Three amigos: Sun and Google were Java allies in October 2005, when Sun’s then-president Jonathan Schwartz, left, and CEO Scott McNealy, center, joined Google CEO Eric Schmidt to tout a partnership involving the Google Toolbar and Java that ultimately fizzled. (Credit: Stephen Shankland/CNET) During testimony at the Oracle v. Google trial last week, former Sun …

Ice Cream Sandwich is now on 5 per cent of Android devices and rising — but Gingerbread is still the most popular version of Google’s mobile operating system. Android 4.0, also known as Ice Cream Sandwich, is the latest software for Android phones and tablets. It’s been painfully slow to make its way into the world but is starting to …

According to Sydney Myers, an editor from PhoneDog, T-Mobile said that it will release devices carrying BlackBerry’s new operating system, BlackBerry 10, starting this November. Related stories Can RIM make the virtual keyboard sexy again? No new devices, but RIM talks up its virtual BlackBerry keypad Hands on with the BlackBerry 10 keyboard and Dev Alpha phone The carrier’s support …

YouView set-top boxes have arrived in living rooms. Reports of delays still linger, but the coalition of the BBC, ITV, Channels 4 and 5, TalkTalk, BT and Arquiva has started testing YouView boxes in the wild — and they could be in your living room in time for the London 2012 Olympics. YouView told me that the box is currently …

Not all HD is the same. For that matter, just because you have an HDTV, that doesn’t mean you’re actually watching high-definition video. A variety of factors could be conspiring to create an image that’s not nearly as good as what your TV is capable of. Make sure you’re getting the most from your TV with this guide. Getting HD …

When people ask me if they should “cut the cord” and cancel their cable subscription, I tend to focus on negatives. You’re going to miss a lot of sports, reality TV, and live TV events — even if you get free, over-the-air TV using an antenna. That’s all true, but it’s easy to forget that sometimes the cord-cutting experience is …

Nokia’s reportedly crafted another software update for the Lumia 800, with the latest release expected to address problems with the phone’s volume control. The Verge reckons that the latest update is catchily-dubbed version 12072, and is set to appear in some parts of the world this week. The update follows an earlier fix that addressed battery woes, but in a …

Federal regulators said today they needed more time to review Verizon’s deal to acquire spectrum from the cable providers and cross-sell cable and wireless services. CNET The Federal Communications Commission extended the typical 180-day review period by 21 days to give it sufficient time to examine the reams of documents that were submitted late by Verizon and the cable companies. …

ORLANDO, Fla. — BlackBerry maker Research In Motion officially took the wraps off its new BlackBerry 10 software here at the company’s annual meeting with customers, developers, and press. And it showed off some key new features, including an improved virtual keypad with added smarts for easier and more accurate typing. BlackBerry 10 reference device RIM Today, at its BlackBerry …

How does T-Mobile follow up its most powerful Android smartphone to date? With a budget-friendly 3G handset right out of 2009, of course! According to details passed to TmoNews, the carrier is on the verge of announcing the T-Mobile Prism 3G for Sunday. Aimed squarely at first-time smartphone buyers, the Prism is expected to run Android 2.3 Gingerbread and feature …

ORLANDO, Fla. — BlackBerry maker Research In Motion showed off some cool new features today for its upcoming BlackBerry 10 software, but will it be enough to stop the company’s free-fall into the smartphone abyss? That’s the big question that fans of the once mighty smartphone and other industry watchers are asking here today at the BlackBerry World conference. Gartner …

commentary A BlackBerry without a keyboard? Sacrilege, I suspect many of the faithful will say. But Research In Motion has bit the bullet and shed its physical keyboard — arguably the defining trait of its best phones — and has opted to go virtual with its BlackBerry 10 operating system (at least for the initial phone). And even though I …

Wake Up! That’s the cryptic message for Apple fans from a bizarre mob swarming Apple Stores. Samsung was the prime suspect, but the perpetrator has now been revealed: BlackBerry. The strange stunt consisted of mysterious black-clad protestors swarming Australian Apple Stores in Sydney and Melbourne, waving signs and chanting “Wake up!” At first no-one claimed responsibility for the mystifying marketing …

Motorola Mobility posted a wider first-quarter loss in what will likely be its last report as a standalone company. The mobile-devices and TV set-top box manufacturer, poised to be acquired by Google, posted a loss of $86 million, or 28 cents a share, compared with a year-earlier loss of $81 million, or 27 cents a share. Excluding items, the company …

ORLANDO, Fla. — Cameras using BlackBerry OS 10 software will have the capability to wind back time on selected portions of photos to make sure that the image has captured all of its subjects at their best. The example used in the demonstration at BlackBerry World showed two people having their photo taken; when one of the subjects had her …