HTC may have vaulted to glory in recent years with its selection of Android phones, but last month at CES the company broadened its portfolio just a bit with the new Freestyle quick-messaging phone. The Freestyle, which goes on sale from AT&T this Sunday, February 13, lacks the high-end features of the new HTC Thunderbolt …

Sony Ericsson is busting out all over in the run up to Mobile World Congress. First, the company teased us with a peek at the long-awaited Xperia Play, and now we catch a glimpse of another handset called the Xperia Neo. Android Community posted photos today of a candy bar smartphone that looks not unlike the new Xperia Arc. Like …

Now playing: Watch this: HTC Thunderbolt 1:13 Best Buy announced today that it will have an exclusive on the upcoming HTC Thunderbolt for Verizon Wireless. Though it won’t arrive in stores until the middle of this month, customers can preorder the Android smartphone starting today. The Froyo-powered Thunderbolt, which first saw light last month at CES 2011, will be Big …

It’s hard to know what to make of Nokia these days. Though it still holds a huge worldwide market share and sells more phones than its competitors, it doesn’t quite capture the buzz it once had, and its presence in the United States has dwindled. Sure, the Finns maintain a healthy business selling low-end handsets in emerging markets, but over …

Now that Verizon finally has the iPhone 4, we know that you have one question at top of mind. And it’s not, “So what’s the Wi-Fi hot spot like?” Rather, you want to know how well Verizon’s handset performs. And better yet, is it better than the AT&T iPhone 4? We don’t blame you for asking either question, particularly in …

No matter how fancy a smartphone is, it’s not worth much if it doesn’t make decent calls. You may have music, apps, and the Internet, but connecting to a carrier’s network and enjoying satisfying audio clarity is much more important. For much of its life, AT&T’s iPhone hasn’t received rave reviews as a phone. Many users, particularly those in dense …

Josh Miller/CNET Hello, Verizon iPhone 4. You’ve been a long time in the works–several years, in fact–but now we know that you officially exist. We’re glad to meet you at last, and we’re glad that U.S. wireless customers now have a choice in carriers. We know that many of you are also eager to welcome Apple’s newest family member. And …

Few things in air travel are as polarizing as cell phone use on commercial flights. Though many people quake at the thought of being sealed in a metal tube next to a loud talker, others aren’t quite as concerned with peace and quiet. Similarly, while some travelers savor the idea of being out of touch for a few hours, others …

Verizon Wireless today rolled out an update to its Samsung Continuum Android smartphone. It’s not an OS upgrade, but you do get an impressive array of feature improvements and interface tweaks. We’ll let Verizon’s official list (PDF) speak for itself, so check it out below. As with other over-the-air updates, it will go out to users in stages. But if …

If you read CNET’s coverage of CES, you’d know I’m pretty excited for the company’s new Atrix 4G and Droid Bionic. So I was even more interested today when Motorola Mobility CEO Sanjay Jha announced potential release dates for the dual-core Android handsets. Jha dropped the news during the Q&A session that followed the company’s fourth-quarter 2010 earnings call this …