Nokia should chuck in its love-in with Microsoft and adopt Android while it still can, one analyst claims. After Nokia’s shares dropped by 2.6 per cent, Bernstein Research’s Pierre Ferragu claimed the company’s balance sheet is “in a rather tight net cash position” and its stock is overvalued, Barrons reports. Ferragu reckons Nokia will have …

Samsung fans, listen up: a new Galaxy Note 3 phone might be right around the corner. A new report claims the latest phablet device from the Korean tech giant could become a reality in September. Samsung certainly has made a lot of noise about its newest Galaxy S4 superphone, but another of its popular gadget lines, the Galaxy Note franchise, …

The second generation of Nexus 7 tablet could arrive before the end of July, according to one Google+ user who chatted with an Asus support rep. Related stories: Nexus 7 review Why the Nexus 7 succeeded where others failed New Nexus 7 may debut with same price tag The LiveChat, which Android Authority first posted yesterday, was between an Asus …

Almost half of the smart phones sold in Europe are now Samsung Galaxy phones, the latest figures reveal — but Sony may be staging a comeback. Industry measurementiser Kantar Worldpanel ComTech reveals that in spring of this year, sales of phones such as the Samsung Galaxy S4 drove Android to dominate the European smart phone market yet again. And here …

Huawei could be the next company to follow Samsung and HTC’s lead, and offer a stripped-back ‘Google Edition’ of its latest handset, the Ascend P6. Kevin Ho, president of Huawei’s handset product division, told Pocket-Lint the company is in talks about making a P6 that’ll run stock Android. “We are working with Google to analyse the possibility of bringing out …

Apple is giving Samsung the cold shoulder. It’s inked a deal with a different chip-maker to provide innards to its gadgets like the iPhone. But it’ll still have to rely on Samsung for the time being. The fierce rivals will have to work together well into next year, as Apple’s deal with Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC) doesn’t start until …

Tomorrow will see the debut of a brand-new operating system, as Mozilla’s Firefox OS enters the arena in a bid to crush Android. The new mobile operating system, which hopes to defeat its robot-powered foe using the power of super-cheap smart phones, will land in Spain tomorrow. The first phone to carry the operating system, which we’ve already tested, will …

Here’s an unexpected item in the bagging area: Sainsbury’s is launching its own mobile phone network this summer, called Mobile by Sainsbury’s. Not Sainsbury’s Mobile, which is what everyone will call it, but Mobile by Sainsbury’s. The supermarket chain promises “great quality value-for-money mobile products” and “attractive offers”. Sainsbury’s Mobile — sorry, Mobile by Sainsbury’s — is an MVNO, which …

Android is flying high in Europe, due mainly to the “relentless” popularity of Samsung’s smartphone line, according to a new report.> During a three-month period that ended in May, nearly half of all smartphones sold in Europe were produced by Samsung, Kantar Worldpanel ComTech reported Monday. The research firm found that Samsung helped lift Android to a 70.4 percent share …

The hotly tipped next iPhone could come in an apple-hued green, as new leaked photos reveal a cheaper, more colourful Apple smart phone. French technology site NoWhereElse shows off photos of the exterior purporting to be the rumoured cheaper iPhone Light, in a fetching green, as well as red and yellow. The plastic body casing appears in red, yellow and …