Vodafone and 3 Mobile customers will be able to enjoy live cricket on their phones this summer, if they don’t mind adding a few dollars a day to their bills. As with previous years, each cricket match played in Australia over summer will be broadcast, including the Test matches, One-day internationals and Twenty20 matches. Customers …

Motorola today marked a return to high-end smartphones in Australia, by announcing the imminent release of the Milestone 2. (Credit: Motorola) From early December, Optus and Vodafone will range the Milestone 2 Android smartphone, known in the US as the Droid 2. The handset, which features a similar look to the original Milestone, will feature 720p HD video recording plus …

Nokia has made a significant change to the software roadmap it outlined late in 2009, shifting focus from a major user interface (UI) overhaul in a Symbian^4 release and instead planning to introduce the same changes over several iterative firmware updates to Symbian^3 devices. An example of the UI overhaul that was expected in Symbian^4. (Credit: Symbian Foundation) According to …

Facebook has invited press to its Palo Alto HQ in the US on Wednesday to unveil some big mobile news, with some speculating that this might be when the social-networking company introduces the world to a Facebook-branded smartphone. (Credit: CBSi) At first blush this may seem like an ill-advised move in a market where renowned manufacturers, like Nokia and Sony …

Following the release of yesterday’s Froyo update for Telstra variants of HTC Desire, there has been a bunch of criticism posted on various blogs and forums about various problems users are experiencing in installing the new firmware. (Credit: HTC) After successfully installing the firmware on a number of Desire handsets in the office, we were surprised to hear about difficulties …

Do you hear the music Desire owners? The tinkling melody of “Greensleeves” playing in the distance? That’s the HTC ice cream truck dropping off a fresh batch of Froyo. That’s right folks, today’s the day. The Android 2.2 update for Telstra-branded HTC Desire handsets is finally available to download via HTC’s Australian website. The file, which weighs in at 173MB …

In brief A spokesperson for Telstra today confirmed that the long-awaited Froyo update for the telco’s variant of HTC’s Desire will be made available “this week”, following the recent approval of the update ROM by Google. The ROM, which will upgrade the Desire from version 2.1 to version 2.2 of the Android operating system, will be available to download from …

The rumour mill is once again churning through a swathe of Google Android speculation, suggesting that Android 3.0 will deliver an integrated video-chat system, alongside an updated look for the user interface. Android fan blogs are buzzing with a variety of gossip, with Android Police reporting that the Gingerbread developer’s SDK will be released to the public by the end …

Thanks to our readers who generously gave their time to reply to our Handset vs. Telco survey. We wanted to know whether your choice of phone model is more important than your decision to stick with your current telco, with 60 per cent of CNET readers polled saying that they would choose the phone over a telco. (Credit: CBSi) We …

Topics in this guide Basic Navigation Everyday Apps IE and the Marketplace Core Apps Windows Phone 7 (WP7) marks a fresh start for Microsoft’s mobile system strategy. In some ways WP7 is an amalgam of the popular systems available for smartphones today, as well as featuring concepts that are refreshingly unique. This guide is an in-depth first look at the …