NEW ORLEANS–Sprint cares about the safety of your smartphone, which is why they teamed up with security companies like Safely and Lookout to offer safety and security app bundles. The new initiative is called Sprint Guardian. The new section within the Sprint Zone app will launch with two bundles of tools — Family Safety, which …

NEW ORLEANS–If a new player in mobile payment has its way, PayAnywhere will soon be everywhere. If you’ve heard of Square, then you pretty much already know everything you need to about PayAnywhere’s point-of-sale product for mobile devices, which I saw for the first time at CTIA. The service consists of three parts: a credit card reader you can attach …

NEW ORLEANS–The carrier networks aren’t the only 4G LTE game in town. Qualcomm today announced its intention to support Clearwire’s forthcoming TDD-LTE network in a select line of chipsets that power mobile devices like smartphones and tablets. Qualcomm already has what are called multi-mode, multi-band LTE chipsets, which enable devices to ride more than one LTE frequency. Related Stories Why …

Now playing: Watch this: Toshiba Excite 13 2:17 NEW ORLEANS–We heard about the massive 13-inch Toshiba Excite 13 back in April, when we declared the thing too large to really be considered a portable device. Now that I’ve seen the so-called tablet in its footlong glory, I can say with complete authority: as a tablet, it’s insane; unwieldy and hard …

Now playing: Watch this: HTC Evo V 4G, Virgin Mobile’s first 4G phone 1:59 NEW ORLEANS–As Sprint readies its 4G LTE launch, the unveiling of the HTC Evo V 4G spreads the 4G WiMax love to Virgin Mobile, one of its no-contract brands. The Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich handset has some high-flying features not often seen on no-contract networks, …

NEW ORLEANS–What if there were an accurate way for your phone to help you time your commute on a given morning? “Take Highway 280 today instead of 101; there’s an accident” for instance, or “It will take you 10 minutes longer than usual today, so you’d better leave by 7:30 in order to make that 8:30 meeting.” Unfortunately, our phones …

Now playing: Watch this: Samsung Galaxy S III is a looker 3:54 NEW ORLEANS–Samsung’s newest flagship smartphone, the Samsung Galaxy S III, crossed the pond and landed in my hands at CTIA 2012. Quite a few commenters on CNET’s live blog expressed their disappointment, saying that the Galaxy S III is an evolution, not a revolution, that they wish it …

NEW ORLEANS–When you’re stuck in the tornado of a cell phone conference, it’s sometimes hard to savor what you see. I had sought out the Nokia 808 PureView at Mobile World Congress. I mean, a 41-megapixel camera — how could I not investigate? However, it wasn’t until I had spent some time digging into the mechanics behind the phone camera …

Now playing: Watch this: HTC One V 3:09 NEW ORLEANS–In addition to the Droid Incredible 4G LTE that HTC just announced at CTIA, the phone maker will also show off its HTC One V, an Android smartphone first introduced at Mobile World Congress. Although the One V is the most entry-level of the HTC One phones, it fits into the …

Now playing: Watch this: AT&T Digital Life protects your home, turns on lights 2:58 NEW ORLEANS–AT&T is proposing some serious branching out with its new services for securing your home, and managing its appliances remotely from your smartphone or tablet. At CTIA 2012, AT&T showed off its concept with a demo house equipped in the Big Easy’s lovely Garden District. …