There’s no question that the mobile market was turned on its head yesterday when Google announced its $12.5 billion acquisition of Motorola. So what’s it mean for the rest of the industry? Typically, industry consolidation begets more consolidation. CNET offers five predictions for how this mega-merger may affect other players in the mobile market from highlighting the potential alliances that …

Not content with “revolutionising” the tablet scene with its Grid 10, Fusion Garage’s 4-inch Grid 4 smart phone boasts the same GridOS software. Grid 4 is certainly a looker, with no buttons and completely touchscreen operation, but is it enough? If you’re a stranger to FG, it’s the company behind the JooJoo — the tablet PC that was supposed to …

U.S. Cellular customers looking for a prepaid account will now have two more phones to choose from: the Samsung Gem and the HTC Merge. The angular, black plastic Gem is a full touch-screen Android 2.2 Froyo handset. It has a 3.2-inch screen, a 3.2-megapixel camera, and it’ll cost $139.99. The heavier HTC Merge has metal accents, also runs Android 2.2, …