Each June, cell phone manufacturers from across Asia journey to Singapore for the annual CommunicAsia show. Though not quite as big as Mobile World Congress, CommunicAsia still offers plenty of wireless sights. And as they’ve always done, our colleagues at CNET Asia were out in force in their home town to cover the latest and …

One of Android’s most notable franchises got new life last week after rumors predicted the launch of a new Nexus smartphone. Pegged (for now) as the Google Nexus 4G, the “absolute beast” device would continue the stock Android tradition of the original HTC Nexus One and the more recent Samsung Nexus S. Carrier and manufacturer details are still a mystery …

In its latest filing with the FCC today, Sprint further pressed its case against AT&T’s proposed acquisition of T-Mobile. Though Sprint led the redacted document (PDF) with the now familiar arguments that the $39 billion transaction would hurt consumers by eliminating competition, raising prices, and harming innovation, the carrier also devoted significant space to countering AT&T’s controversial claims that the …

The New York State Public Service Commission has warned the FCC that AT&T’s proposed acquisition of T-Mobile could significantly harm public interest and stifle competition for wireless services. In a redacted document (PDF) made publicly available last week, the commission stops short of calling on the FCC to deny the $39 billion merger, but it urged the federal agency to …

Now playing: Watch this: LG Optimus 3D 1:52 It is shaping up to be a very good week for 3D phones. First Sprint offered its new HTC Evo 3D for review and now LG finally has released its Optimus 3D smartphone. First announced in February at Mobile World Congress, the Optimus 3D is LG’s smartphone counterpart to its Optimus Pad …

Sprint made its mark at the annual CTIA show last March when it introduced two new Android devices, the Evo 3D smartphone and the Evo View 4G tablet. Though both devices are built on previous HTC products, they brought new features to the table, like glasses-free 3D video (the Evo 3D) and support for Sprint’s 4G WiMax network (the Evo …

On Call runs every two weeks, alternating between answering reader questions and discussing hot topics in the cell phone world. Immediately after AT&T announced its intention to acquire T-Mobile last March, opponents and supporters began to weigh in. And now, three months later, you’d be hard pressed to find anyone in the wireless industry who doesn’t have an opinion on …

American Airlines gave Android a sky-high boost earlier this month when it started offering the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 as an entertainment device for first-class passengers. American will deploy 6,000 Galaxy Tabs on Boeing 767 flights between New York’s JFK airport and Los Angeles, JFK and San Francisco, and Miami and Los Angeles. Passengers also will find the device on …

Sony Ericsson took to Facebook today to announce two new feature phones, the Mix Walkman and Txt pro. Features phones, if you remember, have become a new class of handsets that aren’t quite smartphones, but aren’t basic models, either. Indeed, the Mix Walkman and Txt Pro fit right into this category. They do much more than make calls even if …

Apple fans got their annual dose of goodness this week with the company’s 2011 Worldwide Developer’s Conference taking place just down the street in San Francisco. We didn’t get a new iPhone this time–or even a hint of when the next hardware will come–but everyone’s favorite fruit company did offer a preview of its latest mobile operating system, iOS 5. …