COMPUTERS

Nokia’s chief designer Ahtisaari has a new Lumia baby and we’ll get to see it January 2013. Touted as the most affordable Windows Phone 8 handset that is set to hit global markets, the Lumia 620 will retail at $US249.

In November, an agreement between Apple and HTC about patent forbade the Taiwanese company to make and sell mobile devices that copies what is described as Distinctive Apple User Experience. With the deal, the two tech companies settled their most outstanding patent disputes in a settlement that includes a 10-year agreement with current and future licenses and patents between each other.

PacX Wave Glider, the self-controlled swimming robot, reached Australia on Thursday, Dec 6, after a 9,000-nautical mile journey from San Francisco over one year.

Samsung is widely believed to unleash the Galaxy S4 on Q1 2013 but at around the same time, Taiwan’s HTC is rumored to wow the tech world anew with a new high-end smartphone known for now as M7.

The Android JellyBean 4.1 update is officially available for owners of Motorola’s Droid RAZR HD and MAXX HD and getting it is served in two ways – server initiated and manual update procedures.

Good news to all Samsung Galaxy S3 users, the company started rolling out the official Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean update for the international version of Samsung Galaxy S3 over-the-air.

Google Nexus 4 becomes available one moment, and out of stock in a few hours. It must be a common inclusion in this year's Santa Wish List. Why do stores keep running out of supply of this smartphone?

The Androidv4.2 Jelly Bean update for HTC One X leaked on the web this week that made a lot of users excited.

Are you planning to be generous to yourself or to a family member this Christmas by giving him or her an Android smartphone? Here is a guide to help you in buying the best handset in a sea of mobile phones.

The Ice Cream Sandwich on Motorola’s latest Android handsets, the Droid RAZR HD and the Droid MAXX HD, is gradually being bumped off in favour of the more flavourful JellyBean, Motorola Mobility has announced via Twitter this week.

Besides bringing back the Sony Xperia S to the store shelves, the Japanese technology giant is also providing a JellyBean update for the model. Sony Mobile UK said an update for Android 4.1 will be open in mid-December. The news was actually announced in October. With the confirmation, Sony Xperia S may be the first to receive a golden update of Android 4.1 and owners of Sony Xperias T, TX, and V could expect updates soon. For overall Sony Xperia devices, a possible development for updates will ...

HTC’s Droid DNA is one powerful and impressive smartphone and thanks to Amazon, this handset earned higher consumer points with recent price cuts from its original U.S. retail point of $US199.99 to $US149.99, which comes with a Verizon contract.

CyanogenMod 10.1 for Google’s big tablet Nexus 10 is now ready for download at get.cm, providing Android lovers the chance to take the plunge on the extended world beyond the realms of JellyBean.

Reports claimed that the LTE version of the Samsung Galaxy Note 2 received its Androidv4.1.2 Jelly Bean update.

Centuries-old The Times of London, owned and published by Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp, is partnering with Google via a deal that will see the English publication’s digital version on Nexus 7.

South Korea’s Samsung has invaded the United Kingdom by placing five Galaxy handsets in the November list of uSwitch Tech’s 10 most popular smartphones, with the million-selling Galaxy S3 heading the pack.

Rumors emerged that Google is bound to release a tweaked Google Nexus 7 that costs $99 – a bargain that no one can definitely resist.

Setting the screen display aside, HTC One VX is a pretty solid smartphone in terms of hardware. It runs on a 1.5 GHz dual-core Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 processor and 1GB of RAM. It has a 5 megapixel rear camera, with secondary VGA camera for video calls.

There is no better tablet for Amazon shoppers than the Kindle Fire HD 8.9. But that is only true if your primary use for your tablet is browsing and viewing Amazon items – and you do not want a smaller tablet. Here are the specs of the latest version of Kindle Fire HD.

Nokia Corp. informed on the 4th of December that it signed an agreement to sell and lease back its headquarters located in Espoo, Finland. The Nokia Corp.'s decision to sell the headquarters comes as the Finish mobile maker is struggling due to tough economic conditions and strong competition in the market.

Reports claimed that HTC One X transformed into a faster and more powerful handset thanks to its Jelly Bean update.

Nokia has been getting lots of attention lately, thanks much to the Windows-powered Lumia 920, and is likely to further broaden it audience reach soon via a looming deal with China Mobile Ltd, reports said.

Some Samsung Galaxy S3 users are still waiting for the latest Jelly Bean update but HTC One X users are delighted as the company already rolled out the Android 4.1 version of the Jelly Bean update.

New rumors emerged surrounding the Samsung Galaxy S4 and the release date for the device is set in April 2013.

Android lovers wanting to enjoy the latest features and more of the Google mobile platform need not to wait for say Samsung or telcos to deliver the updates, which come excruciatingly slow.

Despite stubborn claims by Microsoft that its Windows 8 launch is going along just fine, analysts have expressed doubts on the manner that the revamped operating system has been unfolding so far.

If you are considering buying the cheap LG Nexus as a gift for the holidays, you may want to think again.

It’s official, many more lusting after the Nexus 4 will never get their hands on the Google handset this December, which the internet giant said is sold out for the holidays and will not ship until January, at the earliest, next year.

Supply of Nokia’s Lumia 920 was getting scarce in the past few weeks due mainly to solid demands and apparently the Finnish mobile phone maker was caught off guard by the overwhelming reception generated by its new flagship smartphone.