Apple has rolled out its most powerful legal guns and is taking aim at Google’s biggest target. The iPhone maker filed another lawsuit against Samsung and its Galaxy Nexus, though it’s not the hardware that’s irked Cupertino. Rather, it’s the Android Ice Cream Sandwich software. Apple has filed a motion for a preliminary injunction to …

With apps all the rage, small businesses want to get in on the action too. But it’s anything but easy. Relatively few small companies have the resources to build and market their own apps. I’ve written about services that offer the ability to quickly and easily put together a smartphone app. Now one of those companies, Didmo, is offering a …

Good news for hard-up fans of shiny white gadgets — a white version of the Orange San Francisco 2 is now on sale, bringing pearlescent Android thrills to those shopping on a budget. As you probably guessed from the name, the Orange San Francisco 2 is only available on Orange, but if you’re cool with that, the white version can …

Google Wallet is safer than using a credit card, Google claims. But with one quite major proviso: that you don’t root your phone. The big G is on the defensive after its wireless payments system (which isn’t available in the UK yet, but is rumoured to launch before this summer’s Olympics) was was hacked this week. A team of developers …

In the cell phone world, upgrade fees are the root of all evil. Well, maybe not all evil, but they’re responsible for a big portion of it. Apparently, though, carriers don’t agree. Consider that on Friday, AT&T confirmed that it was doubling its upgrade fee from $18 to $36. So now, any AT&T customer who decides to upgrade to a …

Google is feeling lucky: the search giant has built a “next generation personal communication device”. What could it be? A new phone? A new tablet? Or something else entirely? Exactly what this Google gadget is remains shrouded in mystery, but prototypes exist and are set to be tested in the US. It’s Google’s first foray into hardware, having previously specialised …

The U.S. Department of Justice has approved Google’s $12.5 billion purchase of Motorola Mobility. The news today comes on the same day that the European Union concluded its antitrust investigation into the merger and approved the deal without any conditions. The Justice Department said in a statement that it had closed the investigations it had open regarding the merger, stating …

Apple has sent independent inspectors into its suppliers’ factories to see if working conditions are up to scratch. The Fair Labor Association has begun auditing Apple’s final assembly suppliers, including the controversy-hit Foxconn factories in China where the iPhone 5 is secretly being built. Apple boss Tim Cook, successor to Steve Jobs, said the inspections were “unprecedented in the electronics …

If you thought midrange AV receivers were going to max out at six HDMI inputs, you were wrong. Onkyo announced its 2012 line of midrange AV receivers this morning, with the TX-NR515 and TX-NR616 each featuring eight HDMI inputs, enough to handle your cable box, PS3, Xbox 360, Roku LT, Apple TV, and three other home theater gadgets. The front-panel …

ITV has reportedly written a letter to Apple, asking the company not to call its much-rumoured telly ‘iTV’, according to reports in the Telegraph. The paper reports that ITV (or ‘Channel Three’ if you were born before about 1975) boss Adam Crozier raised the issue with Apple in 2010 when he assumed control of the channel, and at the time received assurances …

By the end of this week, subscribers to Foxtel on Xbox 360 will have three extra channels to choose from. Two channels are being added today: Cartoon Network and ESPN2. Cartoon Network is part of the basic AU$19.50 per month subscription package that everyone using the service must have. ESPN2 is part of the sport package that adds AU$10 to …

It looks like the Samsung Galaxy Mini S5570 might soon be getting a low-end sibling. The Samsung Galaxy Mini 2 S6500–codenamed Jenna–could make its debut at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona later this month, according to a leaked promotional image sent to GSMArena. The specs attached to the image shows some improvements over the original; the new device sports …

A pink version of the Samsung Galaxy Note could be coming soon, delighting anyone who loves both massive phones and the Financial Times. Word of the rose-tinted goliath comes via GSMArena, which claims it’s been sent an image of the pink Note by an industry insider, showing the cheery-lookin’ blower alongside the sombre black and white versions. Unfortunately that image …

We’ve all been there: you give your number to someone who has no idea when to quit calling you. It might be someone who wants to sell you a new car, smartphone, or even some home improvements. Perhaps it’s a disgruntled ex who just can’t let go. Whomever it is, there’s a way to bring back the silence you once …

For a company that’s expected to take a more cautious approach in the new year, HTC appears to have plenty of unannounced products in the pipeline. Today sees yet another smartphone finding its way into the wild, this time in the form of an LTE-ready model with Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich. PhoneArena has obtained a number of images and …