iPhone 5 owners have been complaining that the black version of Apple’s new £529+ smart phone is a little too easily defiled, with its sultry slate casing picking up scratches and dents. But Apple’s own Phil Schiller has seemingly said the damage is to be expected. A 9to5Mac reader asked Schiller whether anything was going …

Up until now, we’ve heard plenty about what might be in store for the forthcoming HTC One X+. Today, however, thanks to yet another leak from @evleaks, we see that the smartphone is destined for at least T-Mobile. Rumored to be a faster, more robust version of the company’s flagship Android handset, the details paint a pretty picture. Powered by …

The general thought in the tech world is that mobile ads are something companies should be intensively focusing on — since it could be a good source of revenue. But, are these ads resonating with users? A new study shows that most smartphone owners admit to not remembering mobile ads, according to The Next Web. In the study, which was …

Three is the worst phone network, according to new figures. Telecoms watchdog Ofcom reveals customer complaints are highest for the 3G phone network, while the worst broadband provider is yet again TalkTalk. Figures reflect complaints to Ofcom between April and June 2012. Three’s customers mostly threw their toys out of the pram over disputed charges and poor customer service. Earlier …

Samsung’s Shin Jong-kyun will meet with Google Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt in Seoul tomorrow, and it’s a safe bet the topic of Apple will come up. The Samsung Mobile chief confirmed today that he will meet with Schmidt on Thursday in Seoul, according to the Korea Times. Shin was mum on details, so the agenda is unknown. The Samsung executive …

Apple’s iOS users seem more willing to try new things than those running Android. Advertising network Chitika yesterday released the results of a report on browser usage across mobile platforms. The company found that Safari, the default browser in iOS, is used by 85 percent of the folks running that operating system. Chrome, which sat atop the App Store’s listing …

Now playing: Watch this: Apple iPhone 5 4:39 We’ve given the iPhone 5 the full video review treatment, bundling all our most pertinent thoughts on Apple’s sixth smart phone into one gorgeous moving picture. Hit play on the video above to hear what we think about the year’s most anticipated gadget, and see if you agree with our conclusions. Visually, …

Now playing: Watch this: CNET News Nook HD tablets 1:52 Barnes and Noble is bringing its US-centric Nook tablets into the UK, in a bid to extinguish the Kindle Fire HD. The stateside bookseller will be flogging two tablets to Brits this autumn, dubbed the Nook HD and Nook HD+. The Nook HD is a 7.7-inch tablet that’s going to …

Samsung is expecting pretty big things out of its next major release, the Galaxy Note 2. Indeed, even after the 30 million Galaxy S3s and millions of iPhone 5 sales, Samsung believes it could still move 20 million units of its 5.5-inch Galaxy Note II. Speaking with reporters recently, Samsung head J.K. Shin advised that the Galaxy Note II could …

LAS VEGAS — T-Mobile lost its focus on customers while its $39 billion deal to be acquired by AT&T was being reviewed by regulators, said T-Mobile Chief Operating Officer Jim Alling. On Tuesday, Alling addressed executives at the Competitive Carrier Association conference here. He explained how T-Mobile’s long history of providing great customer service to its subscribers was interrupted by …