Samsung T249 T-Mobile Without issuing a press release, Samsung added a new slider phone to T-Mobile’s lineup this week. The T249 sports a simple blue shell with clean lines and rounded ends. Beneath the colored display is a standard navigation array, and a standard keybaord hides behind the sliding face. Features include a 1.3-megapixel camera …

The Federal Communications Commission has removed guidance from its Web site that advised consumers shopping for a cell phone to consider the amount of radiation a handset emits. The revisions, which first appeared last week, were not formally announced nor do they appear to be the result of an official change in policy. On its revised consumer fact sheet the …

U.S. Cellular announced yesterday that it is launching a new customer loyalty program called the Belief Project. The program, which is one of the first of its kind in the wireless industry, puts an end to many common carrier practices like forcing customers to sign a new contract if they buy a discounted phone. Many of the Belief Project’s benefits …

Though I’ve always been intrigued by Apple’s original Nike+ Sports Kit, I didn’t want to have to buy a specific Nike shoe (I’m an Asics guy) just to use the sensor. Also, the sensor seemed like just another thing that I would lose. Still, I liked the idea of keeping track of my runs by measuring pace and actual distance. …

Only the most passionate cell phone geeks know that the Federal Communications Commission holds a treasure trove of information on upcoming handsets. Because the FCC has to certify every phone sold in the United States, not to mention test its SAR rating, the agency’s online database offers a lot of sneak peeks to those who dig. And to save you …

Sanyo Vero Sprint During the past month, Kyocera has touched all corners of the cell phone world with its Sanyo-branded line of cell phones. The Android-powered Zio makes a play for smartphones; the Innuendo centers on messaging; and the new Vero brings up the rear. Announced today, the Vero offers functional features in a simple flip-phone design that’s vaguely reminiscent …

Now playing: Watch this: Prizefight: Epic 4G vs. Evo 4G 4:51 After last month’s introduction of the Samsung’s Epic 4G, Sprint now has two smartphones that support its growing 4G WiMax network. Though both handsets offer high-end features, luscious displays and the Android operating system, the Epic 4G and HTC Evo 4G aren’t identical. The Epic has a nifty physical …

Earlier this month, my colleague Maggie Reardon answered a question about buggy Android updates for her weekly column. After upgrading to Eclair (OS 2.1) on the HTC Hero, CNET reader R.E.W. experienced problems with the phone’s performance, e-mail syncing, and Bluetooth connectivity. Unfortunately, Sprint was not helpful in correcting the issues and R.E.W couldn’t find a real resolution. As Maggie …

It’s not an exaggeration to say that there are iPhone apps for almost everything. And in my neverending quest to find apps for airline geeks, I came across a title that allows you not to locate your gate, track your flight, or find your seat, but to actually search for planes in the air. Plane Finder by Pinkfroot uses a …

A few days after Clearwire and, by extension Sprint, announced a big expansion of their WiMax 4G network, representatives from AT&T and Verizon Wireless made their own 4G promises at separate conferences. Though both carriers have chosen the competing LTE standard for 4G, Verizon is in the lead. At the Bank of America Merrill and Lynch Media, Communications & Entertainment …