Samsung’s Galaxy S3 isn’t being thwarted by little things like the iPhone 5 or jury verdicts. Since August 1, sales of the S3 have seen average weekly growth of 9 percent, following by big spikes after the Apple lawsuit verdict and the iPhone 5 announcement, according to mobile-app analytics firm Localytics. Sales of new S3 …

Now playing: Watch this: CNET News Nokia Lumia advert 1:20 The Nokia Lumia 920 is the latest phone to take a pop at the iPhone 5, and this time it’s adding some colour to the mobile phone world. The animated ad opens in a drab and dreary grey city of shuffling queues, filled with homogenous drones toting iPhones. It’s a …

Nokia may be trying to sell its headquarters. In an interview with Reuters published today, a spokeswoman for the embattled mobile company said that Nokia is “evaluating different options for non-core parts, such as real estate holdings, and that includes the headquarters.” In a follow-up statement to CNET, Nokia spokesman Brett Young confirmed that Nokia is considering selling real estate, …

A Microsoft-made Windows Phone 8 device is in the late stages of development, reports suggest, hinting that the software giant is about to try its hand once more at crafting hardware. The mysterious mobile would see the company who made Clippy taking matters into its own hands, just as it already has with its Windows 8-powered Surface tablet. BGR cites …

Now playing: Watch this: 4GEE interview 2:19 4G is almost here — but we still have a lot of questions. When will it launch? Where will you get it? And will next-generation mobile phone speeds leave a gaping hole in your wallet? We put your questions to the first 4G phone network, EE. Formerly known as Everything Everywhere, EE was …

4G is fast approaching, and the first phones are sale now. We’ve put the iPhone 5, Samsung Galaxy S3 LTE, HTC One XL and Huawei Ascend P1 LTE through their paces — but which is worth your money? 4G promises faster connection to the Internet for high-speed Web browsing, music and video streaming, and uploading pictures and updates. The first …

Your smartphone may be sleek and shiny on the outside, but on the inside, it could be harboring some environmental troublemakers. But there’s some good news: today’s smartphones are likely to contain less of that bad stuff. iFixit, in partnership with HealthyStuff.org, has released the results of a study that conducted a chemical analysis of handsets to see just how …

The planned merger between nationwide carrier T-Mobile USA and prepaid provider MetroPCS is not a repeat of the failed merger between Sprint and Nextel back in 2005, T-Mobile CEO John Legere said during a conference call with the press today. A MetroPCS store. Greg Sandoval/CNET This deal, he said, is about gaining more spectrum in an effort to challenge bigger …

HTC has confirmed the Android Jelly Bean update process for the HTC One X and One S will begin this month. The smart phone pair could receive the latest version of Android and HTC’s Sense user interface before October is out, all being well. Jelly Bean is the latest version of Google’s software for mobile phones and tablets, and HTC’s Sense …

If you want fast 4G, move to Australia. After looking over recent LTE test results from San Francisco and New York where downloads speeds topped out at 23.6Mbps, I feel an uncontrollable urge to gloat. Our 4G speeds in Australia are up to four times faster, and here’s why. Signal strengths (and weaknesses) First, there are technological differences between the …

A combining of T-Mobile USA and MetroPCS could make for a potent player in the rough-and-tumble prepaid business. T-Mobile has over the past few years expanded its no-contract options for consumers, giving it a badly needed source of customer growth. MetroPCS, meanwhile, has long been an aggressive — albeit small — provider of prepaid services with experience in running a …

Blackberry PlayBook owners will see a small bump in features and capability with its next OS update to PlayBook software 2.1. Among the changes available for the Wi-Fi tablet are security features that let owners lock down all data with enterprise-level encryption, not just corporate secrets. RIM also shares a new version of the BlackBerry Bridge software that lets PlayBook …

Apps and devices have been designed to turn smartphones into light switches, medical tools and even satellites. For people who wish to extend a little less effort in their daily lives, they could even replace the traditional house key you use to get into your home. Consider Lockitron, a keyless entry device that attaches to a door’s deadbolt. The small …

Now playing: Watch this: Fix an unresponsive iPhone home button 3:38 No matter how anal you are about keeping your iPhone safe and intact, there is still a chance your home button will eventually suffer the effects of normal wear and tear. The iPhone 5, which features a change to the anatomy of the home button, may solve this problem, …

At long last, we have a date for when we can expect 4G services to arrive in the UK. EE — previously known as Everything Everywhere — has confirmed it will be kicking off its next-gen mobile data service on 30 October. That’s a little under four weeks to wait. EE will be the first network to bring 4G speeds to …