Gizmodo have published what they say is a an actual Android prototype, fairly unexciting hardware, looks like a Nokia E61, nothing ground breaking there.

Of course, the hardware isn't really the important bit, it's the software that we are all waiting for...

Here's a surprise, Garmin have just announced a proper SmartPhone based on their own OS used in their GPS devices. The phone will have alll the usual features, email, web, diary etc as well as their famed GPS system...

Previously the minimum £35 contract offered an inclusive 200 minutes and 200 texts, this has now risen to 600 and 500 respectively.

The higher priced tariffs also receive a boost...

Apple have admitted that the recent 1.1.3 update for the iPhone introduced a problem with the ordering of incoming SMS messages, although they have stopped short of actually calling it a bug.

The problem doesn't seem to affect everyone, but Apple have posted an explanation on their support site, along with a potential fix...

In a recent article I put forward the idea that Apple may not allow full native applications on the iPhone when the SDK arrives, preferring an extension to the current webkit functions to allow for local data to be stored.

However, while reading up on the various sites about the changes made to firmware 1.1.3 I came across the following...

One of the things we miss with our iPhones here at Berble is the ability to use the phone as a modem for our laptops. This new G450 from Toshiba is a bit "out there" on the design front but it does have the double duty modem feature we crave. Due around March, on Orange its reported to cost around £150...

Philips showed their prototype roll-up screen a couple of years ago. Now they are starting to manufacture their first device using the display - a mobile phone with a 5" screen. This technology will be huge. Imagine a small pocket device that you can whip out and expand to provide you with a large screen. Watch the video after the jump...

The recently released applications for the iPod touch have given us a look at the way 3rd party iPhone applications will be delivered. The application download arrives with an .ipa extension, which in reality is a zipped archive of files which is Apples' common method of application storage for OSX.

Now it appears that the new iPod touch applications are not actually included in the downloaded file, they seem to be included in the 1.1.3 update itself and the download just includes codes to unlock them.

As expected everything is encrypted so as not to make things too easy for the pirates. Of course this doesn't answer all the questions we are itching to find out like...

Is it just me or is the MacBook Air a little underwhelming? Its a marvelous technical achievement, I have no doubt, but over the last few MacWorld keynotes I've always come away yearning for the latest Apple release - this year I don't. Here's why...

I've noticed a couple of small improvements that slipped by me when I was doing the 1.1.3 firmware review.

The limit for SMS storage has been increased to 75,000, and the touch keyboard now supports two finger touch typing.

The keyboard change now allows you to use the shift key like you would on a normal keyboard, hold the shift key and type a letter to capitalize it.

Nothing earth shattering, but useful all the same.