Now playing: Watch this: Tasting Froyo 4:44 Earlier this week when I told you about the new Froyo features on the HTC Evo 4G, I also invited you to share the undiscovered goodies that weren’t on Sprint’s official list. Whether from Android or Apple, most operating system upgrades have some secret “Easter egg” features that …

New smartphones and LTE technology are on their way to U.S. Cellular. During the carrier’s quarterly earnings call Thursday, Executive Vice President of Operations Alan Ferber said the RIM BlackBerry Bold, the Android-powered HTC Desire, and a variant of the Samsung Galaxy S Andorid smartphone will land in the carrier’s lineup by the end of the year. Though U.S. Cellular …

It was a bit of a mishmash in the Federal Communications Commission’s certification labs this week. Among other models, we saw the RIM BlackBerry Torch, the curious Motorola Flipout swivel handset, and what appears to be a Windows Phone 7 device from HTC. Because the FCC has to certify every phone sold in the United States, not to mention test …

CNET Labs has returned the official iPhone 4 battery results for music playback time. With 3G turned on, we managed an impressive 59.02 hours in our longest test. That more than beats Apple’s promised time of 40 hours for audio playback. As a reminder, we also surpassed Apple’s rated talk times in the CNET Labs test last month. When we …

Believe it or not, we manage to make it through a whole podcast without barely mentioning the iPhone! Sure, it comes up just for a second, but we spend the majority of the time discussing desserts that begin with the letter “H”. If anyone at Google is listening, we’re down to “Honeycake” or “Hamantash” for the next Android update beyond …

Now playing: Watch this: Tasting Froyo 4:44 Bright and early this morning, just as RIM was announcing the new BlackBerry Torch, I downloaded the hefty Android 2.2 “Froyo” update to the already impressive HTC Evo 4G. As I said last week, Sprint is pushing Froyo out to Evo customers beginning Tuesday, and expects to be fully rolled-out by the middle …

Shortly after we told you that the HTC Evo 4G would get Android 2.2 “Froyo” starting Tuesday, a few CNET readers asked if the update would affect the handset’s current Wi-Fi hot spot feature. We asked Sprint for comment and the carrier got back to us today with the expected news. According to spokeswoman Natalie Papaj, Sprint has no plans …

The Droid gets a big update with Froyo. Update: On Monday, August 2, Verizon Wireless confirmed that the Droid will not receive the tethering and Wi-Fi hotspot features that the update can include. For a full list of additions, see Verizon’s site. Less than 24 hours after Sprint announced that Froyo was coming to its HTC Evo, Verizon said Friday …

Few things are certain in the cell phone world, but one is the regular J.D. Power and Associate study on wireless customer care performance. And after finishing behind Verizon Wireless in the February study, T-Mobile has again risen to the top of the rankings. In the latest study, which was released Thursday, T-Mobile garnered a score of 777 points out …

Editor’s note: Though Froyo also can add Wi-Fi hotspot functionality, the update will not change the Evo’s current hotspot feature. Sprint announced Thursday that starting next week it will push the Android 2.2 “Froyo” update to the HTC Evo 4G. The Evo will be the first Sprint device to get the much-anticipated upgrade, which adds a selection of new features …