Market research firm IDC says that Android and iOS have stretched their mobile OS lead to powering eight out of every ten smartphones sold during Q1 2012. FULL STORY >

A fresh wave of rumours on the tablet front are pointing to at least a few interesting developments currently underway, amongst them a new platform for low cost quad core tablets in the works. FULL STORY >

Web search giant Google clears the last regulatory hurdle and closes the acquisition deal that sees Motorola Mobility becoming a business division of the company. FULL STORY >

YouTube blows out the seven candles on its birthday cake, and reveals some stats surrounding the world's most used video sharing site. FULL STORY >

Although Motorola Mobility provided users with a roll-out schedule of devices that will be receiving an Android 4.0 update this year, the company will not be updating all of these devices to the latest OS. FULL STORY >

Search giant Google releases the latest stable version of its popular Chrome web browser, Chrome 19. FULL STORY >

Market research firm Gartner analyses global smartphone and mobile phone sales during Q1 2012. FULL STORY >

Nielsen reveals its latest research focusing on the mobile phone market in the States, showing that Android is the mobile platform of choice, whilst Apple emerges as the preferred smartphone vendor. FULL STORY >

The International Data Corporation releases its latest figures surrounding media tablet shipments worldwide for the first quarter of the year. FULL STORY >

comScore reveals the latest research data from its MobiLens service, shedding light on the key trends within the US mobile phone market. FULL STORY >

Although still in the concept phase, Google's recently announced Project Glass brings Minority Report interaction one step closer to reality. FULL STORY >

Search giant Google reveals which versions of its mobile operating system are the most used via the latest Android version usage data. FULL STORY >

Net Applications has released its latest browser trend report, showing a slight uptake in IE as well as Chrome. FULL STORY >

Net Applications releases its latest mobile browser report, detailing mobile phone and tablet browser usage for the month of April 2012. FULL STORY >

Website tracking and monitoring company Pingdom releases its latest world wide web browser share report. FULL STORY >