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Microsoft said today that Nokia are going to be releasing new Windows OS phones within the next week. They hope that the new products from Nokia will help boost their sales in Europe and other parts of the world. Andy Lees, the Windows Phone division chief said that Nokia phones …

The tributes to Steve Jobs keep flooding in and Apple held a celebration for employees which featured music from ColdPlay and Norah Jones. Apple held the employee memorial yesterday and the new CEO Tim Cook spoke, according to postings that people made on Twitter who watched or attended the event. …

Apple will be holding a private memorial service for staff to mourn the loss of their co founder and iconic leader, Steve Jobs. Apple CEO Tim Cook sent his staff an email explaining that Apple will be holding a service at 10am at the company HQ in Cupertino. The service …

Are Android phones difficult to use? I use one daily and don't have a problem, but outspoken Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer says users need to be ‘computer scientists' to be able to use one. Ballmer spoke out at the Web 2.0 Summit in San Francisco and he was asked to …

Motorola will be releasing their new version of the Razr smartphone in the UK from November. The new Android powered handset is just 7.1mm thick and is the replacement for the original phone which has sold 130 million units since 2004. The new version will feature a Kevlar body and …

The memorial for Steve Jobs was held on Sunday at the Stanford University Campus. As we reported yesterday, the memorial featured politicians and celebrities. Information on the memorial was sparse yesterday but reports are circulating about what happened. Bono, the lead singer with U2 attended and he sung a version …

Apple have had a good first weekend, with over four million iPhone 4's sold in the first three days. This is a another new record for Apple and a good indication that Q4 revenue could be very strong for the company. The iPhone 4s will go down in history as …

Research In Motion are trying to make peace with their customers by offering free applications to their customers. This offering is a very public apology to their user base who have suffered from broken services over the last week, including email and instant messaging. They will give $100 of free …

An interesting story broke out over the weekend in which a man used the new ‘Find My Friends' application on the iPhone 4S to find his wife, who he says was cheating on him. The MacRumors forum is buzzing with the story that some poor chap found out that his …

The death of Steve Jobs has rocked the technology industry and this weekend several hundred people turned up at a private memorial service for the late Apple visionary. The service was held in Memorial Church in the Stanford University Campus. Security was high, as police patrolled the area to ensure …

Amazon are set to launch an attack on the iPad 2 very soon, by releasing their new Kindle Fire at $199. Less than half the price of Apple's flagship product. According to IHS however Amazon will be losing $10 on every sale of the new product. Challenging the iPad has …

The battle between Apple and Samsung still rages and this time Samsung are trying to halt sales of the iPhone 4s in Australia and Japan. Samsung are claiming infringements in user interface and technology patents in Japan and wireless communications standards in Australia. To make matters worse, Samsung are also …

Well it won't come as much of a shock to hear that Apple are already on track for a monumental first month after the release of their new iPhone 4s. While the press have been rather muted in response to the ‘tweaked' new design, it appears that the punters don't …

Research In Motion have had a tough week as their customer base have experienced problems with many of their networking services. Internal investigations have been ongoing, trying to find the source of the widespread problems. According to industry sources in connection with the Telegraph it would appear that the reasons …

Apple were successful in getting a sales block on the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 tablet, but their latest efforts in Australia have been rejected by the court. They wanted to force Samsung to give them advance notice of new product releases and be restricted in their launch of all new …

Apple have managed to get the Australian court to grant a temporary ban on the Samsung Galaxy Tab. This is the latest in a long list of legal wranglings between Apple and Samsung. Annabelle Bennett, a Federal Court Judge today granted the injunction, ensuring that the Galaxy Tab 10.1 cannot …

It has been a tough week for Research In Motion and they have had to apologise to customers for losing networking services, such as email and messaging. Their chief information officer Robin Bienfait said in a statement on their website “Right now we’re letting you down”. A rather blunt but …

The ghost of Steve Jobs seems to be well and truly active. Having been liberated from his earthly shackles, it appears to outside observers that RIM's network is under an outside influence that, surely, can only be phantasmic Steve. KitGuru douses itself in holy water to investigate how the Crackberry …

It has been a heck of a week for Research In Motion as they have been experienced some serious issues with their network, affecting millions of BlackBerry users across the globe. Blackberry email has been causing problems now for 36 hours and the BBM service is unavailable in many areas. …

The battle between Apple and Google has reached fever pitch this year, with iOS and Android battling it out across a range of smartphones and tablets. According to the latest Comscore reports Apple are still holding the percentage of the US market at 43.1%. Google will be pleased however, because …

For many years I wondered why Apple co-founder Steve Jobs wore turtlenecks, thinking it was perhaps a fashion statement against ‘stuffy' businessmen who wear suits. The question has been answered by Walter Isaacson, the author of the biography of Jobs. Isaacson spoke to Gawker explaining the late Apple leaders choices. …

The Android Market has been blocked in China, due to government restrictions. This is the second time it has happened in the companies history, before in 2009. Android users in China now have the option to only use local app stores, not the official channel. This will help the illegal …

Samsung will be pleased to hear that they have taken the top spot at the T3 Gadget Awards last night, knocking the Apple iPhone 4 from the top spot. This is the first time in three years that the award didn't go to Apple or HTC. The Samsung handset is …

Well this won't be that much of a shock to anyone reading this, but it appears that Windows Phone boss Andy Lees is less than impressed with his competitors. With the release of the their Mango phone update Microsoft's Lees has spoken out. He chatted to The Seattle Times this …

Blackberry customers all over Europe, the Middle East and Africa have been facing online service downtime since yesterday. All of this audience have been served by a RIM data center in Slough. Services affected have been instant messaging, HTTP access and email. Those users who are serviced by a corporate …

HTC are having a good year, and their latest reports over the weekend show revenues of $4.43 (US) billion for the third quarter 2011. This is up 9.2% from Q2, and almost 80% on this time last year. 2011 has been a massively strong year for the mobile giant, with …

The death of Steve Jobs caused many ripples in the industry last week, but not all the responses to his death were complimentary. Outspoken Richard M. Stallman, the founder of the open source movement posted a rather damning eulogy on his blog several days ago. He said: “Steve Jobs, the …

Reports have just hit that Sony are currently holding discussions to buy Ericsson out of the mobile phone joint venture. This report has also been verified this morning by news organisation Reuters. This move could boost Sony's presence in the mobile sector, which it is losing against competitors Apple and …

Samsung have said that they expect weaker than initially expected Q3 results which is connected to a decline in demand for their flat panels and computer chips. The Wall Street Journal add that the healthy sales of their smartphones however may help counter balance the figures a little. This news …

The industry has been mourning the death of Apple leader Steve Jobs who died yesterday. The official biography, written by Walter Isaacson has been moved forward for release to the 24th of October after the initial plan was to release it on the 21st of November. Isaacson tells an intimate …