Those boys at HTC, eh? What are they like? Apart from perhaps BlackBerry, HTC seems to have more leaks than any other phone maker going, and here’s one more to add to the pile. Previously papped in some blurry hands-on pics, the HTC Explorer is looking much more dapper in these official press shots, which …

Today, Virgin Mobile announced the upcoming availability of its latest Android smartphones, the LG Optimus Slider and HTC Wildfire S. Equipped with a slide-out QWERTY keyboard, the carriers says the Optimus Slider is ideal for those who love to e-mail, message, and social network on the go. In fact, the Android 2.3 Gingerbread handset will come preloaded with Virgin Mobile’s …

A gang of enterprising Germans, sick of waiting for the iPhone 5, have crafted their own out of metal and glass, basing the design on computer-generated models, leaked hardware specifications and rumoured case designs. They used the same design method Apple uses when it’s crafting the iPad — the frame is machined from a solid block of aluminium, then treated …

Verizon Communications is taking another stab at overturning the Federal Communication Commission’s Net Neutrality rules. On Friday the company filed an appeal in the Court of Appeals for the D.C. circuit. After years of debate on the topic, the FCC adopted in late December rules codifying specific Net neutrality principles. The new rules were published in the Federal Register last …

The Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus is an upgraded version of Sammy’s original 7-inch Android tablet, now boasting dual-core power and Honeycomb software. The 7.0 Plus comes minus excess fat: it’s thinner than the original Galaxy Tab, measuring just 9.96mm in width and weighing 345g. The new Tab is powered by a 1.2GHz dual-core processor, with 1GB RAM. It runs …

Vodafone has a new offer called Data Test Drive, which gives new and upgrading Vodafone pay-monthly customers three months of unlimited, free data. Not too shabby. When you sign up with Vodafone, or when your contract’s ended and it’s time to upgrade, you’ll be given a choice of data plans. Regardless of which you choose, you get three months of …

If you’ve got unrequited love for the Sony Ericsson Xperia Ray, NewEgg.com is doing something to ease the pain. NewEgg will soon sell the Android 2.3.4 Gingerbread smartphone unlocked to U.S. customers for $424.99. Announced this past June at CommunicAsia, the Xperia Ray follows up on the Xperia Arc with a thin, sleek design. The Ray’s aluminum chassis measures just …

Move over, Skype. Watch your back, Line2. Good news, iPad and iPod Touch users. The new MagicJack app lets you make unlimited free calls to the U.S. and Canada, no strings attached, no credit card required.  That means if you’re a heavy gabber, you could theoretically drop to the cheapest available iPhone voice plan–and keep on gabbing. Of course, it also gives iPad and …

Amazon’s 7-inch Kindle Fire, the tablet it lifted the lid on earlier today, isn’t available in the UK, an Amazon spokesperson has confirmed to us. “The Fire is only in the US today,” they said, “but stay tuned for information about a UK launch.” So that suggests it won’t be too long before we are able to get our hands …

BlackBerry maker RIM has struck back at rumours that the PlayBook tablet is about to be killed, decrying such whispers as “pure fiction”. “Rumours suggesting that the BlackBerry PlayBook is being discontinued are pure fiction,” RIM’s Marisa Conway told Reuters. “RIM remains highly committed to the tablet market and the future of QNX in its platform.” Last night we reported …

Another day, another iPhone 5 rumour. We’ve already heard the screen could be 4.3-inches, now the handset could handle web pages a lot quicker too — a slide at an Asian conference has said it’ll come equipped for HSPA+, which uses the 3G network to provide faster browsing and download speeds. Three UK and Vodafone already use HSPA+ on their …

Amazon’s new Kindle Fire is so cheap that it’s sure to appeal to people who would love a tablet like the Apple iPad, but aren’t willing to pay $500 for it. So how does it stack up to other $200 devices? In this installment of Ask Maggie, I try to answer that very question. One reader wants to know if …

The first Nokia Windows Phones will be the Nokia Sabre and Nokia Searay. That’s according to a slip of the keyboard from Microsoft, which accidentally revealed the names of the Sabre and Searay — or Sea Ray? — as well as phones to be named the Samsung Yukon and Samsung Wembley. Eagle-eyed entrants to a Canadian competition spotted the phones …

Amazon’s Kindle Fire isn’t only a bargain Android tablet that threatens to topple Apple’s iPad 2, it also has some superior web smarts thanks to its custom browser, Silk. This loads web pages quicker, as well as saving battery life on your Fire tablet. But its methods have sparked fears that Amazon is keeping tabs on everything you’re looking at …

The Xperia Arc was a very impressive phone indeed, so when we clamped eyes on its successor, the Xperia Arc S, to say we were excited would be an understatement. Because the Arc S is just like the Arc, but with an improved processor and 3D photography. And now word reaches us it’s out today, courtesy of Vodafone. This great …