The smartphone figures for 2011 are in. Lots of them, in fact, and they don't all correlate exactly. But we'll ignore that and declare Apple the winner. Actually Samsung. Or maybe Research in Motion. Definitely not Nokia.

Let's start at the...

Despite reports to the contrary, Samsung is not interested in a buyout of struggling Research in Motion; the Canadian company that makes BlackBerry devices.

It was reported earlier this week that the Korean company was interested in a complete...

No, no - no, no, no, no - no, no, no, no - no, no, there's no limit. Ahh, Three Unlimited - one of Pocket-lint's favourite Eurodance/Hi-NRG acts from back in the day, or something like that.

And a perfect intro for a story about Three extending...

Ladies and gentleman take a closer look. Yes, it's time for the mobile networks to start panicking - this is a Google SIM card for the search giant's own mobile network.

Mobile virtual network actually, as Google has entered the MVNO game in...

O2 has revealed some astonishing figures about just how much mobile usage will be going on at this week's Glastonbury festival - with over a Terabyte of mobile data forecast to be downloaded.

The 1088GB data download estimate is up 60 per cent...

Ofcom has announced that it will allow mobile networks to trade off the rights to the radio spectrum that it owns, meaning that operators with a greater need for spectrum can pay a premium to operators who need it less.

The spectrum up for...

Ofcom has revealed that the UK's 4G network, set to go live in 2013, will "deliver more than 200 per cent of the capacity of existing 3G technologies, using the same amount of spectrum."

Dr Stephen Unger, Chief Technology Officer at Ofcom said:...

The plan to have a 3G mobile network in the tunnels of the London Underground in time for the 2012 Olympics has been scrapped due to escalating costs.

Back in November last year reports broke of a supposed £150 million deal between TFL and...

Ofcom has detailed plans for the UK's 4G auction, with the big spectrum sale due to kick off next year - stating that the additional space is the equivalent of 75 per cent of the mobile spectrum that we currently use and 80 per cent more than 2000's...

It's not all about Las Vegas and 4G in the tech news world. Closer to home, there has been some interesting developments with the 3G network.

The independent telecommunications regulator, Ofcom, has announced that it has "introduced a new ...

When this old world starts getting you down, and people are just too much for me to face.....

That's right readers, Pocket-lint has been up on the roof. And, no, not to take in the view, but to take a ganders at Vodafone's St Martin's Lane...

Orange has officially launched its HD Voice service in the UK, as promised, on Wednesday after successful trials since June.

The new service, which it's expected other operators will quickly move to copy, aims to improve the quality of the...

Ha ha. It's funny because it's true.

Apple has been the victim of many a jibe this week following its press conference to address the death grip issue.

First we saw the Antenna-aid, and then there was the antenna decal.

But...

Everything Everywhere, the ridiculous moniker that Orange and T-Mobile have adopted as their new company name is now an official entity.

This means all employees who previously worked for Orange or T-Mobile now work for Everything Everywhere...

Orange HD Voice is something we've been hearing about for the last 2 years, first in a demo in 2008, and more recently in confirmation that 2010 was the year.

Orange has now formally announced that the service is planning to roll-out nationwide...