Sometimes living in the UK really can get on our nerves. There’s the weather, the crowds, and then on top of everything else, companies like HTC go and do things like this. Last night it announced the HTC Rezound, the first US-bound handset using the Beats tech it invested in back in August. ‘So what?’ …

Gingerbread is now the most-used version of Android, with the gingery-flavoured version of Google’s mobile OS residing on 44 per cent of Android devices. Stats released on Android’s developer site show that versions 2.3, 2.3.2, 2.3.3 and 2.3.7, all of which fall under the Gingerbread banner, account for 44.4 per cent of all Android kit. That beats Android 2.2 Froyo, …

The regulatory scrutiny is starting to get to AT&T and its bid to acquire T-Mobile USA. AT&T disclosed in its quarterly regulatory filing that it now expects the deal to close in the first half of 2012, compared with its previous target of the first quarter. The Dow Jones Newswires was the first to report the change. The regulatory scrutiny …

Now playing: Watch this: Samsung Focus S and Focus Flash 1:46 AT&T’s newest Windows Phone Mango devices go on sale this Sunday, and the Samsung Focus S and Focus Flash are looking to be nice improvements over its predecessor. Building on last year’s Samsung Focus, the Samsung Focus S and Samsung Focus Flash feature a faster 1.4GHz processor, Windows Phone …

Siri is in a sorry state in the US: iPhone 4S owners attempting to chat with the voice-controlled personal assistant are finding it’s not in a talkative mood. Siri is the voice-activated assistant in the iPhone 4S, which usually greets questions and commands with a helpful web search, a cheery action or a pithy remark. But US users have found …

Sprint CEO Dan Hesse speaks to his leadership team at an investor meeting last month. Roger Cheng/CNET Sprint Nextel inched closer to potentially providing funding to cash-strapped Clearwire in its latest debt offering. The company said today that it plans to offer a private placement of debt due in 2018 and 2021. The uses include general expenses, network upgrades, and …

I must admit, I was pleasantly surprised by AT&T’s Samsung Focus Flash. The specs looked more than reasonable for a smartphone that costs a quarter of the price of most high-end smartphones out there. More than that, the features all came together to achieve a solid Windows Phone at a stellar value. While the Samsung Focus S may be a …

With the introduction of 3G, and especially 4G, mobile Internet access is no longer considered inferior to home broadband. In fact, in certain locations, it can actually be much faster than many residential DSL plans. The fastest way to have a mobile hot spot is to turn the feature, when available, on within your smartphone. Dong Ngo/CNET That said, as …

Just over a year after enthusiastically telling CNET that U.S. Cellular wanted the iPhone, the carrier’s CEO has changed her mind. During the company’s third-quarter earnings call today, Mary Dillon said that U.S. Cellular considered adding the iPhone to its lineup, but that Apple’s “terms were unacceptable from a risk and profitability standpoint.” Dillon didn’t offer specifics, Fierce Wireless reported, …

Onkyo has released a revamped iPod Touch/iPhone app that enables users to wirelessly control music and components in a multiroom setup. The “Onkyo Remote 2” will control 2010/2011 network receivers, plus the TX-8050 Network Stereo Receiver, and enables control of Internet radio, full access to digital music libraries, and commonly used functions. The remote will control connected components compatible with …

The first official press images of the HTC Rezound have landed online, hours ahead of its formal unveiling. As evidenced in the photos obtained by Pocketnow, the Android-powered phone takes design cues from the Droid Incredible, as well as the Sensation XE. Bearing the carrier’s red-and-black color scheme, the back of the smartphone also has the Beats Audio logo, indicating …

In a recent patent application uncovered by AppleInsider, Apple is investigating the use of power-efficient organic light-emitting diode displays for its mobile devices, a technology that could help improve the battery life of iPhones, iPads, and iPod Touches. Apple is banking on OLED’s light emissive approach, which has lower power constraints than LED’s light transmissive technology, currently used in iPhones …

Apple has released a beta version of its upcoming iOS update to developers ahead of sending it out to the masses, and it contains a battery fix to address the iPhone 4S’ power problems, as well as some other goodies, MacRumours reports. Earlier we reported Apple had confirmed its new iPhone 4S smart phone was plagued with battery woes, with …

Verizon Wireless has really been churning out the Android phones lately, what with the Motorola Droid Razr and the Samsung Galaxy Nexus a few weeks ago and now the HTC Rezound, which is one of a few HTC phones to come with Beats Audio integration. Naturally, we wanted to see how the Rezound stacks up compared with the other two, …

If you bought an iPhone 4S you may well be suffering from a short battery life, and possibly echoes in calls when using a headset. But here’s some good news for you: Siri won’t run you up a massive bill, as it doesn’t use much data. As a few of the most useful functions aren’t available in the UK until …