Courtesy of our friends at mophie, we have a juice pack air for iPod touch (4th generation) to give away for free in our latest competition. Quench the thirst of your flagging iPod by slotting it into the nifty hard-shell case of the juice pack air to double its battery life on the go. The …

Now playing: Watch this: Windows Phone 7.5 Mango 3:21 Earlier today, Microsoft set Windows Phone 7.5 Mango free, and the updates are starting to roll out to handsets around the world, including here in the U.S. The company has done a good job of making the software available to most of the current devices, but a couple of the models …

Apple is denying employees holiday in the second week of October, according to AppleInsider. That hints it’s readying itself for a major launch, which could well be that iPhone 5 about which we’ve brought you a news report or two. The dates to avoid if you’re on the Cupertino payroll are said to be 9-12 and 14-15 October (no idea what’s …

Apple will reveal the iPhone 5 on 4 October. The next generation of Apple’s super-popular smart phone will be announced at a launch event in the US. The big unveiling will take place at Apple’s Cupertino headquarters for the first time. Steve Jobs won’t be there, but a new iPhone will: the invitation reads ‘Let’s talk iPhone’. It’s been a …

Now playing: Watch this: HTC Amaze 4G 2:28 Yesterday T-Mobile announced two new dual-core Android smartphones for its upgraded HSPA+42 network–the Samsung Galaxy S II and the HTC Amaze 4G. We were already pretty familiar with the Galaxy S II family at its kick-off event in New York, and we’ve also reviewed the unlocked version. The Amaze 4G, however, was …

HTC’s recent investment into Dr Dre’s Beats Audio seems to be yielding some pretty cool results. The HTC Sensation XE made a good impression in our hands-on, with great bass and a zippy processor, and now here comes the HTC Runnymede, making a strange silent appearance in a YouTube video (now removed, sadly). There’s no sound, and with its spooky …

Good news for Windows Phone fans — yep, both of you. Windows Phone 7.5, aka Mango, is out now, and will be available to spruce up your Windows Phone device at some point in the next few weeks. Microsoft told us the global launch commences tonight, with network operators starting to roll Mango out to customers. The plan is to …

HTC has a press event scheduled for October 6 in London where a “surprise headliner” is promised. Though a focus on HTC’s Beats Audio could mean that the special guest is an actual musician, HTC may just be playing coy about a coming new phone as well. One device rumored to take the stage is the Runnymede, a Beats Audio-equipped …

Dear Santy Claus/Hanukkah Harry/spouse, I know this letter is a little early, but I just figured out what I want for Christmas/Hanukkah this year. It’s the Epson MegaPlex MG-850HD, a high-definition home-theater projector with built-in speakers and an iDevice-compatible dock. In other words, I can plunk my iPhone, iPod Touch, or iPad on the MegaPlex and enjoy all my videos–including those …

Sprint revealed today that it will launch its next-generation Direct Connect push-to-talk service, along with the compatible Kyocera DuraMax, starting October 2. With the help of Qualcomm, the new Direct Connect platform works on Sprint’s 3G CDMA network and allows for faster data speeds compared with the current Nextel iDEN network, which is being phased out in 2013. Another advantage …

In advance of its anticipated “Mango” software update, Microsoft is throwing open the doors to its newly renovated online Windows Phone Marketplace. Related stories • A look at Windows Phone 7 Marketplace for Mango • Microsoft to app developers: Submit Mango apps to Marketplace now • Windows Phone Marketplace hits 30,000 apps The initial Marketplace was little more than a …

Sprint Nextel CEO Dan Hesse speaking at an emerging-technology conference last year. Marguerite Reardon/CNET Sprint Nextel will launch its own 4G LTE network early next year. The company is already installing LTE equipment and has been field testing the network in select areas, according to people familiar with the situation. It hopes to launch commercial service by the end of …

We may have had a peek at it already (okay, some lucky so and so in Thailand actually got his or her hands on it), but the HTC Amaze 4G has just become official. Known as the HTC Ruby outside the US, it runs Android 2.3.4, and has a 1.5GHz processor inside, TechCrunch reports. And its official appearance Stateside hints …

HTC Radar 4G T-Mobile The Windows Phone 7.5 Mango update is rolling out today, but if you’re looking to get your hands on a new smartphone, T-Mobile will be launching its first “4G” Windows Phone device, the HTC Radar 4G, just in time for the holiday season. Previously announced for Europe and Asia, the Radar 4G is compatible with T-Mobile’s …

A T-Mobile BlackBerry with full bars in the Chelsea A-C-E subway station on 14th Street in Manhattan. Roger Cheng/CNET The New York Metropolitan Transit Authority turned on wireless service in four subway stations in Manhattan Tuesday, marking the first time a straphanger could reliably use his or her cell phone while waiting for their train. As previously reported, service was …