More secrets are coming out of the court documents in the Apple-Samsung Electronics legal battle. Unfortunately, none of them are too juicy. In issuing a court order denying Apple’s request for a ban on Samsung products, U.S. District Judge Lucy Koh released a document that inadvertently revealed some details on the two companies. Koh later …

Sprint Nextel may want to have another look at how Apple’s iPhone operates on its network. Enthusiast site AppleInsider conducted a test of how well the iPhone performed on the three main U.S. carrier networks. For AT&T and Verizon Wireless, the results weren’t surprising: if you want speed, go with AT&T; for reliability, choose Verizon. That largely backs up their …

Clearwire is on its way to shoring up its coffers. The mobile broadband provider and wholesaler said it is planning a public stock offering of $300 million. It’s unclear how many shareholders are willing to re-up on a stock that has fallen 60 percent this year. The funds are critical to Clearwire’s continued ability to operate and upgrade its existing …

Google is doling out Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich to some of its Nexus S-owning employees, suggesting that the much-desired update will be coming soon. Android Police reports that the over-the-air update has been shipped out to people who work at Google so it can be tested before being released to Nexus S owners in the wider world. A Google …

When Verizon Wireless’ version of the Galaxy Nexus finally launches, it will cost consumers $299.99 with a two-year contract, according to a report in The Wall Street Journal. Verizon is expected to launch Samsung’s new smartphone sometime this month, but the report, from Dow Jones Newswires, doesn’t indicate exactly when that will occur. Verizon Wireless representatives did not immediately respond …

Verizon’s Galaxy Nexus is expected to launch in the coming weeks without Google Wallet, at the carrier’s request. The phone, which was developed by Samsung in partnership with Google, will debut with the Web giant’s mobile payments system disabled by Verizon’s choice, a Google spokesman told CNET, confirming a story first reported by Computerworld. “Verizon asked us not to include …

Japanase wireless provider KDDI announced an ultrathin Android smartphone this week with the waterproof Fujitsu Arrows ES IS12F. Weighing in at only 105 grams (3.7 ounces), the handset is only 6.7mm (0.26 inches) at its thinnest spot and just 8.5mm thick (0.33 inch) at its fattest point. For the sake of comparison, the Droid Razr is 7.1mm in its thinnest …

CNET Reader Name Withheld writes: Hi, I own a Sony 46-inch TV connected to a receiver and cable box with HDMI. I’ve always thought the picture just didn’t look as good as it did in the store…which I chalked this up to lack of bright store lighting/never calibrating the TV. I’m in the process of moving, so I’m running the …

Google has begun testing an update for its Android mobile operating system on some Google employees’ phones before releasing it to the public. An over-the-air update for Android 4.0, aka Ice Cream Sandwich, recently arrived on some employees’ Nexus S phones, according to an Android Police report. “Just got Ice-cream Sandwich update on my Nexus S & it’s looking great …

The way I see it, the demographic of buyers for the Kyocera DuraCore is rather slim. Rugged, it absolutely is, but it’s also rather plain. It has a thick, sturdy build, a good, grippy surface, and is the third phone to ride on Sprint’s new Direct Connect network. However, if you’re looking for a durable device with a camera, a …

The soon-to-be released Xbox 360 dashboard update features a slick Metro-based user interface and new cloud-saving functionality, but the most interesting aspect for cable-cutters and other streaming videophiles is the integration of Bing video search and Kinect voice recognition. Now playing: Watch this: Xbox Live update (December 2011) 4:39 We’ve had some hands-on time with a preview version of the …

Samsung’s Galaxy Tab 10.1 Photo copyright 2011 by CBS Interactive In the ongoing global patent battle between Apple and Samsung over smartphones and tablets, a U.S. judge has denied Apple a preliminary injunction that would have temporarily prevented Samsung from selling four of its devices in the United States. In a ruling issued late Friday, U.S. District Judge Lucy Koh …

The Samsung Transform Ultra is about as close as you can get to a pure Android experience on a slide-out QWERTY keyboard phone. It runs Android 2.3 Gingerbread, of course, over which its most notable overlay is Sprint ID. If you use it, Sprint ID will let you download preconfigured packages of apps and wallpaper, for example, that fit a …

We won’t lie: it’s rather thrilling when a big new product is properly broken. Whether it’s a juicy hardware fault like the iPhone 4’s antenna or a major service breakdown like the BlackBerry outage or the PlayStation network palaver, a consumer electronics crisis is meat and drink to CNET UK. Because this is what we’re here for: to tell you …

The only-just-released Samsung Galaxy Nexus is suffering from a bug that causes the volume on the phone to spontaneously drop, infuriating owners. It’s unclear right now exactly how widespread the issue is, but the glitch certainly affected the Galaxy Nexus we used for our review (up later today, review fans!), to such a degree that making calls was almost impossible. …