Two Sony Ericsson Android phones made their debut in the U.S. today, although they are only available through the Sony Store. The Xperia Arc S from Sony Ericsson. Sony Ericsson The handset manufacturer unveiled the Xperia Arc S and the Xperia Neo V. The Arc S is $549.99 and the Neo V is $349.99, and …

After teasing the Samsung DoubleTime and Samsung Captivate Glide at CTIA last month, AT&T is finally sharing the news we all want to hear: when the phones will arrive, and for how much. Samsung DoubleTime (photos) +5 more See all photos The DoubleTime, the more entry-level of the two keyboarded Android handsets, has a price tag of $49.99 with a …

Verizon Wireless and Casio are at it once again with yet another rugged phone release, and this time it’s the Casio G’zOne Ravine 2. The successor to the G’zOne Ravine from last year, it has many of the same features that are designed for outdoor enthusiasts and field workers, like the ability to withstand immersion, water, shock and dust, vibration, …

Research In Motion today unveiled two more BlackBerrys to its current lineup, continuing an impressive run of new product rollouts. The BlackBerry Bold 9790 RIM The company showed off the BlackBerry Bold 9790, which looks like a compact version of its flagship Bold 9900 phone, as well as the all-touch-screen Curve 9380, which looks like a slightly smaller version of …

Boom isn’t your everyday mobile banking service. M-Via CEO Bill Barhydt. M-Via While much of the attention in mobile payments has focused on affluent smartphone-wielding consumers and their top-tier banks, m-Via has gone the opposite route. The company has built Boom as a service almost entirely devoted to the migrant worker population in the U.S., allowing them to easily set …

AT&T’s fight with Sprint Nextel over its right to buy T-Mobile USA keeps getting uglier. The latest move by AT&T: claiming Sprint is two-faced, pointing out contradictions between its publicly made arguments and its confidential responses to the Federal Communications Commission. AT&T won the right to access Sprint’s confidential documents because it needs to prepare for its defense against the …

Google has managed to get one over on iTunes with its forthcoming Music Store, which will offer a free song of the day, every day, according to leaked screenshots. TecnoDroidVe has gained access to the store via the back door it seems, reports Android Police, and discovered what looks like an early version of the virtual music shop, hence these …

Now playing: Watch this: Battle for speed supremacy: Kindle Fire vs. iPad 2 2:47 Yes, in case you were wondering, the Kindle Fire is a tablet. It downloads apps, surfs the Web, displays books, and plays music and video. Its chief interface tool is a capacitive touch screen and it’s a small, relatively thin device. Based on those facts, comparing …

Google has released the Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich source code, meaning manufacturers can start filling their smart phone cones with ice-cold creamy updates, and bold hacker-types can start beavering away on squeezing the newest version of Android on to their device. Now that the software update is in the wild, companies who make Android phones can set about tinkering …

At less than $250 a pop, Amazon’s Kindle Fire and Barnes & Noble’s Nook Tablet are sure to be hot gifts this holiday season. The new, low-cost tablets are ushering a new era in tablet computing by making these devices more affordable. In fact, they’re so cheap in comparison to other devices on the market that a shopper could get …

As the holiday shopping season gets under way, chances are good that you will come across someone shopping for an Amazon Kindle Fire. Thanks to its attractive $199 price tag, the Kindle Fire quickly has become the most talked about tablet since the iPad 2. While some will argue that it’s actually an e-reader, I’ve come to the conclusion that …

Looking to buy a Kindle Touch this holiday season? Well, Amazon.com won’t be the only place the new device will be available. The 6-inch Kindle Touch is an E Ink e-reader with no buttons on the front. It has a mult-touch screen and a speaker for audio books. The Wi-Fi version costs $99. The Wi-Fi/3G version is $149. Amazon.com Starting …

If you want the most features for your TV buck, look no further than Vizio’s E3D0VX series. It’s the least expensive 1080p 3D TV on the market–yeah, entry-level 720p 3D plasmas from Samsung and LG cost less but don’t include active glasses, while Sony’s PlayStation TV is just 24 inches. The Vizio also sports a well-equipped Internet package, complete with …

We all know that RIM needs a new game plan to stay relevant in the super-smartphone age, and its name is BBX. The forthcoming BBX operating system converges QNX, the OS behind the unsuccessful BlackBerry PlayBook tablet, and BlackBerry OS, which continues to run current BlackBerry smartphones. Even when RIM announced its plan to develop BBX last month at the …

Samsung has decided not to block the iPhone 4S on its home ground of South Korea. The South Korean company has chosen not to launch a legal challenge to Apple’s new phone, which went on sale in the country last week. Apple and Samsung are currently locked in a knock-down-drag-out legal fight over phone and tablet design, with the two …