Cricket may have been the first prepaid carrier to snag the iPhone in late June, but if Sprint has its way, it won’t be the last. Apple’s iPhone 4 and 4S will head to Sprint prepaid carrier Boost Mobile in early September, according to a “trusted” TechnoBuffalo source. If Cricket’s prices are any indication — …

Now playing: Watch this: Sprint’s new HTC Evo 4G LTE 3:46 After a delay, Sprint and HTC have a launch date locked down for the HTC Evo 4G LTE, Sprint’s new flagship device: June 2. Related stories HTC Evo 4G LTE review HTC phone imports help up over Apple dispute A patent spat with Apple slowed down shipments of the …

AT&T today continues its slow march toward a full LTE rollout in its footprint by switching on its fastest 4G speeds for Cleveland, Ohio. The addition of the Midwestern city in AT&T’s coverage map now brings the carrier’s total LTE market count to 39. Related stories When Does My Phone Unlock? And How Can I Get My Carrier to Do …

Now playing: Watch this: Huawei Ascend P1, a stylish Android 4.0 smartphone (Unlocked) 2:17 Huawei and “premium” don’t often appear in the same sentence when you’re looking at the company’s smartphone history in the U.S. Yet, the unlocked, global version of the Huawei Ascend P1 offers a glimmer of hope in its eye-catching black-on-white design, its 4.3-inch Super AMOLED screen, …

Josh Miller/CNET Moshi’s Concerti case for Apple’s new iPad and iPad 2 is a popular item in CNET’s San Francisco office, where it was passed around, lived with, and fought over at least once. The $55 fold-over case has many charms, including a soft microfiber material and the ability to trigger the iPad’s sleep/wake mode. The case keeps a strong …

Remember the Huawei Ascend P1 from CES? Well, it looks like it could be coming to the U.S., thanks to a recent FCC filing. Its ultrathin — 0.27 inch thin, no joke — and stylized white-on-black design is the Ascend P1’s beauty that matches the brawn of its dual-core processor, 8-megapixel camera, and a cutting-edge Android Ice Cream Sandwich OS. …

Sony confirmed today in a blog post that it will give the people what they want: updates to the Android Ice Cream Sandwich OS in a handful of Sony Xperia smartphones. The Sony Xperia S will start off the pack at the end of June, followed by the Xperia P, and later in the third quarter, the Xperia U. Update …

U.S. residents salivating for the Samsung Galaxy S III’s Android Ice Cream Sandwich won’t get a chance to buy Samsung’s flagship phone until “summer,” but you can get a taste of the global version of the device, which CNET’s crack U.K. team has just reviewed in full. Not only did CNET reviewer Natasha Lomas call the Galaxy S III the …

Wondering when you can take your Verizon Android phone overseas without hassle? The answer is soon. Verizon just dropped us a line to say that it will be update the HTC Rezound, Motorola Droid Razr, Droid Razr Maxx, and Droid 4 for global use. Customers will receive a prompt to download a software update. With that in place, phone owners …

The way I see it, there are three major draws to AT&T’s Samsung Focus 2, a Windows phone that goes on sale May 20. First, there’s the glossy-white design. Second there’s the LTE compatibility, and third, and for some, most importantly, there’s the $49.99 price. The cameras and processor do a good job rounding out the midrange features, but there …