Good news if you bought an iPhone 5 — or upgraded to iOS 6 — and are sick of Apple Maps pointing you in the wrong direction. Google Maps is almost ready to launch on the iPhone and iPad, the Wall Street Journal reports. That’ll be a relief to anyone who’s looked for Heathrow Airport …

U.S. Cellular is jumping on the unlimited data bandwagon. U.S. Cellular is now offering an unlimited 4G LTE data plan. The carrier today announced a new unlimited data plan for customers living in one of its 4G LTE markets. For a limited time, customers can sign up for an unlimited 4G LTE plan for $40 per month with an option …

Are you hosting Thanksgiving or bringing a dish to a potluck? If so, plans are probably already in place for the turkey, side dishes, and desserts, but there might be a chance to take your recipes to the next level — if you have the right apps. There are several cooking apps for both iPhone and Android that are great …

As if it were any surprise, HTC looks to be readying an international version of the recently announced Droid DNA. A tweet from often-accurate @evleaks tells us the 5-inch smartphone will be released as a global edition and will be called the HTC Deluxe. If the Deluxe name sounds familiar it is because that was one of the code names …

CNET Ask the Editors: Smartphones starts November 20 at 9:30 a.m. PT/12:30 p.m. ET and runs for an hour. If you’re gearing up to buy a new smartphone this holiday season, but still have questions, CNET has just the thing for you. Related stories Pick the best smartphone for you CNET’s top cell phones Tomorrow, November 20, Senior Editor Brian …

Talk about a pivot. When I last talked to SherLabs in March, CEO Satjot Sawhney was busy getting his TapFame product into the hands of game developers. TapFame was a sweepstakes engine that any developer could drop into a game with the aim of raising awareness and loyalty. But after a recent chat, Sawhney said the company had changed directions …

Samsung has released the LTE edition of its Galaxy Note 10.1 tablet, but the model is available only in Korea for now. Sold through three different Korean wireless carriers, the new tablet also offers VoLTE (Voice over LTE), which allows standard voice calls to be transmitted over the LTE data network. Hit by lackluster sales for its Tab tablet lineup, …

Republic Wireless, the service provider that made waves last year with its super-low $19 unlimited voice, data, and text messaging plan, is back and open to all. The company garnered headlines and a lot of buzz for its plans when it launched a year ago, and consumers likewise gravitated toward the service — the service provider had to shut its …

Sony US claims that the “world’s first 4K Ultra HD delivery solution”, along with full-length Hollywood films, will ship with its 84-inch TV. (Credit: Sony) One of the great debates around Ultra High Definition (UHD) — or 4K, as Sony still calls it — has been the lack of UHD content to watch on the devices. In a post on …

There’s only one thing better than high definition — and that’s high definition for free. Telecoms watchdog Ofcom is backing the BBC and friends in calling for up to 10 more HD channels on Freeview. The BBC, Channel 4 and broadcasting infrastructure company Arqiva want to add 10 more HD channels to Freeview to tempt telly addicts into upgrading their …

Samsung has fired a new legal salvo back at LG, as the fight over OLED patents continues. LG’s OLED TV. (Credit: LG) The patent war between LG and Samsung may not be as high profile as the Samsung vs. Apple stoush, but over in Korea the legal battle lines are being well and truly drawn. Back at the start of …

Picked up and confirmed by Android Police, it seems that Android 4.2’s Contacts app simply omits December altogether. Perhaps someone doesn’t like Christmas. Perhaps it’s an attempt to avoid the New Year hangover. Perhaps it’s a last-ditch, desperate attempt to prevent the end of the world without using Bruce Willis. Or perhaps it’s just a bug. It’s already been submitted …

Warner Bros. seemingly threw a bone to cord-cutters and mobile TV watchers on Friday with the release of an app for hit shows such as “Gossip Girl” and “The Big Bang Theory.” It turns out, not so much. The company pulled the app from the U.S. iTunes store shortly after it was made available. The Day After US app was …

If you were wondering what the big names in tech have lined up for next year’s phones, it would seem that 1080p screens definitely factor in to the planning. Not far off: the Optimus G isn’t 1080p, but it does have an HD screen. (Credit: CNET) The latest internet scuttlebutt has both Samsung and LG gearing up to launch handheld …

The mobile phone watchdog has given phone networks a slap on the wrist for not telling us enough about data on our mobile phones — which all too often leads to a nasty shock when the bill comes in. The communications ombudsman said networks needed to be clearer about data limits, especially hidden limits. Chief ombudsman Lewis Shand Smith told …