My new iPad is going back to the store. I paid $600 for the 32GB Wi-Fi model, and although I like it well enough, I don’t think it’s worth the money. Before the Apple faithful take my head off, allow me to explain — and to note that I’m keeping my original iPad. Also, I …

At the time, HTC’s Evo 4G blew most other Android phones out of the water. It had a fast 1GHz CPU, massive 4.3-inch screen, not one but two cameras, and a connection to Sprint’s 4G WiMax data network. Heck, HTC even threw in an HDMI port for good measure. All this made the Evo 4G one of the greatest Android …

You write awesomely detailed reviews on CNET UK in our comments section on a daily basis. You spot software glitches, identify long-term hardware issues and diss the heck out of stuff that repeatedly lets you down. And we just cannot get enough. Which is why we want to hear more of what you think about the new iPad. Thus far …

With its eminently approaching April 8 release date, the Nokia Lumia 900 from AT&T is available for preorder today. The carrier is investing a lot in this handset, which costs $100. In an interview with CNET, Jeff Bradley, AT&T’s device head, called the Lumia 900 the company’s “hero phone.” In addition to that, he noted that its launch would be …

What makes a game addictive? Obviously your answer to that question will depend on what type of games you like to play, but certain games have a way of breaking down those barriers when they have just the right mix of challenges, rewards, and overall feel. If you had never heard of Angry Birds, a description of the game probably …

Sony today announced that it plans to begin issuing Android 4.0 updates to its 2011 Xperia smartphones beginning in mid-April. The first models expected to see Ice Cream Sandwich will be the Xperia Arc S, Xperia Neo V, and Xperia Ray. These updates should take around four to six weeks to complete and will depend on the various markets and …

Ice Cream Sandwich cravers, rejoice. According to Android Police, a leaked image from Best Buy shows that the Motorola Droid Razr and Droid Razr Maxx from Verizon will get an OS update to Ice Cream Sandwich on April 4. Two days later on April 6, the HTC Rezound will get the same scoop of Android ICS. AT&T announced a few …

Now playing: Watch this: How to use Tasker on Android 4:13 I don’t know about you, but one of the main issues I have with fancy-pants smart phones is the multitude of options and settings I’m forced to wade through to get my handset to behave exactly how I want it to. It seems that every activity I indulge in …

BlackBerry-maker RIM has relented in its battle against the iPhone and Android, abandoning the consumer market to focus on selling phones to businesses, the BBC reports. The news comes as RIM announces losses of $125m (£78m) dollars for the first three months of this year. Ducking out of the consumer race means that ordinary folks are unlikely to see new …

Wall Street expected Research In Motion to report weak results, and the beleaguered smartphone vendor didn’t disappoint. The Canadian company today reported a fiscal fourth-quarter loss of $125 million, or 24 cents a share, reversing a year-earlier profit of $934 million, or $1.74 a share. Excluding one-time items, the company reported an adjusted profit of $418 million, or 80 cents …

A third update for the Nokia Lumia 800 is available now, once more promising improved battery performance for the Windows Phone-powered mobile. In a post on its official blog, our favourite Finnish company confirmed that the Lumia 800’s third update since launching has started spewing forth ahead of its scheduled 18 April date. That’s bound to rile up Samsung Galaxy …

Samsung’s promised ‘Value Pack’ update for the Samsung Galaxy S appears to be rolling out to Galaxy S devices in Korea, signalling that the much-desired software boost could be headed to the UK soon. The rumoured ‘Value Pack’ looks to bring some of the features you’d find in Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich like face unlock, an image editor, and the …

Research In Motion has accused Apple of trying to unfairly sway the vote on an upcoming vote on new SIM card technology standard. The Cupertino company is trying to skew the results by having company representatives change their company affiliation when they cast their proxy votes, according to a letter RIM sent to the European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI), the …

According to phone tech site The Unwired, all three of HTC’s new One series handsets are slated to arrive in central Europe in just a few short days. The coveted HTC One X, the company’s first quad-core CPU powered smartphone (1.5GHz nVidia Tegra 3) will cost a steep 599 euro ($795). The HTC One S, running a dual-core Qualcomm S4 …

Market research firm Nielsen today announced that half of all mobile phone subscribers in the United States now own a smartphone. According to data compiled through February 2012, smartphones have grown to account for 49.7 percent of all mobile phones, up considerably from 36 percent just one year ago. What’s more, in the last three months alone, two-thirds all handsets …