NEW ORLEANS–As expected, the first day of CTIA 2012 was inundated with the release of new phones ranging from companies like Kyocerato HTC. Now that the trade show is settling into its second day, however, most of the buzz heard around town came from carriers. Don’t get us wrong; new handset announcements pop up arbitrarily, …

For the jury evaluating testimony by the cast of Oracle and Google in their ongoing legal slugfest, the blog post by former Sun CEO Jonathan Schwartz is one of the more prominent, and less technical, points of contention in the trial. In both the copyright and the current patent phase of the trial, the blog post has been central to …

Curvy is the new skinny, so I hear. The BlackBerry Curve 9320 is stuffed with social network features, instant BBM access and the latest BlackBerry 7.1 OS software — but you won’t need a fat wallet to make it yours. The phone is packed with features that appeal to young BlackBerry-ers. Not only is it available for pocket money, but …

Tu Me, to you, Tu Me, to you… Enough Chuckle-inspired messing about — Tu Me is a new app offering free calls and texts for iPhones. Created by O2’s parent company Telefónica, Tu Me is a VoIP app and rival to Skype and Apple’s owniMessage. Calls, texts and media messages are free, sent via Wi-Fi or your data plan instead …

Apple has let loose an update to its iOS operating system that brings changes to HDR photography as well as various bug fixes for the iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch. Applying the update will see your iPhone bumped up to the spanking new version of iOS, known to its mates as version 5.1.1. Before you get too excited, don’t expect …

Our US cousins went hands-on with BlackBerry 10 last week at BlackBerry World, but it RIM seemed to be keeping schtum about a few features. Well thankfully a forum user going by the name of Biggulpseh has leaked details aplenty on the new OS over at CrackBerry. So what can we expect? Well there’s screen sharing, a tilt-sensitive lock screen …

ZTE is virtually unknown in the US, and, at least for now, that seems to be OK with the company. Lixen Cheng, head of ZTE’s North America division, speaks during an interview at the CTIA Wireless show. (Credit: Lynn La/CNET) The Chinese company, which is the fourth-largest handset vendor despite its minimal presence in the US, is focusing on building …

Here’s the problem with Huawei’s image: it doesn’t have one. While known in technology circles, it is a virtual nonentity for many consumers, some of whom are probably unaware they are using a Huawei smartphone. Huawei, however, wants to change that, and is planning a large U.S. marketing campaign to build consumer awareness of its brand. The company has already …

Now playing: Watch this: Hear loud and clear with Clarity’s Pal 1:12 NEW ORLEANS–Sure, Pal by Clarity isn’t the sleekest or most high-tech phone on the market. It doesn’t go on the Internet, it can’t take pictures, and it definitely won’t let you play a round of Angry Birds on its screen. Instead, Pal was designed for an older demographic, …

NEW ORLEANS–Pandora has surpassed 150 million users, according to CEO Joe Kennedy. The Internet radio service remains the second most downloaded app in the history of Apple’s App Store, Kennedy said during a keynote address at the CTIA Wireless conference here today. Related stories Best Wi-Fi Speaker for 2022 Best Music Streaming Service for 2022 National Dog Day Is Today: …

Online-payment company PayPal and Japanese telecom and Internet firm Softbank announced this evening a joint venture, PayPal Japan, meant to create “the premier digital wallet for online, mobile, and offline transactions” in the Asian country — one of the world’s largest economies. As a first step, the companies said Japan would be the fifth nation to get PayPal Here, a …

Samsung’s hotly-anticipated new flagship phone the Galaxy S3 has popped up for pre-order on Amazon’s UK site. A cool £500 will snag you the new blower in either blue or white for delivery on the 30th. The Galaxy S3 was unveiled at a rather crowded press event in London’s Earls Court last week, with most UK operators immediately announcing their …

Apple naming the latest iPad just “the new iPad” has set off a flurry of rumours about what it’ll call the next iPhone. Well this could be a hint — the Cupertino company has filed a claim with the World Intellectual Property Organisation, seeking to gain control of the domain name iPhone5.com, Mac Rumors reports. Previously Apple has been slower …

Nokia’s 808 PureView has been submitted to The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in the US to check it’s all above board. And while they were checking it’s safe for sale, those FCC boys tore it apart and snapped a load of pics of its insides. There’s a ton of other info on the handset along with the snaps, including the …

The HTC Evo Design 4G. Lynn La/CNET Boost Mobile is getting into the 4G mix with the launch of the HTC Evo Design 4G. The smartphone, which will launch on May 31, comes with a 4-inch qHD, or 960×540-pixel resolution, touch screen and Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich). In addition, the handset boasts a 1.2GHz processor, a 5-megapixel rear-facing camera …