Amazon’s Whispernet service does a very good job of delivering books directly to any registered Kindle. The trouble is, if anything catastrophic should happen, you’d be forced to download them all again — unless you have a backup. The process is free, but it can be time-consuming. Here we’ll show you how to save yourself …

Pour yourself a snifter of brandy and settle into your comfiest chair — it’s time for a history lesson! Click play on the video above to learn the history of phone-giant Nokia, from its humble roots producing paper through to constructing some of the greatest gadgets ever held by mortal men. From war reparations to tyre manufacture, magnificent muttonchops to …

Red Bull Mobile launched its new mobile service in Australia today, with Red Bull-branded handsets delivered to EB Games stores around the country. (Credit: Red Bull) Acting as a mobile virtual network operator (MVNO), Red Bull will resell an Vodafone mobile service under its own name, and with a unique pricing structure. Customers choosing one of Red Bull’s mobile services …

The HTC Explorer made its official entrance into the world today as the company’s most affordable smartphone to date. Unfortunately, we don’t know exactly how affordable, since the company did not disclose the price. The phone is due out in the fourth quarter for Europe, Asia, Africa, and the Middle East, and carriers will obviously have a role in pricing …

T-Mobile USA is giving its retail stores a makeover, as it tries to attract new customers and retain old ones. But even with a new look on the retail side, T-Mobile faces many challenges. The carrier on Thursday said it is redesigning some 400 stores across the country to look more like stores that its parent company, Deutsche Telekom, has …

The Atari Arcade vs. the iCade: a lot smaller, but still not the perfect solution. Sarah Tew/CNET We said it before. We’ll say it again. Louder, this time. It’s time for an iPad game controller. Related stories • Hands-on with iCade: Does the iPad need a controller? • OnLive on the iPad: hands-on • Review of the Atari Arcade joystick …

If you can tear yourself away from all that Kindle news breaking on CNET UK, we’ve got some more Apple tidbits to tempt you with. What a busy time this is turning out to be. A mysterious tipster named ‘Mr. X’ has given the nod to 9to5Mac that Apple has two updates to product lines in its internal inventory. Want …

Samsung has signed an agreement to fork over cash to Microsoft for every Android device it sells, in a move that Google is calling extortion. The deal is to cross-licence Samsung and Microsoft’s patent portfolios, so the two companies can share the patents they own. The subtext to the agreement is that when the two companies have agreed to share …

Darling! You look simply fabulous! Mwah! Maybe we should be chastising this LG Jil Sander designer-label phone for missing London Fashion Week, but then we suppose it’s just fashionably late. This Windows Phone handset is certainly a looker, and will most probably have some exclusive Jil Sander content on board to suit the refined palates of fashion fanatics, Pocket Now …

The iPhone 5 will boast a new giant-sized 4.3-inch screen, CNET France has discovered. Bonjour le grand iPhone Cinq! Our French is un petit peu on the rusty side, but we checked the details with our Gallic gadgeteer chums at CNET France. They were shown a new smart phone today — not by Apple, but another manufacturer familiar with its …

So that iPad 2 thinks it’s big, eh? Pah. The new Asus TOUGH could eat it for breakfast. Faced with this beast, the iPad 2 would be a nervous wreck, cowering in the corner with its hands in front of its face and begging for mercy. Well you get the point — this tablet is tough. Engadget reports that the …

Amazon unveiled the $199 Kindle Fire, which some believe it’s taking a loss on. commentary While the Kindle Fire’s dramatically low price may seem revolutionary, Amazon is actually taking its cues from a well-worn playbook. Industry analysts, blogs, and even our own site cooed at the $199 price point of Amazon’s freshly unveiled tablet. The company is using price as …

The CTIA 2011 fall show is a couple of weeks away, but Samsung has already created a buzz with an invite it sent out last night for an October 11 event in San Diego. The invitation notes that we’ll get to see “what’s new from Android,” which certainly isn’t anything out of the ordinary. Samsung is no stranger to pumping …

Nokia’s headquarters in Espoo, Finland. Nokia Nokia said today it would cut another 3,500 jobs as the handset giant continues to seek ways to lower its operating costs to run more efficiently. The Finnish company will close a manufacturing facility in Cluj, Romania, and reduce workers in its supply chain operations, accounting for a loss of 2,200 employees. It will …

GetJar Independent app store GetJar said today that it had given away $1 million worth of pay applications through its Gold program. That equates to roughly 500,000 apps at an average price of $2 an app given away since the program started earlier this month. GetJar is just one of many alternative app stores that have sprung up catering to …