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Windows Phone 7.5 Mango has arrived just days before the fabled release window opens for Apple's iOS 5 and Google's Android Ice Cream Sandwich operating systems.

Google is to lease a seven-floor building in Shoredicth - known as London's 'Tech City' - providing space for developers and startups and adding a big-name boost to David Cameron's plans to create a global technology hub in East London.

With Apple's media event confirmed for next Tuesday, analysts and consumers alike have once again questioned whether the company will unveil a truly next-generation iPhone 5 or a slightly updated iPhone 4S.

Despite the lack of any official information, with the iPhone 5's rumoured release date just around the corner, analysts and consumers alike have already begun to speculate which future devices could topple the fabled smartphone.

HTC like to associate bizarre names with their smartphones; from their Gingerbread operating system - soon to be replaced by Ice Cream Sandwich - to their Snapdragon processors, while the handset names range from Desire and Sensation to Envy and Rhyme.

New reports have emerged suggesting Google's updated Ice Cream Sandwich operating system will be released in late October, placing it squarely in the same rumoured release window as Apple's highly anticipated iOS 5.

Amazon may be set to announce a tablet computer next week, after inviting the media to a press conference due to take place next Wednesday.

Nearly half of Android owners want to move away from the operating system when they next upgrade, according to a report out today.

The iPhone 5 isn't the only product that Apple's competitors should be worrying about, analysts have predicted the company will sell about 149 million iPads in 2015.

Good news for owners of Windows Phone7 handsets; the first major update, named 7.5 Mango, will be available to download "in the next week or two", Microsoft announced on Thursday.

Reports have emerged suggesting Apple board member Al Gore has confirmed Apple's next entries into its iPhone franchise will be hitting stores this October.

Apple has won a significant victory in its ongoing patent war with pretty much every other tech company in the world, securing 40 new patents in China, adding yet another layer of legal protection around its iPhone and iPad series of devices.

Adding to the pandemic sized number of "leaked" smartphone images sweeping through the tech world, a new report has emerged claiming to have obtained official images of HTC's unconfirmed Explorer smartphone.

Google+ is now out of beta and with nine new features making hanging out and adding friends to circles in the newest social network possible for everyone.

A new report has emerged claiming to have leaked an internal T-Mobile news posting, confirming the existence of Apple's fabled iPhone 5 smartphone.

Yet more "leaked" images showing a new iPhone device housing the A5 chip currently powering the iPad 2 have emerged, suggesting Apple plans to release a tweaked version of its iPhone 4 rather than the next generation iPhone 5.

Google has this week launched its Wallet application, which allows users to pay for items by swiping their mobile phone on a terminal in retail stores.

A new allegedly leaked image showing the inclusion of the iPad 2's A5 chip in a mysterious new iPhone device, has led to fresh speculation that the chip may be used to power Apple's next entry into its iPhone franchise.

A new anonymous source has posted alleged details of the speculated Google Nexus Prime and Samsung Galaxy S3 smartphones.

Facebook Messenger is now accessible to download iPhone and Android smart phones in the UK.

A "leaked" image allegedly taken from U.S. network AT&T's internal computer system suggests Apple's next entry into its iPhone franchise may be the iPhone 4S, rather than the next generation iPhone 5 handset.

The HTC Sensation XE has been given an October UK release date leading to speculation of a sales grudge match between it and Apple's iPhone 5.

HTC and Dr Dre-owned audio tech company Beats' recent collaboration, the HTC Sensation XE has been given a UK release date and price.

HTC has unveiled three new high-end smartphone devices designed to break the Apple iPhone and Samsung Galaxy S2's stranglehold on the market

HTC has updated its Sensation smartphone, teaming up with rap artist Dr Dre's Beats audio tech company to create the music-focused HTC Sensation XE.

Research from comScore has emerged suggesting that sales of devices running Google's Android operating system have overtaken those of Apple's iOS-powered iPhone in the top-five European markets (EU5).

A new report from the IDC has shown a marked uptake in the number of European smartphone users, with Google's Android operating system accounting for nearly half the region's shipments.

Microsoft is investing millions of dollars to train "hundreds" of new sales staff to boost sales of its ailing Windows Phone operating system.

A new report has emerged suggesting that Apple's iPhone suppliers are producing as many as 150,000 iPhone 5 units per day suggesting the fabled device's launch may not be far off.

New reports have emerged suggesting Samsung accidentally confirmed the existence of its fabled Nexus Prime Google phone.