Prepaid carrier Cricket Wireless wants to make sure it doesn’t get shut out of the no-contract game. With T-Mobile making a lot of noise about its no-contract plans, Cricket, a unit of Leap Wireless, is offering a family bundle that includes two smartphone plans for $40 each a month. Individual smartphone plans cost $50 a …

Time to put the ‘key’ in ‘Nokia’. The Finnish company has revealed a glimpse of a new phone with a Qwerty keyboard, but it’s unlikely to be a Lumia smart phone. In a mysterious teaser image, Nokia shows what appears to be a phone with bright Lumia-style colours but Asha-style keys. The teaser reveals rounded corners for the prospective device, …

It’s rumour time, so pinch of salt at the ready. Google was previously rumoured to be launching the Nexus 5 handset at its I/O conference next month, but now come whispers it’ll announce a revamped Nexus 4 instead, SidhTech reports. On the cards: 4G for a superfast Internet connection, 32GB of storage, and the debut of the Android Key Lime …

AT&T subscribers who pre-ordered the Samsung Galaxy S4 could have the hotly-anticipated smartphone in hand by Thursday. When AT&T began taking orders for the Galaxy S4 last week, it promised delivery of Samsung’s new flagship smartphone by the end of the month. Now, the mobile provider is rushing to get to the finish line ahead of its rival carriers. A …

Smartphone buyers willing to shell out some cash to grab an unlocked version of the HTC One now have their chance. HTC is selling an unlocked edition of its new flagship phone for $574. The unlocked flavor comes with 32GB of on-board storage and sports the same features found in the carrier-based version. The unlocked phone comes on the heels …

Facebook Home has been downloaded more than 500,000 times since it went live, according to its Google Play page, but users seem desperately unimpressed with the experience, with an average review of just two stars. Home is a launcher, a kind of super-app that effectively takes over your Android phone, making updates from your Facebook friends the main thing you …

This could be the start of a whole new era of apps. Volkswagen’s new iBeetle (the clue’s in the name) comes with a dock for the iPhone 5, so your mobile will perch atop the dashboard. It’s an official collaboration with Apple that’ll see apps specifically made for use in-car. Apple better get to work fixing its Maps app, sharpish. Volkswagen’s …

Your Android tablet sucks. At least compared with what’s coming. Later this year we’ll see the release of three new Systems on Chip (SoC). SoC is simply the name used for the collection of silicon that makes up the brains of the tablet and includes the CPU, GPU (graphics processing unit), onboard memory, and other processors. The new chips will …

Here’s some food for thought — Samsung is exploring making mobiles and tablets you control with your mind, MIT Technology Review reports. Samsung researchers are working with boffins at the University of Texas to find ways to launch an app, select a contact, pick a song from a playlist, and switch a device on and off, all using just your …

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Do you want the good news or the BadNews? Malware dubbed BadNews has been discovered in Android app market Google Play, downloaded millions of times and potentially sending your phone number to wrong’uns. The malware is buried in at least 32 Android apps from four different developers, including games, dictionaries, and wallpapers in English and Russian. The tainted apps have …

Samsung’s new Galaxy S4 smart phone has been pitted against a variety of pointy implements, seemingly handling the blade-based assault rather well. The video below comes courtesy of YouTube member Szabolcs Ignacz, who claims to have received the the South Korean company’s new flagship phone via a Samsung program that sends new gadgets to bloggers ahead of their official release. …

Ever fancied being a bigwig TV studio exec? Well now’s your chance. Amazon is streaming 14 pilots through Lovefilm (which it owns) right now, and you can decide which get the green light to be turned into series. The shows include eight adult comedies and six children’s animation series. Among them are Alpha House, starring John Goodman, Zombieland (based on the …

Last September, Nokia kicked off the launch of its Nokia Lumia 920 with promises of exposing more people to wireless charging — an available, but underused capability — by bringing it to spots where people go. Related stories Vertical wireless charging means cool things for your phone Nokia bringing wireless charging to Virgin, Coffee Bean Wireless charging going mainstream Top …

Verizon subscribers awaiting Samsung’s Galaxy S4 will be able to pick one up next month. The carrier tweeted late yesterday that the S4 will arrive in May, and it promised to reveal more details soon via the Samsung Mobile US Twitter account. Verizon is the last major U.S. carrier to chime in with a time frame for the Galaxy S4. …