Holiday, celebrate, as a great woman once said. Let’s celebrate the HTC Holiday, a powerful new Android smart phone revealed in pictures leaked on the Internet. Photos of the phone first appeared at the XDA Developers forum, spotted by SlashGear, but have now disappeared. The Holiday sports a whopping 4.5-inch touchscreen. At that size it competes with the Samsung Infuse …

The Motorola Droid help put Android on the map. Josh Miller/CNET In a move that surprised almost everyone, Google announced this morning that it has agreed to acquire Motorola Mobility for $12.5 billion. The acquisition makes sense in numerous ways and buys Google some protection in the mounting patent wars. That said, it also leaves a number of questions open, …

Verizon Wireless announced today that the Bold 9930 will be available for $249.99 after a two-year customer agreement. The phone will be initially offered online starting today, and in stores starting August 25. Hours later, and Sprint followed suit with a similar announcement that its version of the Bold 9930 will also be priced at $249.99 after a two-year agreement. …