Nokia may be committed to producing Windows phones as its primary mobile operating system, but not before slowly parting with its first love. The company will continue to support smartphones that run the Finnish company’s Symbian platform until 2016, CEO Stephen Elop told Anna Shipley of Nokia Conversations, China Edition in an interview (video below). …

Vodafone Australia today announced the introduction of Vodafone All-Time prepaid recharge options, bringing unlimited calling and messaging to its prepaid customers. All-Time comes in two prepaid recharge options. An AU$35 recharge offers unlimited texting and use of social media sites including Facebook and Twitter, as well as unlimited calling between 7pm and 7am on weekdays and all through the weekend. …

Tesco Mobile is the top network for both pay as you go and pay monthly services, according to a survey of UK phone users by JD Power. The study also found the vast majority of contract customers now have smart phones. The purveyors of fine customer satisfaction surveys asked over 3,400 UK mobile users to rate their experience of both …

O2 may flog the HTC Sensation from Monday 20 June — about three and a half weeks from today. That’s according to an existing O2 customer who claims to have been given the Sensation’s due date by a member of the operator’s upgrade department. The customer then tipped off DialToSave. O2, like most operators, likes to keep fairly quiet about exact release dates. You won’t …

If you’ve ever used SoundHound (or its arch rival Shazam) chances are good you were holding your phone out to identify a catchy song whose name you didn’t know. Now the company is introducing Hound, SoundHound’s little sibling, but one with a slightly different identity. Instead of helping name that tune, the free Hound for Android and iPhone prompts you …

Samsung’s Galaxy Tab 10.1 will come with Android Honeycomb 3.1. Samsung Samsung’s upcoming Galaxy Tab 10.1 tablet will come out of the box with the latest version of Android Honeycomb 3.1. A Wi-Fi-only edition of Galaxy Tab 10.1 is due to hit the consumer market on June 8. The 16GB version is expected to cost $499, while the 32GB version …

HTC CEO Peter Chou has confirmed that the company will not lock the bootloader on the company’s future Android devices. “There has been overwhelmingly customer feedback that people want access to open bootloaders on HTC phones. I want you to know that we’ve listened. Today, I’m confirming we will no longer be locking the bootloaders on our devices. Thanks for …

Acer’s Iconia A100 tablet may be delayed. Bonnie Cha/CNET Compatibility problems between Android 3.0 and Acer’s 7-inch Iconia A100 tablet will reportedly delay the launch of the new tablet, according to a story in DigiTimes. Originally set to start selling the new tablet by May or June, Acer is now rescheduling the launch to an August-September time frame. Since Android …

Sony’s had a pretty rough time of it over the past month, but at least its mobile division can share some good news with the unveiling of the new Sony Ericsson Xperia mini and Xperia mini pro. These Android-based teeny tiny smart phones are updated versions of last year’s X10 mini and X10 mini pro. Lest you forget Sony makes …

Telstra and HTC joined forces last night to announce the carrier will range the HTC Desire S Android smartphone from 31 May. Telstra will also be the exclusive supplier of the Wildfire S, which will launch later on 16 July. (Credit: HTC) Compatible with the Next G network, the Desire S will be available for AU$5 per month on a …