Contrary to popular belief that Apple’s iOS platform is more stable than Android, it appears latest research by mobile app analysts shows the complete opposite.

The fairly recent release of Apple’s iPhone 4S seems to have given the American giant something of a boost. The company’s market share has now doubled in the US, leaving Google’s Android lagging behind.

Rumours are circulating that a new device is Sony’s latest smartphone. Eagle-eyed commentators spotted a new handset with the name ST25i Kumquat, but it’s thought likely to be a working name or code name for the new gadget.

While Windows Phones have not taken off as much as Microsoft hoped, the software giant has nevertheless managed to gain in other ways.

Well-known Digger manufacturer JCB has got into smartphone making, or rather it has teamed up with Motorola to create a dedicated smartphone.

In what can only be described as a rather bizarre statistic, it appears that there are more activations of Android devices every day than babies born worldwide.

Google’s Android has often been accused of being a fragmented platform. However, the company’s Chief Executive Officer, Eric Schmidt, has decided to go on the offensive by rebuffing this claim.

It seems so according to some experts, who believe the search engine company is making too many enemies too quickly, the latest being BT.

The well-known British company is just one of a growing number of other companies who have decided to sue Google in what they believe is a reckless display of patent theft. In [...]

Despite Apple’s concerted efforts to try and scupper Android, it seems the platform is pushing on regardless. Recent figures show that over three million Android devices were activated over the Christmas weekend.

Andy Rubin, who is Google’s senior vice president of mobile, wrote on Google+ “There were 3.7million Android activations on 24th December and 25th December. [...]

This time Oracle has decided to take Google to court over patent infringement. Oracle management is so angry over Google’s alleged behaviour that the company want the court case brought forward.