Sony Ericsson hangs ten, launches Xperia Active Billabong Edition



Sony Ericsson is looking to start a bromance with the McTwist-loving, Double-Cork-landing, A-Frame-riding masses jonesing for a new Android device. The handset maker has announced a “global strategic alliance” with Billabong to launch the Xperia Activ…

Snow Leopard update wreaks havoc on Rosetta, luddite users contemplate running with Lion (update)



Normally updates are meant to better your OS, delivering necessary tweaks and performance improvements. But this latest batch out of Cupertino’s managed to do just the opposite for users running the Lion 10.7.3 package, as it’s caused many applications…

Dashwire closes up shop, all your data to get flushed on February 15th (update: Windows Mobile devices only)



Ok, so chances are you probably haven’t thought about Dashwire much in the last couple of years. Last time we covered the service was back in the halycon days of Windows Mobile 6.0, early on in the modern smartphone revolution. In case you need a bit …

Rock band KISS to launch new Angry Birds game



Building on the much loved franchise rock band KISS is to join forces with develop Rovio to launch a new KISS Angry Birds app-based game

Mobile Miscellany: week of January 30th, 2012



Not all mobile news is destined for the front page, but if you’re like us and really want to know what’s going on, then you’ve come to the right place. This week, we’ve spotted a leaked Android 4.0.4 ROM for the Nexus S 4G, and we’ve also come across …