In a recent announcement, Sony Ericsson has revealed that its much-awaited Xperia Play handset – popularly referred to as the PlayStation phone – will be officially launched on March 31.

Several surveys by analysts have revealed that the recently-released Apple iPad 2 sold between 400,000 and 600,000 units in the first three days after its launch; with the result that most of the retail outlets ran out of device on its debut weekend.

The iPad 2, which was unveiled last week by the Apple CEO Steve Jobs, has now gone on sale in the US. The release of the second-generation iPad by Apple marks the company’s ongoing efforts to maintain its dominance in the tablet computers’ arena, which is becoming increasingly competitive.

According to a recent revelation by retail giant Tesco, the year 2011 has witnessed a robust start in terms of Android-handset sales – with the mega-mart disclosing that, for the first time, its sales of Android-based mobile handsets having surpassed the sales of Apple's iPhone.

With the official March 11 date of release of the iOS 4.3 just round the corner, it is being widely assumed that most of the users of the iOS devices – the iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad – will turn to iTunes for Apple’s updated operating system.

With the Apple CEO Steve Jobs having taken the wraps of the much-rumored iPad 2 at a recent media event, industry watchers who had speculated that the second-generation iPad will be more of iPad 1.5 rather than a full-fledged iPad 2 were apparently right!

Despite the fact that the Apple iPad has largely been promoted as a device for leisure, a number of businesses – including companies as varied as General Electric, Mercedes-Benz, Wells Fargo, and Medtronic –are putting the iPad to work in their offices.

According to reports, Motorola is likely move forward the launch of its Android-based Atrix 4G smartphone - which was one of the most compelling devices showcased at the January Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas - by one week.

Gay rights groups are voicing their displeasure at a newly-released iPhone app that guides Catholics through confession and advertises itself as “the aid for every penitent.” The £1.19-priced app – “Confession: A Roman Catholic App” – is available from the Apple iTunes store.

Network operator 3 has recently announced the availability of BlackBerry OS 6 for customers who are using the BlackBerry Bold 9780 and 9700, Curve 9300, and Torch 9800.

The announcement about the OS 6 update – which reportedly enhances the mentioned smartphones enough to give them a notable refresh - was made by 3 via its Twitter account.