Google always had an eye on the hardware business, according to ex-CEO Eric Schmidt, and buying Motorola was a shortcut.

Samsung has splashed the cash in the direction of Cambridge Silicon Radio, in return for resources, patents and technology.

In Depth The latest generation of Apple's mobile software for iPod touch, iPhone and iPad, has been unveiled - what's in store?

Updated The iPhone 5 is surely on the cards for mid to late 2012 - here are all the rumours and details you need to know about for Apple's next-generation handset.

The iPhone 5 will use new in-cell technology to produce a display which is considerably thinner, according to sources.

It looks like everyone is gearing up for the iPhone 5 launch, as Apple and mobile networks ready themselves for its arrival.

A leaked Samsung document reveals a new device for Windows Phone 8, coming out of the gate with a WVGA display.

The consumer watchdog Which has issued a complaint to Ofcom after finding that mobile networks are using fine print to raise fixed tariff prices mid contract.

Updated Arriving fashionably late to the party, can LG's first quad-core phone offer anything to set it apart from the Galaxy S3 and One X?

A new photo of what is apparently the iPhone 5 front panel has emerged, showing the mythical handset's longer screen.

Updated Google has announced the latest version of its mobile platform, Android 4.1 Jelly Bean, but who's in line for the upgrade?

Microsoft Research has created a "hardware localisation technology" that lets users sword fight using their smartphones.

RIM has moved to refute a new survey which claims developers are already losing interest in the BlackBerry 10 platform.

Following the news that there'll be no upgrade path to Windows Phone 8 for the handset, Nokia has halved the price of its flagship Lumia 900 phone.

Reports from Japan claim that the next generation iPhone 5 smartphone has now entered full production.

In Depth When Apple opened up the iOS platform to developers, it turned the company's portable devices from useful devices into essential ones.

Tutorial Discover the myriad of ways in which your Mac can work with your iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch.

The mystery phone hit benchmarks other devices only dream of.

News of a new Samsung Unpacked event has leaked, and chances are the Note 2 will be revealed there.

Samsung claims Apple overstepped its boundaries by intimidating U.S. carriers and retailers with "menacing letters" to remove banned Galaxy products.

The Sony Xperia Go enters the fray replacing the Xperia Active as Sony's rugged, outdoorsy smartphone.

A possible date for the iPhone Apple keynote has been mooted – and it's not far away.

In Depth TechRadar spent some time in total darkness with Georgie, a smartphone app for the blind, to experience another side to phone use.

BBC Sport has released its Olympics apps into the wild, with Android and iOS users able to download them from today.

Ensuring a complete range of phones from low to high-end, the Sony Xperia Miro arrives towards the bottom of Sony's handset offering.