Having trouble with the barrage of smartphone news in recent weeks? Don’t worry, we’ve got you covered in this Friday’s edition of our e-publication.

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Distro Issue 40: the battle for smartphone dominance continues and we go hands-on at CTIA 2012

Nice processor, shame about the Pentile. It’s something that several people have been saying about Samsung’s new chest-beating flagship .

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Samsung Galaxy S III: Pentile Super AMOLED used ‘because it lasts longer’

What’s black and white and red all over? One thing it’s probably not is NVIDIA’s Q1 2013 earnings report. That’s why we’re here to dig through the muck and tell you that the company saw both profits and revenue fall from last quarter .

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NVIDIA reports Q1 earnings: rakes $60.4 million profit on $924.9 million in revenue

Sure, it’s not as revolutionary as the new automated ad skipping built into its DVRs , but Dish Network has also just revamped its Remote Access iPad app .

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Dish Network Remote Access iPad app upgrade brings a new UI, more speed

Nokia’s not shy when it comes to decorating the Lumia halls with proprietary and partnership apps.

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Nokia Reading opens its pages to select European nations, more to follow

In Insert Coin, we look at an exciting new tech project that requires funding before it can hit production. If you’d like to pitch a project, please send us a tip with “Insert Coin” as the subject line.

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Insert Coin: Neva smart ski poles keep you connected while shredding powder

We’re sure Samsung isn’t playing favorites… but after that rather extravagant product launch just the other week, it seems it’s released another phone to market with barely a streamer nor slice of cake in sight.

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Samsung’s SHV-E170K has dual-core Snapdragon, LTE and an inferiority complex

Not to be outdone by its Korean rival , LG’s reportedly preparing a potent new phone with some of Qualcomm’s latest SoC hardware. According to BriefMobile ‘s leak, it’ll pack an LTE-friendly MDM9615 alongside the Adreno 320 GPU and 2GB of RAM — something LG has already announced for its Optimus LTE2 . A 2,1000 mAh battery will apparently power the 4.67-inch 1280 x 768 LCD display, while a Sony-matching 13-megapixel camera will face out the back

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LG LS970 superphone rumored: Krait quad-core, 2GB RAM, LTE and 13MP camera

The USPS has announced that it’ll refuse to ship any gear containing lithium ion batteries overseas. The postal service believes combusting power packs have caused two fatal cargo plane crashes since 2006 — hence the ban, which takes effect from May 16th

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USPS goes postal on lithium ion batteries, refuses to ship smartphones overseas

Finding ways to throw money at Mark Zuckerberg is notoriously difficult , but a new ‘highlight’ feature could be just the trick. Currently being tested with a small population of users, it allows an ordinary member to pay $2 to ensure that their latest status update crops up in more of their friends’ news streams. Ordinarily, the degree to which a status update is streamed depends on the number of likes or comments it has, which ensures that users generally only see the juiciest gossip , but paying this little premium would cause Facebook’s algorithms to distort that in your favor.

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Facebook testing ‘highlight’ feature, lets users pay $2 to promote their status updates