Want a smart phone that doesn’t run Android, iOS or Windows Phone 7? No, it’s okay — you can admit it — we won’t judge you. Step up, oh ye of unconventional taste in smart phone operating systems, and have a gander at the Nokia 603. It’s one of a new wave of entry-level smart …

More than 4 million new iPhones flew off shelves this weekend. The iPhone 4S landed in millions of proud owners’ hands in the three days since launching in the UK and around the world on Friday. Many iPhone fans queued overnight outside Apple Stores — including us! — to get their next-generation Apple phone. Others simply moseyed into their nearest …

Apple didn’t infringe on four of HTC’s patents, according to an initial ruling by the U.S. International Trade Commission’s administrative law judge. The administrative law judge ruling, which is essentially a recommendation to the ITC’s judges, found “no violation” by Apple, Reuters reported. A final ruling by the ITC is expected in February. The ruling is just one component of …

commentary Research in Motion, is that really all you’ve got? After a critical outage that left some BlackBerry users without e-mail for as many as three days, RIM is offering customers $100 worth of premium apps for free. Enterprise customers also get a month’s worth of technical support. The problem is, the BlackBerry faithful stick with you for primarily one …

BlackBerry maker RIM is understandably eager to move on after its embarrassing recent worldwide service outage, and has teased us with two new BlackBerry 7-powered handsets. The BlackBerry Curve Touch 9380 and the BlackBerry Bold 9790, codenamed Bellagio, were unveiled on the BlackBerry Developers Blog. You may want to keep the whoops, high fives and congratulatory back slaps on ice a …

One touchscreen isn’t cool — you know what’s cool? Two touchscreens. Meet the LG DoublePlay, an Android slider smart phone that boasts two screens, which show you two apps at the same time. The DoublePlay, unveiled by T-Mobile in the US, looks inspired by the Nintendo DS — and why not? It has sold more than 50m in the US …

Screenshot by Joe Aimonetti Currently, the iPhone 4S is selling at a rate of nearly 1,000 per minute, putting it on pace to quickly become the best-selling consumer electronic product of all time. That title is currently held by Apple’s iPad; the company is now selling refurbished first-generation models at deep discounts. If you’ve been eying an iPad, but don’t …

One pretty cool iOS 5 feature that flew in under the radar is Shortcuts, which CNET’s Jason Cipriani dubbed AutoText in his June preview, How to customize AutoText shortcuts in iOS 5. If you’ve ever used AutoHotKey, PhraseExpress, or even Microsoft Word, you’re probably familiar with this time-saving capability: When you type a customized abbreviation, iOS expands it into a complete …

Yes, it’s that time of year again: time for the annual Apple iPhone harvest. This time, it’s the iPhone 4S, which looks a lot like the old model, but with some pretty substantial improvements. We also discuss last week’s CTIA trade show where we saw several new Android handsets, and Jessica witnessed phone destruction at the hands of Nokia. We …

Pico projectors may be ten a penny, but this one has something separating it from the pack. It runs Android — yes, Android — which is pretty awesome for a projector. The ESPlus Seeser appears to have touch-sensitive controls, though not a fully-fledged touchscreen, so apps from Android Market are out we’re afraid, reports Engadget. No Angry Birds for you …

Now playing: Watch this: iPhone 4S: first look 5:47 Were the queues too long for you to check out the new iPhone 4S this morning? We’ve got you covered! In this video, we take a look at some of the new features on offer for anyone installing iOS 5, plus we speak with Siri, the iPhone 4S’s exclusive virtual assistant.

Even fancy smartphones like the iPhone 4S need to have satisfying call quality. A phone can have a hundred other amazing features, but its primary purpose is simple communication. Yet, call quality depends on more factors than just the device. There’s the strength of the carrier’s network, your distance from a tower, and how many people are making a call …

One of Android’s biggest strengths is that it’s an open source operating system, which means that anyone with programming talent can potentially tinker with the code and make it even better. With that in mind, we’ve complied this handy guide for gaining root access on what is arguably our favourite Android handset: the Samsung Galaxy S2. Read through our guide …

CNET has told you all about what’s new in Apple’s iOS 5 operating system and in the iPhone 4S that launched today, but this here’s a deep dive into the Notifications Center, one of the new features to hit iOS 5 for the iPhone, iPad, and iPod. Pull down notifications The new notifications center is one of the biggest changes …

The tech-obsessed denizens of the UK are taking dirty talk to new extremes. More than one in six mobile phones are contaminated with some kind of bacteria, including E.coli, according to recent research from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine.  The LSHTM discovered this startling revelation after taking 390 samples of bacteria from the hands and phones of …