More bad news for BlackBerry: BBX is banned, forcing a name change to BlackBerry 10. …

The Nokia Lumia 710 could be available in the UK in the first week of January, if a listing from one online retailer is to be believed. Somobile spotted that online phone-flogger Digital-phone.co.uk is listing the Windows Phone-powered mobile with a release date of 6 January — mere weeks away. We’d take that date with a pinch of salt, as dates …

Sony Ericsson will become just Sony by next summer. The Japanese giant has assumed full control over the the phone-building company and will only make smart phones, powered by Android, to regain lost ground against the iPhone. Sony Ericsson has been a joint venture between Sony and Swedish telecoms company Ericsson for the past decade. Along with Nokia, Son Eric …