Google’s Android phones now have a new voice action facility, which the search engine giants anticipate will boost sales and increase the popularity of their product. (more…)

Apple’s iPhone has created a surge of games development within the UK, a new report suggests. (more…)

The BBC have undertaken some research into the security of smartphones, following the recent debate in a number of countries, relating to the safety of the Blackberry device. (more…)

Following a lengthy argument over security fears, Research in Motion (RiM) have agreed to enable security agencies in India to monitor use of the Blackberry smartphone and its services. (more…)

Research in Motion, the Canadian telecommunications company behind the Blackberry smartphone, has developed and launched a new touchscreen mobile, which is intended to strengthen the lead it currently has over Apple’s iPhone sales and Google software-based handsets. (more…)

A recent release of figures under the Freedom of Information act has revealed that the government is spending up to £40,000 on applications for the Apple iPhone. Information released suggests that tens of thousands have been spent on development for the gadget, to improve governmental procedures. (more…)

The debate surrounding the technical fault with Apple’s new iPhone 4 has taken a surprising turn this week, as global media saw Apple apologise to their consumers for a hiccup in their technology. The iPhone has been heavily criticized since it launched for losing signal strength when held in a certain way, and so far Apple has only been able to advise customers to hold the phone differently, to avoid the issue. (more…)

Kevin Russell, the head of the Three mobile network has released a statement which takes issue with the way in which mobile phone tariffs are marketed in the UK media. A recent ruling by the ASA (Advertising Standards Agency) against the Orange mobile network has prompted him to comment. (more…)

Many UK phone companies which currently offer unlimited data plans for smartphones are looking to cap data usage in the UK. O2, Vodafone and Three have all announced that they intend to limit data usage, in a move which coincides with the recent launch of the Apple iPhone. (more…)

Online rumours have been rife for months regarding Microsoft’s imminent announcement of their iPad rival. The dual screen tablet named ‘Courier’ has not actually been spoken of directly by anyone at Microsoft until this week. (more…)

The release of the Palm Pre in the US may be as little as a month away, that’s according to sources and leaked documents that indicate that not only are Sprint employees being trained in the sale of the phone, but that the company is planning a May 17th release date. There are also indications that the company has put a ban of holidays for its employees in May which, if true, mirrors exactly what AT&T did before the release of the iPhone.
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With the SmartPhone war growing more brutal, companies are looking for anything they can to get an edge on their opponents through good publicity. In this respect, Blackberry received an unexpected shot in the arm this week after it emerged that president elect, Barack Obama wishes to retain his Blackberry once in office. The president to be has had a long-standing love affair with the device and was often spotted using one during the campaign.
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