Mobile security company Lookout has published its State of Mobile Security 2012 report, warning that web-based threats remain the most prevalent threat to consumers.

It’s calculated that four in ten people are likely to encounter a web-based security threat in a year.

The Mobile Monday London community has teamed up with University College London’s UCL Advances centre to launch a 10-week course called The Mobile Academy.

It’s a 36-hour evening programme designed to help anyone who wants to start or con­tinue innovating with mobile technology.

Amazon has announced a series of new products. The Kindle Paperwhite is described as the world’s most advanced e-reader, offering a higher resolution display than previous readers.

An update to the company’s Kindle Fire tablet has also been revealed, along with three new Kindle Fire HD tablets.

Nokia has apologised for producing a video that claimed to demonstrate the benefits of optical image stabilisation on its forthcoming Lumia 920 smartphone. The new flagship handset is capable of reducing or eliminating the effect of movement - which means that photos and videos will appear less blurry than those from other devices.

However, the promotional video wasn’t shot with a Lumia 920.

Vodafone UK has launched a new set of ‘pay monthly’ tariffs called Vodafone Red, which offer unlimited voice calls and unlimited text messaging. There are also larger mobile data allowances than previous tariffs.

Customers can benefit from unlimited UK calls and texts plus 1GB of internet usage from £29 per month with the standard Red tariff. Alternatively, Red Data from £34 per month includes 2GB of data with unlimited calls and SMS text messaging.