We might be a few months away from CES and Mobile World Congress, but that doesn’t mean handset rumors are going to wait around. The preliminary details for a new Sony smartphone have surfaced, possibly laying the groundwork for a new “flagship” device. According to information first noticed by Blog of Mobile (translated), Sony is …

Vringo, a company that offers ringtones, but has increasingly relied on licensing its patent portfolio, is the latest to take aim at ZTE. The company announced today that it has filed a lawsuit against the Chinese telecommunications equipment company, saying that it has violated three of its patents. According to the lawsuit, which was filed in the U.K. High Court …

It may not be on the same scale as some recent court victories, but Google-owned mobile maker Motorola has won a patent case against Microsoft. The regional court in Mannheim, Germany, ruled that Moto didn’t infringe a Microsoft patent which lets apps work across different handsets, Reuters reports. The patent means developers don’t have to write separate codes for each …

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Motorola has confirmed it’s killed off its Webtop software and range of mobile accessories, CNET reports. Webtop had let you use your phone as the guts of a laptop or TV entertainment hub, just by plugging it in. It made its debut with the Motorola Atrix in 2011 and stood out at the time as a really innovative concept. It …

Now playing: Watch this: Lawmakers telling US companies not to buy from Huawei… 5:26 WASHINGTON, D.C.–The House Intelligence Committee released a report this morning, accusing two Chinese makers of telecommunications gear of posing a national security threat and discouraging American businesses from buying their equipment. In a 52-page report, the committee said that neither Huawei or ZTE addressed concerns raised …

Optus today announced that 18 new channels have been added to its Fetch TV offering as an optional extra to customers for AU$10 per month. (Credit: Optus) The new channels include many of those that are also available on rival Foxtel, like MTV, Fox Sports, National Geographic, Discovery Home and Helath, BBC World News and Animal Planet. The rebranded Fecth …

Original video frames (1 and 2) at 60 frames per second aren’t enough to fill 120Hz and 240Hz LCDs. Duplicating the original frames is one method. Alternately, frames can be interpolated to fill the gaps. In this example, the TV’s processor creates frame 1a from the difference between 1 and 2. This (along with 2a, 3a, etc.) makes up the …

Now playing: Watch this: CNET News BBC iPlayer Radio 1:35 The BBC is sprucing up its online radio service, launching a central iPlayer for radio that collects all of Auntie’s channels onto a single site. From today, you’ll see a dedicated home for the BBC’s radio offering, with homepages for each station firing catch-up, live playback and featured bits and …

Huawei, the embattled Chinese mobile company looking to expand its footprint internationally, is now eyeing an initial public offering, according to a new report. Huawei has contacted investment banks to learn more about the process that would eventually take its shares public, The Wall Street Journal is reporting today, citing sources. The company isn’t sure yet where it might list …

Windows Phone 8 has finally set a date for its launch — 29 October. The software giant has sent out colourful invitations to an event in San Francisco that will see the tile-based update officially go live. Those of you waking up with a pit of sadness in your stomachs because you don’t know when the next version of Microsoft’s …

Sony has stopped selling its Xperia Tablet S after finding defects in the devices. According to Reuters, sales were halted after gaps were discovered between the screen and case, making some of the tablets susceptible to water damage. A Sony spokeswoman told Reuters that the hardware issues have been traced back to a “manufacturing flaw” at the Chinese plant where …

Avast ye, to the pumps, lads! Sony’s Xperia Tablet S be shippin’ water! The Japanese tech giant’s newest tablet has had sales suspended in the UK and Ireland after a manufacturing error has left the ‘splash-proof’ tablet struggling to repel water. In a statement sent to CNET UK, Sony confirmed that some Xperia Tablet S models released in September “may …

A new low-end Nokia Lumia phone has been snapped, suggesting a dirt-cheap way to get your hands on Windows Phone. The photo of the Nokia Lumia 510 was sent to GSMArena, along with confirmation of a 4-inch display, 4GB of internal memory and a paltry 256MB of RAM. Those are not impressive specifications, but they suggest a low price. The …

Pictures that appear to show the iPad mini‘s casing have surfaced online, hinting that Apple’s much-anticipated smaller tablet will have a more squarish look than previous slates and feature the Lightning port connector. Pictures of the long-rumoured gadget’s components were tweeted by tech blogger Sonny Dickson, who told me the parts came from “a source” and that he took the photos himself. …