Among the many new features in iOS 5 for Apple’s mobile devices, one seemingly small addition will make sharing your life in fewer than 140 characters much easier. Once you have used Twitter in the integrated apps once, they will show up in the list. Screenshot by Jason Parker/CNET Integrated Twitter features are now an …

The iPhone 4S, which we went hands-on with at its launch last week, goes on sale tomorrow morning in the UK and we’ll be super speedy with getting up our full review. Hopefully we’ll also be able to provide you with some kind of comedy bonus material, as at previous iPhone unveilings. In the meantime, we’ve created a series of …

The phones (and tablet) of CTIA fall 2011 +14 more See all photos This past CTIA may have held only one or two surprises, but thankfully, it also held 17 photogenic devices that were either brand-new to us, or which we’ve heard of, but hadn’t seen before. So here they are, all compiled together in one bright, easily perusable package. …

BlackBerry Messenger and other BlackBerry services such as email and Internet are slowly returning, according to maker RIM. But irate BlackBerry users are demanding the company to compensate them for the three days they spent offline. On a page set up to keep users informed about repairing the thoroughly broken Web services, RIM said, “All services across Europe, the Middle …

My iOS 5 upgrade went pretty smoothly, though it took the better part of two hours and left me scratching my head about a lot of things. (One of them is iCloud, but thankfully Apple now has a brief guide to iCloud setup and operation.) Indeed, while I’m overjoyed with Reminders and loving Safari’s new Reading List, I’m really perturbed by some …

Research In Motion’s BlackBerry service, which had been out since Monday in some parts of the world, has been fully restored, executives at the company said Thursday morning. Co-CEOs Mike Lazaridis and Jim Balsillie informed investors and reporters on a conference call that the service to all BlackBerry customers in all regions of the world had been restored as of …

Now playing: Watch this: Apple’s iOS 5 2:45 At long last, iOS 5 is finally here, two days before the launch of the iPhone 4S. (Related: We’ve heard that a number of users have had problems installing the update. Get the latest news on install issues in this post from CNET’s Josh Lowensohn.) Though iOS 5 is not as drastic …

Imagine you’re in New York (or perhaps another major metropolitan city) peacefully protesting. Your cause? Let’s say, to curb excessive influence of big business and the wealthiest 1 percent of Americans on U.S. laws and policy. You’re holding up a sign declaring your heartfelt beliefs and chanting a bit with some of your fellow demonstrators when, all of a sudden–bam! …

Even the lawyers can’t stop technology. When a startup called Kik launched a mobile messaging app a year ago, the growth was explosive. More than 2 million people downloaded it in its first few weeks, turning Kik into a viral sensation on both the iPhone and BlackBerry smartphones. Then the trouble began. First, BlackBerry maker Research In Motion pulled the …

Do you have an insatiable app-etite? You’re not alone. We’re collectively downloading literally billions of apps every month on our smart phones and tablets — and in terms of monthly downloads, Android is growing faster than any other OS. While Apple’s iOS has long been miles ahead of its rivals in the app download stakes, figures released by new number …

Now playing: Watch this: Samsung Stratosphere (Verizon) 1:12 If you’re one for tracking “firsts,” add this to your list. The Samsung Stratosphere is Verizon’s first 4G LTE handset equipped with a QWERTY keyboard. As popular as all-touch-screen phones are, there’s still a strong argument for composing on a keyboard, and for the Stratosphere, that reason is business. The handset is …

Now playing: Watch this: LG Optimus Slider (Virgin Mobile) 0:54 SAN DIEGO–LG Optimus handsets here in the U.S. broke ground by proving that entry-level Android handsets need not be deprived of features. LG continues that mantra with the LG Optimus Slider, which as its name implies, adds a sliding QWERTY keyboard to the Optimus form factor. The LG Optimus Slider …

SAN DIEGO–No single company can catapult mobile payments into mainstream use, said American Express executive Dan Schulman, who called for more partnerships between the financial and wireless worlds. “All of us need to play together,” Schulman said today during his keynote address at the CTIA Enterprise & Applications show. “All of us have strengths and capabilities we bring to the …

Research In Motion’s rolling global outages could be a major body blow for a company looking to get off the mat. In fact, the timing of these outages is simply brutal. RIM tweets about BlackBerry outages. Twitter; screenshot by Larry Dignan/ZDNet Here are the moving parts: RIM is trying to convince folks to buy its BlackBerry 7 devices and has …

Analysts expect more than 100 million iPhones to be sold this year. Apple Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster, based on sales and upgrade data, thinks that nearly 19 million customers with the iPhone 3GS will upgrade to the iPhone 4S this year, AppleInsider reports. Though Munster’s predictions are admittedly assumptions, he says they are conservative. For Apple watchers, the numbers …