Microsoft has confirmed that all Windows Mobile apps will be useless on the Windows Phone 7 Series operating system. Good job we've not bought any

The Legend takes everything that was great about its predecessor, the Hero, and makes it even better. The tweaked Sense user interface is slicker than ever, the handset's a feast for the eyes and it's a speed demon too. If you're seeking an alternative to the iPhone, check it out

Microsoft recently presented its cross-platform gaming developments in Dubai, demonstrating the same game running across a Windows Phone 7 handset, an Xbox 360 and a Windows 7 PC

The Omnia Pro B7610 doesn't feel like the freshest loaf to emerge from the smart-phone oven, due to its resistive touchscreen and Windows Mobile 6.5 operating system. But its slide-out Qwerty keyboard is easy to use and the phone's packed with pre-installed apps

Sony's apparently releasing a range of products aimed at competing with Apple's iPad and iPhone. What features would you like to see in Sony's rival devices?

We've pitted the HTC Legend against its predecessor, the HTC Hero, and the current king of the smart phones, the Google Nexus One, in a beauty pageant of Android goodness

Our Nexus One with a broken screen is back from HTC, and it says that the repair costs around £180 -- and next time we shouldn't put the phone in our pockets

You can now search the contacts on your Android phone using gestures -- but is there any reason to replace a keyboard with our childish scrawls?

Apple is suing mobile phone manufacturers HTC, alleging that the company stole patented iPhone technology. Google is standing behind its Android operating system

Nokia presents the C5 -- a candybar mobile phone that brings Symbian app goodness to the simpler budget end of the market. It even has built-in Ovi Maps

LG has shown off the first branded prototype mobile phone running Windows Phone 7 Series, the up-and-coming mobile operating system from Microsoft

O2 has tweaked its tariffs, hoping to tempt people who are happy with their phones with a new range of cheap SIM-free deals, as well as new contract prices

Microsoft has confirmed the existence of Windows Phone Starter Edition, a tweaked version of Windows Mobile 6.5. What's in a name?

An investigation carried out by screen experts DisplayMate claims the iPhone's LED screen is technically superior to the Nexus One's OLED

Sporting a resistive touchscreen and version 1.5 of the Android operating system, the InTouch Max GW620 can't lay claim to the smart-phone crown, but that's not what it seeks to do. Instead, it aims to offer a decent Android experience at an affordable price, and that's what it does

The European Commission has decreed that, from 1 March, you'll get cut off after you've spent €50 on roaming, while T-Mobile and Orange have busted out some new EU data-roaming rates

Continuing our irregular series of user reviews, forum regular David Gilson tests the Symbian Twitter app Gravity

If you've got a T-Mobile Pulse, Huawei is the company that built it -- and it has plenty more Android-powered phones in store for us this year

Aimed at social-networking fiends with small pockets, the B3310 packs a full Qwerty keyboard into a compact body at a very affordable price. Its lack of 3G and Wi-Fi connectivity hampers the Web-browsing experience, but its streamlined Facebook and MySpace apps make it easy to stalk your friends