Nokia’s Ovi maps have been upgraded to include information from three other sources – Expedia, Time Out and Qype. Ovi maps are offered free to Nokia handset users so this added information source will no doubt be a useful addition.

Samsung’s newest phone – the Galaxy Europa i5500 will be available in July. It will be exclusive to Carphone Warehouse.

In just three days, Apple sold 1.7 million handsets of its iPhone 4. This apparently is better than Apple’s own expectations. In an interview Steve Jobs, Apple’s Chief Executive Officer said: “This is the most successful product launch in Apple’s history. Even so, we apologise to those customers who were turned away because we did not have enough supply.”

If you are regular user of the BBC iPlayer, then you’re in luck. It’s been announced that the TV replay feature will be available of Android smartphones.

If you are an avid ebook reader then this should interest you. Amazon has decided to add audio and video to the company’s Kindle e-reader apps for the iPhone, iPod touch and iPad – however, this facility will not be added to Amazon’s own Kindle device.

In an apparent dramatic change in attitude, Apple seems on the verge of acknowledging that its flagship iPhone 4 does have a reception issue.

EA Games is giving away their Need for Speed: Shift game to Samsung Wave owners for free. However, they are limiting the number of downloads to just 1.2 million.

There are reports that the antenna on the new iPhone 4 is losing signal. It seems the problem occurs when the handset is held from the lower left hand corner.

Google has informed the mobile phone world that its Android 2.2 version which was released this month is still under build and is not the finalised version.

Three UK is the latest network to offer deals on the iPhone 4 handset. Interestingly, it seems what they have to offer is a lot cheaper than the other network companies.