A picture reportedly showing the next iPad‘s logic board has surfaced online, part of which looks to be dubbed the ‘A5X’ chip. MacRumors spotted the image, which originally surfaced on Chinese site Weiphone. Until now the chip reportedly running inside the iPad 3 had been pegged as the A6, seeing as the iPad 2 and iPhone …

The Samsung Galaxy Ace 2 and Galaxy Mini 2 are coming to Three. The UK network wasted no time after the two Android phones appeared this morning to confirm they’d be available on contract or pay as you go. 3G-only network Three is usually the first to announce it’s going to sell a new phone, and it hasn’t hung about …

If there remained any doubt of the lasting mainstream appeal and marketing clout of the Samsung Galaxy S II Android Gingerbread smartphone, U.S. Cellular’s plan to take on the handset erases it all. The nation’s sixth-largest carrier will join T-Mobile, AT&T, and Sprint in offering a version of the phone that’s already sold more than 30 million units worldwide. Related …

Rumours of a slew of new Samsung smart phones are doing the rounds — could we be getting our eyes on the Samsung Galaxy S2 Plus and Note S before the end of the month? Pocketnow spotted a device named the Galaxy S2 Plus making an appearance on a benchmark app’s database, listed as sporting a 1.5GHz processor, an 480×800-pixel …

Mobile World Congress doesn’t start for another week, but LG has jumped the gun and lifted the curtain on the Optimus Vu. Much as we expected from the teaser trailer a couple of weeks ago, it’s got a 5-inch screen, so it sits halfway between a phone and a tablet. That’s Samsung Galaxy Note territory. But I’m sure there’s room for more …

They’re One, but they’re not the same — HTC is planning the One S and One X, two new phones packing Ice Cream Sandwich, to be officially unveiled this month. The One X is the phone previously known as the HTC Endeavour or HTC Edge, according to SlashGear. It sports a 720p screen and nVidia Tegra 3 chip, making it …

Mobile World Congress is just three weeks away, and the leaks are coming thick and fast. We already knew about the quad-core ICS phone LG is prepping to show off in Barcelona, but now comes word of another LG mobile running Ice Cream Sandwich. Dubbed the LG P-700, it’ll run Ice Cream Sandwich, though in a unique way, our sister …

The new version of RIM’s PlayBook operating system is out today, finally bringing native email to the company’s ailing tablet. Those of you who own the PlayBook will be delighted to know you can now install the free update, by keeping an eye out for the software update icon in the status bar (it looks like a little box with …

The HTC Ville has popped up in a set of new photos, following a recent video leak that saw the new smart phone’s specs and design exposed. These snaps come via a site called ePrice, but we’d bet our buttons these are snaps of the same device that’s visible in the earlier leak video (which we’ve embedded below) — the …

These days, mega-hot movie properties almost always get the app treatment, whether it’s a game or some “interactive companion.” And right now, there’s no hotter property than “The Hunger Games.” Thus, you’d expect that any tie-in app would come from a big developer: EA, Gameloft, or even the studio’s own label. Surprise! The Hunger Games: Girl on Fire for iOS …

commentary The PlayBook tablet can finally access corporate e-mail. Hallelujah, right? No, don’t expect the legion of BlackBerry faithful to flock to the PlayBook, now that it has the one key feature everybody said Research In Motion should have included in its tablet in the first place. At this point, even the most ardent fan has to admit that this …

Technology trade shows are the least sexy places on Earth. The lighting is unrelenting, the endless halls are soul-destroyingly huge, and the parade of grey suits has all the charisma of a robot army. Add to that the unflinching exhalations of dinosaur-sized air conditioning units that flay all moisture from exposed flesh, leaving a cracked and desiccated husk where your …

AT&T announced today that it is launching a trial program to test out its enhanced push-to-talk services (PTT), which aims to improve communication between work groups in the mobile field service. AT&T will begin a trial program to test its PTT services. AT&T Selected businesses that employ field agents and dispatchers in industries that include utilities, transportation, and manufacturing, will …

Things are not looking good for LightSquared, the wireless startup that had planned to build a nationwide wireless broadband network. Today, Reuters reported that the company said it plans to cut 45 percent of its workforce to conserve cash. “This and other cost savings measures will allow LightSquared to continue to navigate the regulatory process as it works with the …

Now playing: Watch this: Dialed In Ep. 211: The Mobile World Congress lowdown 34:25 Do you hear that? It’s the sound of our quickening heartbeats as we wait for smartphone after smartphone to show its glossy black face at Mobile World Congress next month. Join us as we take you on a tour of the phones and tablets to expect, …