Monthly Archives: August 2009

Sprint HTC Touch Pro2 (Credit: Sprint) Start saving your pennies, Sprint customers. The carrier announced on Monday that it will finally release the HTC Touch Pro2 on September 8 through its Web site and telesales, but like the T-Mobile model, … Continue reading →

Testing a rugged phone like the Sonim XP3 Quest is always fun. It’s not every day that you get to throw a handset down the stairs as part of the review. With …

RIM BlackBerry Storm (Credit: Corinne Schulze/CNET) Verizon Wireless is offering a buy-one, get-one-free deal on its BlackBerry selection and has lowered the price of the RIM BlackBerry Storm even further to $49.99 (with a two-year contract and an instant rebate). … Continue reading →

Now you can type in landscape mode! (Credit: Screenshot by Daren Darrow/CNET) The WebOS Internals crew on Friday released a virtual keyboard patch for the Palm Pre. Now, with the homebrew patch installed (homebrew apps are developed and distributed through … Continue reading →

Nokia 3710 (Credit: CNET Asia) Passionate cell phone geeks know that the Federal Communications Commission holds a treasure trove of information on upcoming handsets. This week the highlights are the Nokia 3710 and the Samsung SCH-M720. Because the FCC has … Continue reading →

Another day, another cell phone study from J.D. Power and Associates. This time, it’s not customer service–T-Mobile, Alltel, and Verizon Wireless tied for that honor earlier this month–but a survey of the all-important call quality. Just like last year, Verizon … Continue reading →

Samsung Jitterbug J (Credit: Corinne Schulze/CNET) Usually when we recommend people get the Samsung Jitterbug J, a cell phone designed for seniors, we have to include a warning that the Jitterbug service might not be available in their area. GreatCall, … Continue reading →

Nokia wants you to chat up a storm with its new N900. (Credit: Nokia) With its new N900 handset, Nokia is playing up the Linux angle. Part cell phone, part computer, the N900 takes advantage of Nokia’s Linux-based Maemo operating … Continue reading →

The gang is back together once again and it looks like our couple weeks of calm is about to be over. Motorola has announced a September 10 event here in San Francisco to reveal its new Android products, and we … Continue reading →

As with any good touch-screen phone, the display on the T-Mobile MyTouch 3G will lock after a few minutes of inactivity. It’s definitely a needed feature, unless you enjoy it when your …

Lots of fun (Credit: Screenshot by Dong Ngo/CNET) If you need something to quickly stimulate your brain while waiting for the bus, this 99-cent simple iPhone game would do the job so well that you might even miss the bus … Continue reading →

OS X 10.6 includes Boot Camp 3.0, a new collection of software drivers that make Windows run much better on Mac hardware. (Credit: Screenshot by Dong Ngo/CNET) Every time I see the “I’m a Mac/I’m a PC” ads on TV, … Continue reading →

Testing a rugged phone like the Sonim XP3 Quest is always fun. It’s not every day that you get to throw a handset down the stairs as part of the review. With …

RIM BlackBerry Storm (Credit: Corinne Schulze/CNET) Verizon Wireless is offering a buy-one, get-one-free deal on its BlackBerry selection and has lowered the price of the RIM BlackBerry Storm even further to $49.99 (with a two-year contract and an instant rebate). … Continue reading →