The BlackBerry Bold 9900 could line UK shelves around mid- to late August, according to online retailers. That’s about one month earlier than its previously announced release date. While the touchscreen-toting mobile was supposed to emerge on 15 September, tech site Know Your Mobile spotted Clove listing the 9900 with a ‘late August’ release date, and …

Google has revamped its Android Market app for smartphones with a new look as well as some more products for purchase. The Android Developers Blog points out that this new interface could work better for both customers and developers. The new user interface is intended to be more engaging as it showcases top apps and games while providing a quicker …

Google has started rolling out its new-look Android Market to handsets, bringing the Market’s browser-based categorisation to the phone with swiping gestures to improve navigation. The update to the Market is being rolled out now to phones running Android OS 2.2 or higher as an automatic download when the Market application is opened. Google anticipates that all compatible phones will …

The HTC Desire will be getting an update to Android 2.3, aka Gingerbread, by the end of this month. The timing of the update was revealed via a Facebook post by HTC UK. The status update reads: “Hi everyone. As some of you have seen already, we have more news about our build of Gingerbread for Desire. “Our testing has …

Microsoft admits it’s microscopic when it comes to mobile phones. Big boss Steve Ballmer has conceded that Windows Phone 7 is still small fry next to rivals including the iPhone or Android phones. Ballmer told assembled partner companies at a Microsoft conference that “in a year, we’ve gone from very small to … very small”. But Ballmer insists it’s not …

Handset makers using the Google Android mobile operating system may be slapped with additional licensing fees if Oracle and Microsoft have their way. But what might that mean for the average cell phone consumer? Would the price of Android devices go up? It’s not likely, say experts. There are several reasons to think that legal victories from Oracle or Microsoft …

Hewlett-Packard is banking that its newly named WebOS chief, Stephen DeWitt, can tap into his start-up roots as he goes after the likes of Apple and Google with the company’s fledgling mobile-device business. Stephen DeWitt, the new head of Hewlett-Packard’s WebOS business. Hewlett-Packard DeWitt, who was named to his new position yesterday, will be busy with more than just the …

Product marketing starts at home. Josh Long/CNET It’s said you have to spend money to make money. If this latest rumor is true, Nokia will be betting on a $127 million dollar marketing budget to help sell Nokia-made Windows Phones, according to Marketing Magazine. The Finnish device manufacturer’s six-month campaign set to launch in October would rebrand the company as …

The What’s My Name app for Android recently came out to much applause from forgetful people. Now iOS is getting in on the name-remembering game with Name Buddy for iPhone. Name Buddy takes a different angle from its Android relative. From the very start, you can see that it is aimed at women. Pink is the color scheme theme and …

Are you ready to rock? O2 certainly is, beefing up its queue-jumping live music loyalty scheme O2 Priority with access to the best seats, special gigs and backstage passes. Gig-going O2 customers already get early access to tickets for live events with Priority. O2 is adding “best seats”, a chance to choose the best seats in O2 venues. It’s also …