For its Xperia X10 smartphones, Sony Ericsson designed a new user interface from scratch. Called the User Experience Platform (or UXP), it sits on top of the Android OS for the Xperia X10, X10 Mini, and X10 Mini Pro. Last week, Nicole Lee and I took an in-depth tour of UXP with George Arriola, Sony …
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On Call runs every two weeks, alternating between answering reader questions and discussing hot topics in the cell phone world. It wasn’t so long ago that the cell phone world was just transitioning to 3G technology. But now, just as we’re getting settled, the ever-restless industry is moving on again. Fourth-generation technology, or 4G, is gaining traction and carriers are …
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CNET readers often ask us just how the Google Android operating system compares with the iPhone’s OS. And with good reason, for Android has grown into a formidable player in the smartphone world. Of course, Android is different than the iPhone, but variety is nothing to fear. Android may lack some of the Apple handset’s glamour, but the OS and …
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Now playing: Watch this: Beyond E-Tech Duet W002 (unlocked) 2:33 In the land of iPhone clones, the Duet W002 is the “cloniest” we’ve seen. Not only is it the same general shape as the iPhone, but also its menu design, even down to the icons, is a rip-off of Apple’s device. In this case, imitation is not the sincerest form …
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Besides good call quality, a long battery life is the most important quality a cell phone can have. After all, if you have to carry around your charger for frequent power sessions, it really defeats the purpose of a “mobile” device. Fortunately, CNET tests the talk time battery life of every cell phone that we review. And for higher-end phones …
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Sony Ericsson announced Wednesday that its Naite (pronounced “nigh-tay”) phone will go on sale in Sony Styles stores and at SonyStyle.com for $159 unlocked. As part of the company’s GreenHeart series, the Naite is composed of 50 percent recycled material and uses a low-power charger and waterborne paints. It also eliminates a paper user manual to decrease packaging. Features on …
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New York’s Skype is on the fritz today so only Bonnie’s voice joins us from The Big Apple. Or maybe she’s not in New York at all? It’s all about the economy these days as Sprint cuts the price of an unlimited plan and Nokia and T-Mobile role out a bargain smartphone. Also in the podcast, Bonnie slams the Moto …
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Handmark brings a satisfying Twitter environment to the Android operating system with its new TweetCaster Pro application. Now available in the Android Market and on Handmark’s site for $4.99, TweetCaster Pro offers everything you’d expect from Twitter in a user-friendly design. We have just a couple of suggestions to make it better, though we think it’s worth the price. You …
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We’ve known for some time that a new group of Nokia handsets was on its way, and Tuesday the company spilled the first handset in its C series. We spotted the C6 on the FCC database last week, but today’s news concerns the C5. The minimalist candy bar design is very Nokia. No, the gray and white color schemes aren’t …
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Editors’ note: Sprint also advertises on CNET. We’ve always followed Sprint’s television ads with interest, primarily because they’ve been a roller coaster ride. We were never fans of the black-and-white spots with CEO Dan Hesse, but we liked the most recent campaign that tried to demonstrate what users could do on the carrier’s network at that given moment. Now Hesse …
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