Want a seriously cheap Android Gingerbread phone that doesn’t suck? You got it! Meet T-Mobile’s Samsung Exhibit II 4G. It has T-Mobile’s HSPA+ speeds (hence the “4G”), a front-facing camera, a 3-megapixel rear-facing camera, and a 1GHz processor. Plus, it’s filled with a bunch of useful apps, like T-Mobile TV HD. Overall, it’s a nice …

Dual-core? Pah. The HTC Edge, a phone that could very well be the world’s first quad-core handset, scoffs at your mobile’s inferior powers. According to Pocketnow, the Edge packs an Nvidia Tegra 3 processor, giving it a phenomenal four 1.5GHz cores. That’s some serious power. We’re expecting big things of this already, and it’s not even official yet. The Nvidia …

The Nvidia Tegra 2 was the new hotness earlier this year as Honeycomb tablet after Honeycomb tablet embraced its dual-core architecture. Now, it’s garbage. On Tuesday, Nvidia officially unveiled the Tegra 2’s successor, announcing the quad-core Tegra 3 CPU. The CPU will debut inside the Asus Transformer Prime in December and according to Nvidia, it’ll offer up to three times …

There’s a new Sony Ericsson phone incoming, and it’s sporting an HD screen, according to rumours. Fittingly, it’s currently known as the Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc HD, or Nozomi, though either could be a working title. GSM Arena received an anonymous tip about an upcoming flagship handset that’ll have a 720p screen measuring 4.3-inches, which is similar in resolution to …

Hewlett-Packard maybe ready to unveil the fate of its troubled mobile operating system, WebOS. The company is planning an all-hands meeting tonight, led by newly installed CEO Meg Whitman, the Verge reported today. The company will likely share its plans for WebOS. HP planned to unload its WebOS mobile platform business as part of a wider shift away from the …

Apple has begun seeding iOS 5.0.1 to select end users to begin battery testing, according to a report from 9to5Mac. Specifically the early release of the iOS update is going to users who explained battery issues to AppleCare after the release of iOS 5 earlier this fall. 9to5Mac also reports that the iOS 5.0.1 update brings improvements to Siri for …

TracFone’s Straight Talk service has added its second Android smartphone today, putting the LG Optimus Q on sale for $179.99. The no-commitment price gives consumers an Android 2.3 Gingerbread handset with a 3.2-inch display and sliding QWERTY keyboard. Specifications are definitely on the low-end, however they are a slight step up from those of the Samsung Galaxy Precedent announced in …

The Android-powered Scroll Excel claims to be the first tablet under £200 to play 3D movies and videos. But don’t go donning your 3D glasses just yet: the £130 Excel doesn’t play 3D video on its own 7-inch screen, but acts as the middleman to send 3D films and videos into your 3D TV or monitor. Simply hook it up …

Spotify has finally made it to Windows Phone, bringing streaming tunes to Microsoft mobiles, and finally giving Windows Phone owners an app to shout about. Spotify, the music streaming service that grants you access to a library of millions of tracks, including but not limited to Men At Work’s Down Under, has been available on iOS and Android for ages, …

Despite reports that Hewlett-Packard was nearing an announcement regarding plans for its WebOS business, Meg Whitman is still undecided. The company was reportedly expected to reveal the fate of its troubled mobile operating system this evening, but HP’s recently installed chief executive officer told a company-wide meeting that a decision would not come for at least a few more weeks, …

Corporate types are kissing their company-issued BlackBerry smartphones buh-bye. And Ask Maggie is here to help the newly liberated choose a smartphone of their own. Companies large and small are recognizing the benefits of allowing their employees to bring their own smartphones into work rather than issuing them devices. Additional on-device security features and productivity apps on Google Android, Apple …

Not seven months after its debut, the Asus Eee Pad Transformer is consistently one of the most popular tablets on CNET. So, it came as a surprise when I heard that Asus was preparing a follow-up tablet so soon after the original. On Tuesday, Asus officially unveiled the Eee Pad Transformer Prime. Touted as the world’s first tablet to house …

The Amazon Kindle Fire vs. the Barnes & Noble Nook Color. Amazon Update (11/07/11): You can find a comparison between the Amazon Kindle Fire and Barnes & Noble’s Nook Tablet on CNET’s Android Atlas. The following piece compares the Kindle Fire to Barnes & Noble’s older touch screen reader, the Nook Color. In the aftermath of Amazon’s Kindle Fire announcement, …

Is there such thing as too much of a good thing? Verizon comes out swinging with superphones galore, we take a look at the next generation of Windows Phone handsets, and we have a good old-fashioned rant against a very very weird phone. All that and more on today’s Dialed In. Now playing: Watch this: Dialed In 198: Too many …

It’s been a couple of weeks now since we first glimpsed the Nokia Lumia 800, one of the first two of Nokia’s brave new Windows Phone world, just after it was announced at Nokia World. This phone had promise: a 3.7-inch WVGA AMOLED screen, a 1.4GHz processor, a singular design in crazy bright blue and magenta, and a fancy 8-megapixel …