Microsoft is thought to make more money from phones that run Android than from handsets running its own Windows Phone 7 software. That’s thanks to a money-spinning patent deal that apparently sees HTC pay Microsoft $5 for every Android phone it sells — and Microsoft is chasing similar payments from other Android manufacturers. A deal signed in …

At some point, a friend may ask to borrow your superfast smartphone to look up something on the Web. It’s times like these when you really don’t want any of your private search queries popping up in the autocomplete area for your friend to choose. Perhaps you were looking up something medically related, or some other personal matter–you want to …

Photographs of the Sony Ericsson ST18i, codenamed ‘Urushi’, have leaked online. We first saw blurry spy shots of a couple of Xperia handsets last month, but someone with a steadier hand has managed to sneak out 11 pictures and send them to GSM Arena. The name itself has caused a little confusion. We’d originally had it down as the ‘Asuza’ …

Apple’s next iPhone could include a camera capable of recording 1080p high-definition video. The rumour is based on the fact that Apple’s image-sensor supplier, OmniVision, has just launched a slimmer 5-megapixel unit that could fit in the current iPad, iPod touch and a thinner iPhone. We’ve seen plenty of rumours concerning the camera on the iPhone 5, or possibly iPhone 4S. There have …

Based on new findings, the World Health Organization classifies cell phones as a potential cancer risk much like exhaust from gasoline-powered vehicles and lead. Meanwhile, CNET launches a series on the state of cell phone research and what consumers can do to protect themselves. Cell phone radiation: A self-defense guide (FAQ) For many people, it’s just not practical or realistic …

Microsoft takes the wraps off the new Windows Phone 7.5 today. Microsoft claims its mobile phone software is adding more than 500 new features in the update, codenamed Mango, ready to appear on phones such as the Dell Venue Pro and forthcoming Windows phones from HTC, Sony Ericsson and Nokia — but still no new phones. Acer, Fujitsu and ZTE …

The HTC Evo 3D is one of the most anticipated phones of the year, but it’s not going to be for everyone. If it’s something simple and affordable you’re after, then the Samsung Trender might be more your speed. Available now from Sprint for $29.99 with a two-year contract, the Trender is a messaging phone with a slide-out QWERTY keyboard …

Editors’ note: This is the third of a three-part series on issues related to cell phone radiation. Revisit Tuesday’s story on the inconclusive state of research on cell phone radiation, and Thursday’s story about the trouble with federal safety standards, or click here for a roundup of related coverage. When my sister–a mother of four–was shopping for a new cell …

Apple’s WWDC keynote is now behind us and if they’re not at E3, tech journalists around the blogsphere are taking a rest. We didn’t get a new iPhone or any new hardware, but Apple rolled out the company’s new iCloud service, its Lion OS, and iOS 5, the latest version of its mobile operating system. We’ve detailed the full list …

The Nokia N8 was the most divisive, controversial mobile of the last year and our fabulous readers — that’s you! — had plenty to say on the matter, both sticking up for the Finnish flagship phone and utterly tearing it to shreds. Here’s the best of a brilliant bunch of user reviews. Engines thinks Nokia has blown it: “This was …