Party foul! Ads for the Motorola Defy have been banned, after the Advertising Standards Agency (ASA) declared that the rugged Android mobile isn’t as party-proof as its adverts would have you believe. Two TV ads showed the Defy surviving being dropped on to the floor in a club, and doused at a sexy pool party. …

Infinity Blade is back, in a sword-swinging sequel for the iPhone and iPad, looking bigger and bolder than the first game, with a bigger world and a host of new baddies and upgrades. Developer Chair has being showing off Infinity Blade 2 to gaming site IGN, which reports that the follow-up to the technically jaw-dropping iOS hack-and-slasher will serve up …

We were all aware that the iPhone’s personal assistant Siri was a clever little helper — but weren’t aware of exactly how clever. iFixit has found a new function for the infrared LED proximity sensor on the iPhone 4S. Previously this dimmed the screen when you held the handset to your face to make a call, so that you didn’t …

commentary Dear Research In Motion, A mock-up of the rumored BlackBerry Colt. N4BB I know I’ve taken a few shots at you for not moving quickly enough to keep pace with your competitors. But there are some sacred cows you shouldn’t sacrifice in the name of progress. It would be a mistake to go away from the classic design of …

So you’ve decided to bite the bullet and update your HTC Desireto Android 2.3 Gingerbread. Here’s a step-by-step walkthrough to make sure you don’t go wrong — it’s a little more complicatedthan the usual over the air upgrade. Before you proceed you should understand that all data will be wiped from your phone’s internal memory. The Flashlight and Teeter apps …

In a quarter marked by uncertainty over its merger with AT&T, T-Mobile USA added net subscribers in the third quarter, lost contract customers and kept churn rates steady. However, T-Mobile CEO Philipp Humm said in a statement that the upcoming quarter may be challenging due to rivals’ iPhone 4S launches, which “will continue to be an area of concern.” Simply …

Amazon’s Kindle Fire may be less than half the price of the cheapest iPad 2, but it’s already eating into Apple’s sales, according to a survey. The survey reveals 26 per cent of customers polled who have either already pre-ordered the Fire or are “very likely” to buy have either delayed or put on indefinite hold their plans to buy …

Nokia is denying reports that the SIM-free Lumia 800 smart phone has been delayed until 2012, saying the Windows Phone-powered blower will be widely available on 16 November as promised. Nokia confirmed to us that the UK would be getting a SIM-free slice of its upcoming smart phone in November and called the rumours “flattering”. “It proves that there are …

Nokia, you crazy bunch. You’ve only just unveiled your first Windows Phone device, but you’re still looking far into the future and dreaming up insane concept phones. The Nokia GEM is the latest gift from the Nokia Research Center, a bonkers blower that has touchscreens for every surface. Because the hypothetical mobile has no boring plastic or metal outside bits, …

Windows 8 tablets are just beyond the horizon and heading swiftly in our direction, according to Bloomberg. A Samsung top bod told the news agency it’d bring out Windows 8 PCs next year. And the first will most probably be a modified version of the Samsung Series 7 tablet PC, the pricey slate that’s due a touchscreen-friendly OS upgrade. The …

It’s shaping up to be a rough holiday for T-Mobile USA. The carrier, a unit of Germany’s Deutsche Telekom, earlier today reported a slight improvement in its results for the third quarter. That modest uptick was largely due to its uber-aggressive pricing promotions on the prepaid end, as well as an improving lineup of smartphones. That’s the good news. The …

As if BlackBerry owners don’t have enough on their plates, Google has announced it’s yanking its Gmail app from BlackBerry App World as of 22 November, so snap it up now if you want it. Google will continue to support the app, so it’ll still work if you already have it, but don’t expect any updates anytime soon. Google made …

More than once we’ve been stuck waiting indefinitely for a page to load on the Android Market on our phone. It seems to affect some apps, but not others. If you’ve come across the same problem, there’s a way that you can still get the app you want. Simply pull yourself up to a real browser on a laptop or …

Is it just us or are all HTCs looking the same these days? This forthcoming handset, named the HTC Ville, looks like just another generic render, but it’s a doozy. For starters, it’ll come packing Android Ice Cream Sandwich, when it launches in April, according to BGR. It’ll also have Sense 4.0 — not much is known about this, but …

Amazon is turning the Droid Razr up to 11. It’s no secret that Verizon Wireless is having a little fun with the Motorola Droid Razr’s launch date by releasing it exactly on 11:11 a.m. local time on November 11, 2011 (That’s 11/11/11. Get it?). But Amazon Wireless, a specialized Amazon store dedicated to all things mobile, is taking it a …