There’s some good news for those of you who are considering buying one of the new “subsidized” Kindles With Special Offers but are worried the ads might be too irritating: you can easily upgrade to the ad-free Kindle if you don’t like it. That’s right, once you buy a Special Offers version, you can easily …

Nexus Prime sightings, Google Wallet Hacked, in a good way, and HTC security flaws. All that and more on this week’s episode of Android Atlas Weekly for October 5th, 2011. Now playing: Watch this: Ep. 67: Nexus Prime Watch 46:43 Podcast Your browser does not support the audio element. Subscribe: iTunes (MP3) | iTunes (320×180) | iTunes (640×360) | RSS (MP3) | RSS (320×180) | RSS …

You talk, Vlingo acts. This Siri-like app used to charge extra for sending e-mail and text messages, but no more. Screenshot by Rick Broida The coolest technology on display at Tuesday’s Apple event? Siri, no doubt about it. This new voice-recognition system promises to transform the way we use our iPhones. Just one problem: you can’t have it yet. Apple …

Forget the iPhone 4S — the Samsung Galaxy Nexus is coming. The new leader of the Android gang, previously known as the Nexus Prime, is to be unveiled next week — and the details are already starting to emerge. The Galaxy Nexus will be the flagship Android device, packed with bleeding-edge features and the latest version of Google’s software for …

Sony is nearing a deal to purchase Ericsson’s 50 percent share of the Sony Ericsson joint venture, The Wall Street Journal is reporting today. The deal–which could cost more than a billion dollars–is fragile, according to the report. Mumblings of Sony taking complete control of or abandoning the partnership has been a reoccurring rumor throughout the last several years. Sony …

As the launch of the latest Apple iPhone draws near, eager consumers should be cautious when buying devices from unauthorized resellers online, because they might be getting a fake. Some experts estimate that up to 10 percent of technology products worldwide, or roughly $100 billion worth of technology product sales each year, are for counterfeit or fake products. Many of …

The Boy Genius Report has obtained what appears to be a full set of hardware details for the much-anticipated Galaxy Nexus. Formerly known as the Nexus Prime, BGR says the handset will carry both Samsung’s Galaxy moniker, as well as the familiar Nexus branding. If you wondered why Verizon might have passed on the Samsung Galaxy S II this fall, …

India is already home to the world’s cheapest car, the £1,298 Tata Motors Nano, and now it’s home to the world’s cheapest tablet too. Made by DataWind, a British company also responsible for the PocketSurfer 2, the Aakash (“sky” in Hindi) will sell for just £22 to students, or £39 to regular citizens. Student discount, eh? Reuters reports that the …

CNET reader Jibran writes: Hi, I need your help. Currently I have my PS3 connected to my 5.1 AV receiver through the PS3’s optical out. The TV is connected via HDMI. I’m planning to get an Xbox 360 also, but my dilemma is that how do I connect the Xbox 360 to the same AV receiver? There is only one …

We’ve seen leaked pictures of new phones in some strange places, but this is a new one: a phone rumoured to be the Nokia 801 has appeared on the screen of another unreleased phone. It’s like the Inception of rumoured mobile phones — it’s phones all the way down! The phone appears in  one of those demo videos at a …

Saved by the Belle: the Nokia 700, announced mere moments ago, is the first phone to show off Symbian Belle, Nokia’s latest update to the Symbian software that currently powers its phones. The 9.7mm-thick case encases Nokia’s smallest smart phone, containing a 1GHz processor, 2GB of internal memory and a 5-megapixel camera with LED flash and high-definition video. The front …

T-Mobile’s fall roadmap landed online earlier this week, tipping the carrier’s device plans for October and November. Judging by the look of things, T-Mobile is betting heavily on Android for smartphones and tablets as the fourth quarter gets underway. Two of the handsets listed, the HTC Amaze 4G and Samsung Galaxy S II, were recently announced by T-Mobile and will …

Here’s a tip if you fancy getting your hands on an iPhone 4S ahead of the crowd — become President of the USA. We don’t have any proof, but we suspect Barack Obama may well already have his hands on the 4S. Why do we think this? The commander in chief has revealed he was given an iPad 2 ahead …

As new Apple CEO Tim Cook was winding up last night, we held our breaths for “One more thing…” But it didn’t come. The iPhone 5 with its rumoured slim design and much bigger screen was not to be. Instead we got a minor update — the iPhone 4S. We were pretty upset about the lack of a full refresh …

(Credit: GSMArena) What a huge day for smartphone news. First, Apple announces the iPhone 4S, and now we get our first glimpse (and it is just a glimpse) of what we expect Samsung to announce at CTIA in San Diego next week: the Nexus Prime. The image above comes from GSMArena, which had the pic flicked in its direction by …