If there is one thing the mobile world thrives on, it is rumour. The latest rumour revolves around Samsung.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, the well-known multi-volume tome, has now been converted to an application for use on both Apple’s iPhone and iPad.

The mobile phone network operator Orange has announced that it is to sponsor the UEFA Euro 2012 football event in partnership with Sony Mobile. Euro 2012 takes places in Poland and the Ukraine later this year.

The telecommunications regulator Ofcom recently pronounced that calling a freephone number from a mobile phone should be free, as it is from a landline phone.

Samsung’s popularity seems to have surged with the recent launch of the Galaxy SIII handset. Reports suggest that around 10 million devices have been pre-ordered already. Why is this?

According to reports, the latest 4G mobile network technology could be available in the UK by the end of the year.

While using a mobile phone has become part and parcel of everyday living, the fact still remains that using one can cause financial grief.

Android 4.0 is just out of the starting blocks, but already there are suggestions that Android 5.0 will be here in the not too distant future.

According to a senior executive at Nokia, the Finnish company don’t have a plan B if the deal worked out with Microsoft fails.

It has been reported that Nokia intends to launch a ‘high concept’ device at the Mobile World Congress this month. However, no one is sure whether it is a smartphone or a tablet device.