RIM's BlackBerry smartphones brand once again comes up tops at this year's The Sunday Times Generation Next 2012 Brand Survey Awards. FULL STORY >

Norwegian software development firm Opera Software releases Opera Mini 7 with smart page for mobile phones. FULL STORY >

Sony reveals the latest two additions to the Android-powered Xperia smartphone line-up, the Xperia go and Xperia acro S. FULL STORY >

Korean tech firm LG reveals its latest display for its smartphones boasting a super high resolution display at 440 ppi pixel density. FULL STORY >

From the land of the dragon comes the Huawei Honor, which sports some impressive mid-range specs available at an even more surprising budget pricetag. FULL STORY >

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 >

You'll never come close to going through all the apps in Apple's App Store. TechSmart finds the best free apps that the App Store has to offer. FULL STORY >

Nokia aims to remain a big player in the feature phone market with the latest range of S40-powered Asha devices, including the Asha 303. Does this touch-and-type QWERTY phone have what it takes to entice the youth market? 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 >

Korean tech firm LG showcases its new user interface for smartphones running Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich). FULL STORY >

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

Korean tech giant Samsung has announced its latest Windows Phone Mango-powered smartphone, the Samsung Omnia M. FULL STORY >

Samsung's Korean neighbour throws its hat into the budget smartphone ring, with the first of its L-Style mobile devices, the LG Optimus L3. FULL STORY >

Research In Motion showcases the latest addition to its budget-friendly Curve range, the BlackBerry Curve 9320 smartphone. 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 >