A million people get a new Android phone or tablet every day. As Google unveils the new version of Android, version 4.1 Jelly Bean, the search giant reveals that a total of 400 million Android devices have been sold so far. That’s a lot of phones. This time last year, the Big G said it …

Amazon opened a lot of eyes when it introduced the Kindle Fire last year at $199. Many people expected it to come out at $249, but Amazon surprised everybody with $199. Now Google’s done the same with its Asus-made Nexus 7, which, on paper anyway, offers the best specs for a 7-inch tablet at its price point, besting its closest …

Good news for out-and-about Android addicts — the Google Maps app has been updated and now lets you save maps to use offline. A new button inside the app lets you download maps, dragging and zooming to fit the area you want to save into an on-screen square. Naturally our first thought was to try and save the whole of …

Now playing: Watch this: iPhone rumors discussed and debunked 2:47 Five years ago today, at exactly 6 p.m. in each time zone, the original Apple iPhone went on sale in the United States. At the time I was outside the Apple store in downtown San Francisco witnessing tech history being made. And even though I’ve been to scores of other …

Google has officially revealed Android 4.1 Jelly Bean, the next generation of software for Android mobile phones and tablets — and it hits phones next month. Google Now is the most impressive new feature. It promises just the right information at just the right time, automatically prompting you with useful information based on your search history and calendar. Google Now …

After last week’s deluge of information about the next iteration of Microsoft’s new mobile operating system, the company is letting additional details trickle out. Microsoft revealed last week that Windows 8 Phone will be available in 180 countries when it launches later this year, but it didn’t tell us which countries that would be — until now. In a company …

Bad news if you’re hoping to splash your upgrade credit on Nokia’s new 808 PureView mega-camera phone — all the UK networks seem to have unanimously decided not to offer the bonkers blower. The PureView may have stolen the show at this year’s Mobile World Congress trade show with its outrageous 41-megapixel sensor, but it seems that hasn’t curried any …

Google’s 7-inch Nexus 7 tablet is the first device to show off Jelly Bean, the latest version of Android. It costs $200 in the US and is on sale today, to be delivered in mid-July. The Nexus 7 has a 7-inch 1,280×800 high-definition display. Under the bonnet is a Tegra 3 quad-core processor, as well as a 12-core graphics processor. …

Now playing: Watch this: Android 4.1 Jelly Bean hands-on 2:26 Today, it’s a very rare Android owner graced with Android 4.0, aka Ice Cream Sandwich (ICS). Most mobile Droids are still chowing down on the Gingerbread flavour of Google’s mobile software. But come next month ICS will be old news too — as Google has confirmed the next iteration of …

I just bought a milkshake with my phone. That’s right: I strolled into McDonald’s, whipped out my Samsung Galaxy S3, placed it on the card reader for a moment and strode off with a tall drink of chocolatey brain freeze, all thanks to Visa’s NFC payment app. Visa is trying out phones that do NFC contactless payments during the London …

It’s no secret that Research In Motion is in deep trouble. But most analysts expect the company to only further prove that point later today. After the market closes, RIM will announce its fiscal first-quarter earnings, which consensus among Wall Street analysts pegs at a net loss of 3 cents per share on $3.1 billion in revenue. During the same …

Editor’s note: The iPhone is 5 years old. Last year, I reflected on my very first iPhone, and what owning one was like before the smartphone landscape had utterly changed…before the App Store…before iPads. What I wrote last year is still true now, maybe even more so, although one important event has transpired since: Steve Jobs died October 5, 2011, …

Join the Q. Google has revealed the Google Nexus Q, a new social streaming media player. The Nexus Q is a round black sphere that connects to the cloud and streams the music and videos that you store online. It also streams YouTube videos and other online stuff, such as movies and TV from Google Play. You use your phone …

Apple’s new Podcast app lets you explore and download podcasts, breaking the medium free from the music app, which didn’t let you subscribe to new ‘casts on your mobile. Available now and free to download, the iPhone, iPad and iPod touch app organises your subscribed podcasts into lists, and displays popular podcasts in a coverflow-inspired grid, making it easier to …

Asus is making Google’s new tablet, the company has confirmed ahead of tonight’s I/O developer conference, where we’ll doubtless see the new hardware make its glittering debut. An unnamed Asus exec let the cat out the bag, telling Reuters, “It’s targeting Amazon. The Kindle is based on Google’s platform but with its own service, so Google has to launch its …