Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 Mini and Mini Pro hands-on photos +5 more See all photos BARCELONA, Spain–Sony Ericsson’s Xperia X10 has barely hit the streets, but the company already is introducing new models based on the same design. At Mobile World Congress the company unveiled the X10 Mini and the X10 Mini Pro. It’s all …

Sony Ericsson Vivaz and Vivaz Pro hands-on photos +4 more See all photos Now playing: Watch this: Sony Ericsson Vivaz Pro 1:02 BARCELONA, Spain–We were first on the show floor at the Mobile World Congress Monday morning to get our hands on Sony Ericsson’s new Vivaz and Vivaz Pro. Even as the gates opened, the crowds were thick in Sony …

From the signs looming over Mobile World Congress we knew that Samsung was going to “unpack” a new phone in Barcelona. And the night before the show began the company did just that with the Samsung Wave, the first handset to run on Sammy’s new Bada operating system. Samsung Wave Samsung Also called the S8500, the Wave’s slim (4.64 inches …

Sony Ericsson at MWC (photos) +2 more See all photos Sony Ericsson typically treats Mobile World Congress (MWC) as one of its biggest events of the year, and the 2010 show in Barcelona is no exception. The manufacturer unveiled three new handsets the night before MWC began at a packed nightclub on the Mediterranean Sea. The Vivaz Pro is a …

You won’t see it at Mobile World Congress, but Verizon Wireless added the LG Accolade to its lineup this week. The very middle of the road, the Accolade has a standard flip-phone design and a modest feature set. Inside you’ll find a 1.3-megapixel camera, text and multimedia messaging, Bluetooth, speaker-independent voice commands, a personal organizer, a 1,000-contact phone book, a …

Next week, Bonnie and I are off to Barcelona with Maggie Reardon of CNET News and CNET TV’s Ariel Nunez for the annual Mobile World Congress (MWC) brouhaha. As the global show for the cell phone industry, MWC (nee GSMA and 3GSM), sets the stage for what will happen in the cell phone world. And 2010 will be no different. …

On Call runs every two weeks, alternating between answering reader questions and discussing hot topics in the cell phone world. Q: When do you think iPhone 4.0 will arrive? – Dean When will it get an update? Corinne Schulze/CNET A: Since we didn’t hear a thing about the iPhone during the launch of the iPad last month, I’m now betting …

Though we’re fond of the Nexus One as a cell phone, Google’s extra “recovery fee” remains one of our complaints. Yes, we understand how phone subsidies and retailer commissions work, but the $350 charge plus the $200 T-Mobile early termination fee was more than the price of the unsubsidized model ($529). It appears that Google is listening. The Wall Street …

It’s J.D. Power and Associates time again! The marketing information firm that loves to give awards spun out another this week with its 2010 wireless customer care performance study. Verizon Wireless emerged as the winner with an index score of 753 points on a 1,000-point scale. Verizon’s score was 14 points higher than the industry average. This wasn’t a total …

Now playing: Watch this: Multitouch on the Nexus One 2:36 We cheated a little, but we couldn’t wait until Google flipped the switch to deliver this week’s software update to our Nexus One. We just had to have that mutlitouch, so we grabbed the update online and loaded it on our phone. It involves a few steps (Android Forums has …