With the 2012 CES set to begin just two months from today, it’s a perfect time to start speculation on what we might see in Las Vegas. Today’s rumor concerns Nokia and Windows Phone 7, two technology brands that up until last month were playing a game of hide-and-go-seek. Just when we were about to …

Just over a year after enthusiastically telling CNET that U.S. Cellular wanted the iPhone, the carrier’s CEO has changed her mind. During the company’s third-quarter earnings call today, Mary Dillon said that U.S. Cellular considered adding the iPhone to its lineup, but that Apple’s “terms were unacceptable from a risk and profitability standpoint.” Dillon didn’t offer specifics, Fierce Wireless reported, …

You’ll notice two things about T-Mobile’s new Sparq messaging phone. The first is that you have to suffer through a “q” in the product’s name instead of a “k” as there should be. The second is that the phone is made by Alcatel, which so far has made barely a dent in the U.S. market. Though the company always shows …

Nokia got its star turn this week when it finally unveiled its long-awaited Windows Phone 7 devices in London. Of the two new handsets, the Nokia Lumia 800 and Lumia 710, the former definitely is the more interesting given its sleek design and high-end features. And of those features, we’re particularly excited by the 8-megapixel camera with the high-quality Carl …

Some very interesting videos from BlackBerry have appeared online that show a new kind of device with an edge-to-edge display. The videos, which were first posted by N4BB and later picked up by Pocketnow, look like they’re made for an upcoming press conference, shows everyday business folks putting their phones to everyday use. The handset itself is just a rectangle …

If you’ve been itching to get a Motorola Razr back in your pocket, your wait is almost over. Starting tomorrow, Moto’s new Droid Razr will be available for preorder at Verizon Wireless. Though it may carry the name of one of Motorola’s most iconic devices, the Droid Razr is no simple revamp of that original phone. Sure, it’s thin, but …

Immediately after I posted the iPhone 4S review last week, I sent the phone to CNET Labs for talk time battery tests. Battery life is terribly important, as any smartphone owner knows, and we wanted to make sure Apple’s promises weren’t just that. And now, the results are in, courtesy of Senior Editor Eric Franklin. Related stories: • Comparing voice …

The iPhone has always had a camera, but it wasn’t until the iPhone 4 that it became a serious shooter. That model increased the resolution from 2 to 5 megapixels and it added a powerful flash to brighten dim shots. With the combination of third-party photo-editing apps and subsequent iOS upgrades, the iPhone 4 developed into one of the better …

After Samsung launched its Galaxy Nexus at the flashy Android event across the Pacific in Hong Kong, Google execs took the stage to announce Ice Cream Sandwich, the next version of the mobile operating system. Also, called Android 4.0, Ice Cream Sandwich is clearly designed to unify the Android experience. And as Matias Duarte, Google’s senior director of Android user …

Even fancy smartphones like the iPhone 4S need to have satisfying call quality. A phone can have a hundred other amazing features, but its primary purpose is simple communication. Yet, call quality depends on more factors than just the device. There’s the strength of the carrier’s network, your distance from a tower, and how many people are making a call …