Offering this USB modem stick for free–if you factor out the 2-year contract and $50 mail-in-rebate–Sprint must be really trying to purge the 3G/4G Plug-in-Connect from its inventory. Perhaps it’s because the modem likely only connects to the carrier’s original WiMax 4G network and not its fancy LTE infrastructure in the works to enable 4G …

Unless you’ve been living under a rock, no doubt you’ve heard all about Apple’s new iPad. It comes packed with plenty of welcome upgrades. Among these are a crisp Retina display, a new A5X processor with quad-core graphics to drive all those pixels, and an optional 4G LTE connection for swift cellular data. What slipped under the radar, though, was …

Everyone is talking about Sony’s hot, new Xperia S smartphone. That’s because this Android handset not only pushes the design envelope with a wildly styled exterior, it also boasts an HD screen and 12-megapixel camera. Though the Xperia S is only available in Europe at the moment, our CNET colleagues in the U.K. were able to scoop one up and …

Here at Samsung’s product showcase in New York, multimedia connectivity played a big role. The company talked up its rebranded AllShare Play technology, not to be confused with Google Play, which was previously called AllShare. Essentially AllShare Play allows owners of Samsung tablets and smartphones, Samsung Galaxy Tabs and Galaxy Nexus devices for instance, to push media files such as …

I bet chances are good you haven’t owned a Sony smartphone in a dog’s age. In fact if you live in the U.S. you may have never purchased one of the company’s mobile communication devices, let alone fallen in love with one. This isn’t an enviable position to be in for any electronics manufacturer, especially one that harbors aspirations to …

Samsung’s Galaxy Nexus on Verizon costs a steep $299 even after commitment to a two-year contract. If you’re willing to live with half the internal memory, a 16GB model could be heading to Big Red on April 5th for $100 less. According to Android blog Droid Life, this lower-priced GNex will feature many of the same tasty features of its …

Bluetooth, once trumpeted as the ultimate convenience, quickly proved a headache with plenty of pairing problems and inexplicable connection snafus. Bluetooth 4.0, the newest version of the technology, is about to change all that. The bad Bluetooth rep I personally use Bluetooth daily, and love it. My trusty LG BHS-700s works like a charm. For others, however, living with this …

Not sold yet on the magic of mobile payments? Sprint’s recently posted YouTube video hopes to sway you to the light. This comes hot on the heels of Google saying it plans to bring Google Wallet to 10 phones this spring, one of which is Sprint’s own Samsung Galaxy Nexus. Though Sprint’s version of the Galaxy Nexus isn’t scheduled to …

AT&T has crystallized just when it will slow access for unlimited data customers. The carrier will drop the ax for people using 3G and 4G HSPA+ devices after a monthly bucket of 3GB runs dry. Subscribers with 4G LTE service can expect to hit a wall after consuming 5GB per month. Related stories When Does My Phone Unlock? And How …

It seems Verizon hopes to lure current feature phone shoppers considering real smartphones into buying the $100 Samsung Brightside. Honestly, who else would eye a device like this that runs proprietary software and not a legit operating system such as Android, iOS, Windows Phone, or even Blackberry. Expected to hit Verizon store shelves on March 1, Samsung does promise that …