South Korean smartphone maker LG has confirmed that Optimus L5 will be available in the UK, Germany and France this month, followed by markets in CIS, Middle East and Asia, and, finally, Central America and South America.Announced at Mobile World Congress back in February, the Optimus L5 has a 4-inch HVGA touchscreen, 800MHz processor and a 5-megapixel autofocus [...]

Nearly 23% internet users spend their online time social networking. Facebook leads the way with a heady 62.83% share, far ahead of YouTube, Twitter and Pinterest. Consumers around the planet use the World Wide Web to find information, buy and sell products, and, most significantly, to interact with each other. The web contains more than  eight billion [...]

Taiwanese smartphone makers HTC has confirmed that its One X and the EVO 4G LTE Smartphone have successfully  completed. The review process in U.S. Customs and are being released into the the country. HTC is still working with Customs to get the devices to retailers and did not have a firm timeline for that as of yet. [...]

During a conference at the Seoul Digital Forum in South Korea this week, Microsoft Chief Executive Steve  revealed  that 500 million Windows 8 users will be using a device running the coming operating system by the end of 2013.  If Ballmer’s prediction is to be believed, Windows 8 would have to gather a huge number of users in [...]

According to Bloomberg social networking giants Facebook is being sued for $15 billion over alleged claims over a claim that privacy was breached by tracking internet usage. The complaint is filed in San Jose, California, and combined 21 individual cases. In recent times Facebook has been under the spotlight over  privacy and how well it protects the data [...]

US based Yahoo has confirmed that Scott Thompson has stepped down as Chief Executive. Last week it was reported that, Scott Thompson had faked  his resume and an SEC filing with a computer science degree he did not receive. Mr Loeb, a hedge fund manager who lobbied for Mr Thompson’s dismissal, is set to be appointed a company [...]

Folks, the wait is over, the Lumia 900 is now available for you to purchase. British retailer  Phones4u has an exclusive on the phone until May 27th, and will be offering both black and white versions. The Lumia 900 allegedly  come with the latest version of Windows Phone which includes some Tango features. The device is available with a [...]

Samsung Galaxy S III has been named the official phone of the Olympics 2012. However  you won’t be able to buy one of the limited-edition showcase handsets, they are absolutely for sponsored athletes and selected trialists. Visa Europe will be integrating  a version of its Visa payWave application on the special devices enabling those who manage to get their hands on [...]

Sony Corp has announced a white Playstation Vita which will be available in Japan this June. When it goes on sale in June, the WiFi version will cost ¥24,980 (~$313) while the 3G version will be ¥29,980 (~$375). Moreover Sony will be also offering an inner ear headset in white for  ¥2,800 (~$35), plus a carry pouch, [...]

  South Korea based Samsung and AT&T has announced the Samsung Focus 2, a budget suited Windows Phone launching on May 20th for just $49.99 on contract. This is Samsung’s latest Windows Phone 7 devices, the Focus 2 has a 5-megapixel main camera with 720p HD video recording, and will go on sale in the US [...]