Alienware has released its updated Aurora R4 gaming desktop computer, complete with imposing new chassis and the option to upgrade to Intel's Six Core Extreme i7 processors.

Microsoft has shaken up its management team, moving president Andy Lees on to an unspecified role dealing with both Windows Phone and Windows 8, while Terry Myerson will take over his duties as head of the Windows Phone department.

The British company Nanoco has announced it is working with several unnamed electronics companies, with the intention of bringing the first quantum dot televisions to market by the end of 2012.

Carrier IQ has released a 19-page document defending its diagnostic services, recently shown to collect sensitive data from some phones.

The Chinese manufacturer Huawei has become the first to release an Ice Cream Sandwich update, beating other manufacturers potentially by months. The update is for the M886 Honor, expected to be coming to Cricket Wireless as the Glory soon.

It was December 2009 that Angry Birds first flew onto the iTunes App Store. Now two years later, Rovio celebrates its "Birdday" with version 2.0 of the game, complete with new levels and the unlocking of all existing ones.

The visual voicemail app YouMail has been removed from the Android Market after T-Mobile complained to Google that the app was causing disruption to its network.

Fresh from its iPhone App of the Year win, Instagram is hard at work converting the filter-driven photo sharing app over to Google Android.

Spotify has announced a relaunch of its streaming radio feature, now with unlimited track skips and stations.

Ever lost a gadget to water damage? We feel your pain, but salvation could be near with NeverWet, an amazing silicon coating that resists liquids like nothing before.

The VooMote Zapper is the latest device to turn your iPhone, iPod Touch or iPad into a universal remote, potentially putting an end to keeping track of (or losing) dozens of separate remote controls.

Following the announcement of a joint T-Mobile and Nokia event on December 14, an FCC entry for a T-Mobile branded Lumia 710 was discovered. Is the US about to see its first Nokia Windows Phone 7 device?

The streamlining of Finnish mobile company Nokia is set to continue with the sale of Vertu, their low-tech/high-bling luxury device division.

Russian design studio Art Lebedev has announced a new customizable LCD keyboard named the Optimus Popularis. Although at more than $1,000, we're not sure how 'popularis' it'll be.

Microsoft has announced their new Windows 8 app store, named the Windows Store, will be available as a public beta from February 2012, the same time the new operating system sees its own beta release.