BBC iPlayer had a record year in 2011, with shows such as Top Gear and Sherlock fuelling demand. Auntie Beeb’s regular BBC iStats reveal we watch and listen to more and more TV and radio on our phones, smart TVs and games consoles — and iPad iPlaying has skyrocketed by 600 per cent. We watched …

The Asus Transformer Prime may have only officially gone on sale yesterday, but it’s already creating quite an uproar, with shipping delays and the announcement of a revised model irking those of you who have just shelled out for one. The Transformer Prime officially went on sale on Thursday 12 January and many customers were expecting to immediately kick back …

LAS VEGAS–Microsoft’s handset partners are finally coming out with some interesting hardware for the Windows Phone operating system. Nokia and HTC each announced new high-end smartphones using the OS. So which one is best? Ask Maggie shares some advice. Also in this edition of Ask Maggie, I offer some advice to a reader interested in the jumbo-sized Samsung Galaxy Note. …

The promise is seductive. Two of the biggest technology companies on the planet are combining forces to give their adoring fans free iPads and iPhones? Yes! And all you have to do is give up all your personal information for that chance. That’s what spam scammers are hoping you will do once you see the quasi-personal letter from everyone’s favorite …

The Nokia Lumia 710 is joining the Nokia Lumia 800 in Britain, thanks to Three. The 3G network is the first to confirm it’ll sell the budget entry to the new Lumia range of Nokia Windows phones. The Lumia 710 stands shoulder-to-shoulder with the Nokia Lumia 800, launched last year, in Nokia’s big push to recapture some of the ground …

Apple has once again reached out to the greener side of our sympathies, this time by implementing its recycling program for iPads and iPhones in the United Kingdom, France, and Germany. Screenshot by Joe Aimonetti The recycling program, extended to iPads and iPhones in the United States this summer, allows customers with older-model iOS devices to send them in to …

Samsung is downplaying Samsung Galaxy Nexus battery issues after CNET UK readers ran into problems charging their new phones. “The number of official repair and complaint cases in the UK relating to problems with the battery power and charging of the Samsung Galaxy Nexus are extremely low, therefore any reported cases are isolated,” Samsung told us. “Any customers having problems …

The Consumer Electronics Show in sparkling Las Vegas is full of the latest, shiniest technology and we’re there checking it all out. While there are heaps of new gadgets flying around, the new TVs have been causing quite a stir. We take you through some of our favourites of the show so far. Organic light-emitting diode technology — or OLED …

Motorola has Droid RAZR deja vu (twice!) and Samsung’s Ryan Bidan stops by to show off the Galaxy Note and explain why we should be excited about an Android-powered refrigerator. Now playing: Watch this: Ep. 80: It’s a camera, it’s a phone, it’s a tablet! 30:47 Podcast Your browser does not support the audio element. Subscribe: iTunes (MP3) | iTunes (320×180) | iTunes …

The Consumer Electronics Show — that’s CES to you — is in full flow now in the wonderful Las Vegas. We’ve already had our heads blown off by a raft of new gadgets. Here we take a look through our favourite mobile phones of the show so far. The Sony Xperia S was one of the earliest to catch our …

Ofcom is rethinking its plans for a next-generation 4G mobile phone network. The UK’s telecoms regulator wants to cover at least 98 per cent of the population and make space for smaller local 4G networks. It wants to promote competition between the phone networks to provide 4G to customers, to try and clear the current stumbling block of legal squabbling …

Last year Apple managed to get 676 patents awarded to it by the U.S. Patent Office, and 2012 is showing no signs of Apple slowing down. In its latest application, Apple is proposing technology that would control a 3D interface using touch-free motion-based gestures on your iOS device. Screenshot by Josh Lowensohn The concept of controlling a device with motion …

Nokia’s Lumia 900 is landing in the U.S. with a 4G handset on AT&T. The move is critical for both Nokia and Microsoft since any hopes for Windows Phone are tethered to a strong U.S. entry. As has been the case since Nokia and Microsoft hooked up, critics have praised the combo of a new hardware style with Windows Phone. …

Now playing: Watch this: Ep. 206: Phones go big at CES 35:42 Between a new Motorola Droid, some slick Sony models, and a powerful punch from Windows Mobile, the Dialed In team was crazy with new phones at CES. Join us as we discuss the hits and misses from Las Vegas. Podcast Your browser does not support the audio element. …

The major networks are lining up to sell the Sony Xperia S. O2, Orange, Three and T-Mobile, as well as retailer Phones 4U, will sell the saucy Sony smart phone. Only Virgin and Vodafone are yet to confirm they’ll be selling the S. Price and release dates have yet to be confirmed by the networks that have signed on, but …