Rory Cellan-Jones Technology correspondent

12:55 UK time, Wednesday, 19 October 2011

Android serves up its Ice Cream Sandwich

October could prove a key month in the smartphone wars. Last week saw the launch of the latest iPhone, next week we expect to see the first Nokia Windows Phone 7 handsets - and today Google has unveiled the latest version of its Android operating system.

At first glance, Ice Cream Sandwich looks as though it will set a new benchmark for what a clever phone should be able to do.

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08:52 UK time, Wednesday, 19 October 2011

Lenovo: Wanting consumers to say wow

Who's the biggest player in the computing world that you've almost certainly never heard of?

The man in question runs the second biggest computer maker in the world, a firm selling more PCs than either Dell or Apple.

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13:17 UK time, Tuesday, 18 October 2011

Which smartphone's the best listener?

It's a challenge that has occupied scientists for decades and promised huge fortunes to anyone who could solve it.

I'm talking about speech recognition, back in the news because it is one of the most significant features of Apple's latest phone.

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08:47 UK time, Thursday, 13 October 2011

Blackberry's system meltdown

Here's my report on the continuing disruption to Blackberry's services caused by the failure of a "core switch".

Tens of millions of customers have been affected over the last three days, prompting the company to apologise.

09:37 UK time, Wednesday, 12 October 2011

Blackberry's message goes missing

For the makers of the device whose name became synonymous with messaging, it was a deeply embarrassing 36 hours.

Untold numbers of Blackberry users, first in Europe then in much of the rest of the world, found that their email either slowed or ground to a halt and the BBM service became unavailable.

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09:33 UK time, Wednesday, 12 October 2011

Internet providers offer parents bar on porn

Four leading web providers are to offer customers the option to block adult content at the point of subscription.

BT, Sky, TalkTalk and Virgin will offer the protection for smartphones, laptops and PCs.

16:58 UK time, Monday, 10 October 2011

Can the UK raise its game?

Where are the jobs and economic growth of the future going to come from? The creative industries, and notably the games business, is one answer.

But, as we explain in a film for Newsnight tonight, games industry executives do not believe that our education system can deliver the skills it needs to compete globally.