Now playing: Watch this: Unboxing the Apple iPad (third-generation) 1:29 Editor’s Note: Read CNET’s full Apple iPad review here. The new iPad may first go on sale at 12:01am Friday here in our corner of the world, but CNET’s Singapore-based team managed to snag Apple’s third-generation iPad 4G at midnight their time, before staying up …

In case there was any doubt that Verizon means LTE business, Big Red just dispelled that myth. Again. CNET first learned that Verizon would bless all forthcoming smartphones with 4G in January at CES, where Verizon called LTE a “hard requirement.” David Small, Verizon Wireless’ CTO, reiterated the point in an interview with Dow Jones yesterday. In addition to committing …

Rolling out an LTE network may be T-Mobile’s longer-term goal, but in the near term, it still has customers cruising on its HSPA+ 4G network to satisfy. Starting today, denizens of Abilene, Amarillo, Odessa, and Victoria, Texas; Bakersfield, Calif.; Eau Claire, Wis.; and Joplin and St. Joseph, Mo., are the newest recipients of T-Mobile’s faster network. The fastest speeds, known …

It’s a crazy 4G world we’re living in. That’s mostly because the commonly accepted definition of “4G” straddles three technologies: HSPA+ (T-Mobile and most of AT&T’s offerings), 4G LTE (Verizon and some AT&T phones), and WiMax (Sprint, for now). It tends to get a little confusing, especially when parsing out which LTE phones are worth your while for your carrier, …

Now playing: Watch this: Dialed In podcast #214: The iPad ‘3’ shines a light on… 35:03 Even if you never plan to get one, the third-generation iPad is important for the wireless industry as a whole. Apple has once again set the bar when it comes to jaw-dropping screen resolution. That and its 4G LTE connectivity portend good things for …

When U.S. Cellular picked up the Samsung Galaxy S II, it gave me a chance to lay some fresh eyes on a familiar device long after it ceased being the de facto best Android Gingerbread phone around. I’m happy to report that it’s still a terrific phone, and one with components that can stand against most of the next wave …

Now playing: Watch this: Samsung Galaxy S Blaze 4G (T-Mobile) 1:01 CES was the first we heard of T-Mobile’s Samsung Galaxy S Blaze 4G, and Mobile World Congress was the first time we got our hands on T-Mobile’s latest 4G Android smartphone. Today, T-Mobile is sharing the price and release date for its latest Android 2.3 Gingerbread phone. March 21 …

There comes a point in every corporation’s life when it’s time to usher on steadfast loyalists into the brave new world of next-generation products. For Microsoft and Windows Mobile, that time is now. On May 9, Microsoft will be closing down, boarding up, and never looking back on its Windows Marketplace for Mobile, an app store it launched in 2009 …

Remember earlier this week when Samsung teased a special announcement at its South by Southwest booth in Austin, Texas? Well, it isn’t the pink Samsung Galaxy Note. Instead, Samsung says it will help Rovio launch the next wave of its blockbuster Angry Birds series, Angry Birds Space. Tomorrow at 4 p.m. CT, Samsung will offer hands-on demos of the game …

Sprint hasn’t forgotten about its family of LG Rumor phones. In fact, it’s giving it a one-two punch. Today the carrier, along with its no-contract brand Boost Mobile, announced that they’d both carry the LG Rumor Reflex, an eco-friendly feature phone geared for those who aren’t looking for a smartphone, but want something more powerful than the absolute basics. The …