The 2013 Mobile World Congress is just a day away from closing in Barcelona, Spain. Housed in a brand-new venue and bigger than ever, the show burst at the seams with everything wireless. Sure, there were a ton of new phones and tablets, but those headline devices only scratched the surface. CNET’s team of reporters …

Though most of the big players chose Sunday or Monday to make news and drop their newest devices, Day 2 of Mobile World Congress didn’t slow down in the least. Mobile operating systems have long been a popular theme at the word’s biggest wireless trade show and the 2013 confab is no exception. Sunday brought us the announcement of the …

Sprint subsidiaries Boost Mobile and Virgin Mobile finally joined the LTE wave today by acquiring their first devices compatible with Sprint’s growing network. Though both carriers carry WiMax handsets, Sprint began phasing out that network in favor of LTE last year. Virgin’s Samsung Galaxy Victory 4G LTE is another member of the company’s ever-expanding Galaxy family. Its feature set shows …

Our friends at CNET Asia got their very lucky hands on an HTC One for a brief test drive with the device’s promising new camera. Indeed, it’s worthy test since the shooter is one of One’s most interesting features. Related stories: HTC One wows with stunning design, premium parts (hands-on) HTC explains why four megapixels are better than eight HTC …

As I write this, CNET writers from three countries are traveling to Barcelona, Spain, to bring you the best of the annual Mobile World Congress trade show. If you’re a smartphone fan, you probably know that Mobile World Congress (MWC) is a big deal. And if you don’t know about it but still love gadgets and technology, there are very …

New York City’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority finally joined the smartphone era today by releasing an iOS app showing train arrival times for seven subway lines. Available for the iPhone, the iPod Touch, and the iPad, MTA Subway Time will display train arrival times for 156 stations on the 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 lines, and the S shuttle line. …

Samsung’s Galaxy Note 2 will continue making the carrier rounds tomorrow by landing in Verizon Wireless stores. The ginormous Android smartphone has been available for pre-order on the carrier’s Web site. Announced in late August at the annual IFA show in Berlin, the Galaxy Note 2 is the successor device to the original Galaxy Note. It has a 5.5-inch display, …

AT&T today announced new international roaming plans that will go into effect tomorrow. The Europe and Rest of World options will join the Canada and Mexico plans that the carrier announced last June. For each region, customers can choose one of three packages that delivers a set amount of minutes for a flat monthly rate. Of course, going over your …

Hurricane Sandy forced T-Mobile to cancel a Holiday Showcase eventplanned for New York City today, but the storm didn’t prevent the carrier from announcing its 2012 product lineup for the holiday season. The iPhone is absent, of course, but T-Mobile will deliver a strong lineup of Android and Windows Phone 8 tablets and smartphones. As you’d expect from the carrier, …

If you thought that we were long past the era of new Gingerbread phones, then U.S. Cellular has a surprise for you. Today, the carrier announced the Alcatel Shockwave, a starter smartphone running Android 2.3. Yes, that means it comes almost a year after the first Ice Cream Sandwich handset, the Samsung Galaxy Nexus, went on sale. Though its design …