Now playing: Watch this: Nexus One vs. iPhone 3GS 5:02 Greetings, sports fans. We’re proud to present another cell phone Prizefight. This time we threw the iPhone 3GS into the ring with the new kid on the smartphone block, the Google Android-equipped Nexus One from HTC. It goes without saying that each of these handsets …

One of the biggest cell phone trends of 2009 was the rapid rise of quick messaging handsets. Not quite a smartphone and made for more than making calls, quick messaging models like the Samsung Impression typically offer QWERTY keyboards, support for 3G networks, and a full HTML browser. And depending on the carrier, GPS, streaming video, and music downloads may …

We’ve now had three weeks to play with the Nexus One, aka the “Google phone.” After a lot of poking around under the hood, we still think that it’s a great addition to the Google Android family and that it deserves our “Excellent” rating. But even so, there are three things with which we’re not entirely comfortable. 3G reception and …

Corinne Schulze/CNET Hello, iPhone fans. We know that you’re tingling with excitement at what Wednesday’s Apple event will bring. Sure, the elusive tablet should grab the spotlight, but the iPhone may show its face during the infamous “one more thing” portion of the program. Will it be a new OS or will we get a whole new iPhone? Or maybe, …

CNET News Poll iPhone predictions What iPhone news could we see at the January 27 Apple event? A new operating system A fourth-generation iPhone handset A Verizon iPhone An iPhone that supports 4G networks View results Though the long-awaited Apple tablet is expected to take center stage at Wednesday’s Apple event, we can’t discount the possibility that the company will …

Sony Ericsson usually sneaks in a couple of phone announcements shortly before the annual Mobile World Congress (MWC), and this year is no exception. Indeed, with Barcelona’s cell phone extravaganza just three very short weeks away, the company unveiled a new multimedia handset Thursday called the Vivaz. Sony Ericsson Vivaz Sony Ericsson Though we have yet to hold the Vivaz …

Other than “stop the presses!” the next best thing a journalist can say is that a colleague is “on assignment.” It sounds so mysterious and important and I was glad to be able to say it this week about Bonnie. Ms. Cha had to miss Dialed In this week because she’s off to a Nokia press event in New York …

In case you haven’t heard, it’s all about unlimited plans these days as both AT&T and Verizon Wireless have revamped their calling and messaging options. And Tuesday, as if to prove it enjoys a challenge, U.S. Cellular unveiled changes of its own. Beginning January 19, new and existing U.S. Cellular customers can select an individual unlimited voice calling plan for …

Sometimes small changes are the most important. TmoNews, a site that exhaustively reports everything T-Mobile, reported Monday that the carrier will make it easier for customers to unlock their T-Mobile phones. Instead of having to wait three months (90 days), post-paid customers can obtain an unlock code after just 40 days beginning January 21. Prepaid customers will see a shorter …

While flying to Las Vegas for CES 2010, I came across a great article in “The Economist” that described how culture affects cell phone use around the world. Not a groundbreaking concept, I know, but the article gave a fascinating look at just how differently cell phones are used across the planet. Indeed, as the number of cell phone subscribers …