financial results show the number of handsets it sold down by 22 percent compared to last year and 1 percent on the quarter before. The company said Thursday it sold 82.9 million handsets in the quarter, with revenue from phone sales falling by 34 percent compared to Q3 2011. Nokia’s overall revenue …

Google has released a sweet bonus treat for Android users with phones running Jelly Bean or Ice Cream Sandwich, in the shape of a feature-packed official Calendar app that can sync all your calendars. The app, which can be downloaded from the Google Play store now, was announced on the official Android blog today by tech lead Michael Chan. Previously …