As 2009 ends, CNET honors an annual tradition of collecting the best cell phones of the year. Unlike the list we published last week in which we covered your favorites of 2009, this gallery includes the cell phones that we liked best. The following 10 handsets scored the highest ratings out of the 168 handsets …
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The highlight at the Federal Communications Commission is the Google Android-powered Acer S100 that appears to be destined for AT&T. 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 the trouble, …
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FCC Updated at 4:20 PST with response from T-Mobile. After a busy weekend where it made its very unofficial debut, HTC’s Nexus One entered into full legitimacy Monday with approval by the Federal Communications Commission. The FCC documents also reveal that the device will support North American GSM bands (850 and 1900) and T-Mobile’s 1700 3G network. Though at least …
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Updated at 5 p.m. PST with additional details and at 10 a.m. PST December 13 with photo of the phone. A blog post from a Google executive on Saturday morning dropped hints that the company would release a Google Android phone of its own. In the post, Mario Queiroz, a Google vice president of product management, said the company had …
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Kent kicks off the podcast this week by reminding our dear listeners that Verizon iPhone rumors are just rumors. Until Steve Jobs says differently, he’s not ready to believe a thing. New New Yorker Bonnie is taking the week off, but Nicole signs on to give her take on Android fragmentation, a costly new LG phone and the quality a …
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T-Mobile and Motorola have begun pushing a software update to the Moto Cliq. Google Android release 1.1.31 will offer the following changes. Motorola offers more information about the update on its support page. Longer battery life New battery management Feature Better Bluetooth Touch-screen accuracy TTY option Better business connections Improved caller connectivity Quick Office 2 Accelerometer enhancements We haven’t received …
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Shortly after we posted our Motorola Droid review, we received quite a few e-mails from CNET readers who were concerned about the phone’s inability to support hands-free voice commands and dialing. Indeed, the readers were correct and Motorola’s support forums continue to buzz with user complaints regarding the issue. As part of our original Droid review we did not test …
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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’s been a long time since I’ve devoted an On Call to reader questions, but e-mails about the Motorola Droid have poured in following the device’s debut last month. Some have offered nothing but effusive praise for the handset, while …
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And you think your smartphone is powerful. Announced Monday, LG’s new Expo offers a couple of “firsts” for AT&T, and we don’t quite know which excites us the most. Not only does the Expo have a 1Ghz processor, but it also supports an optional pico projector for sharing videos, photos, and presentations stored on the phone. On the outside the …
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Now playing: Watch this: Samsung Behold 2 vs. HTC Droid Eris 4:04 With four Android phones in its stable, T-Mobile remains the Google Android leader. Its latest model is the Samsung Behold II, which offers a brilliant display and one of the best media players we’ve seen on an Android phone so far. But just a week earlier, and the …
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