Bad news, chaps: your smart phone may be slowing your sperm. A new article claims studies show a “possible link between cell phone use and semen quality”. The article, written by Dr Sandro La Vignera from the University of Catania, appears in the Journal of Andrology and looks at a number of studies on humans …

Hewlett-Packard has turned out the lights on its WebOS smartphones and new tablet, the TouchPad, so what should you do if you’ve already got one of these products? Todd Bradley announces that WebOS will be designed to run on desktop and laptop PCs. James Martin/CNET That’s a good question. Here are a few (somewhat humorous) suggestions from CNET: Put them …

Sprint Nextel is in talks with the cable companies over a new round of investment that may lead to a full takeover of 4G partner Clearwire, according to Bloomberg. Sprint is in discussions with investors Comcast, Time Warner Cable, and Bright House Networks, Bloomberg reported today, citing anonymous sources. The report said Sprint is weighing using the investment to fund …

BlackBerry blacksmith Research in Motion (RIM) is working on a music service for its smart phones, in a bid to move on from their involvement in the recent London riots and make its mobiles more musically tempting than their Spotify-toting iPhone and Android rivals. Called BBM Music, its subscribers will have access to about 50 songs at a time on …

HTC Chief Executive Peter Chou says his company is sticking with Google, despite the fact that the company plans to acquire one of HTC’s mobile-phone competitors. HTC CEO Peter Chou Stephen Shankland/CNET In an interview today with The Wall Street Journal (subscription required), Chou downplayed the possibility that HTC would try to develop its own operating system in lieu of …

A second leaked Samsung road map surfaced today that seemingly confirms the manufacturer’s handset plans for the next few months. Italian tech blog telefonino has obtained multiple model numbers plus their related specs and launch dates. While Sammy was quick to acknowledge the first round of leaks as being inaccurate, those original details match up quite nicely with today’s information. …

The typical $40 remote-control helicopter comes with a tiny, imprecise controller. Griffin’s just-announced Helo TC turns your iPhone into the flight stick , with your choice of onscreen or accelerometer controls. Price: $49.99. The kit consists of a dual-rotor ‘copter and the Flight Deck, a case/sled that cradles your iPhone and controls the flyer via line-of-sight infrared. It also plugs …

Apple The Global Times, a news site in China, reports that two lawsuits have been filed charging that Apple is knowingly selling refurbished iPhones as new products in their stores. “Six consumers who recently bought iPhones in Apple stores at Xicheng district’s Xidan Joy City and Chaoyang district’s Sanlitun, and some other authorized dealers, found their phones have a shorter …

Gentlemen, your cell phone could be your closest enemy. According to an Italian report published in the Journal of Andrology (PDF), researchers in the United States and around the world have found that the radio-frequency electromagnetic radiation (RF-EMR) emitted by cell phones may decrease sperm count and damage sperm quality. Though still inconclusive, the research focuses on several studies on …

Cult of Mac Well it’s not September 7 (or is it October 7) yet, so there’s still time for some crazy iPhone 5 fever to spread around the Web. Today’s installment brings a leaked photo reportedly depicting factory workers preparing iPhone 5 screens. Two unfortunate details exist about this photograph however. The first, is the stunning lack of clarity in …

I’m upset. Really, really upset. Earlier today, HP dropped the bombshell that it was abandoning WebOS and discontinuing the production of the TouchPad and WebOS phones. True, this doesn’t mean that WebOS is completely dead, as HP could sell or license the mobile operating system, but in a competitive market that’s dominated by iOS and Android, it would be a …

In the end, Hewlett-Packard had as much luck with WebOS as Palm did. Maybe even less. So long, TouchPad. We hardly knew you. HP said today it will discontinue operations for devices running on WebOS, including its recently launched TouchPad and smartphones. It’s part of a broader shake-up including the potential sale of the company’s personal systems group, which deals …

New rumors and anonymous details have surfaced this week that point to a third “Pure Google” phone arriving in October with the latest build of Android, Ice Cream Sandwich. According to information out of Korea’s Electronic Times, the handset is expected to come from Samsung, run Android 4.0 and feature a dual-core 1.5GHz processor and 720p Super AMOLED HD display. …

Data roaming bills just went bye-bye. Surfing the Web while travelling the world potentially became much cheaper today with the new Skype Wi-Fi app, which lets you connect your iPhone or iPad to more than a million hotspots round the world on the cheap. The app lets you pay for Wi-Fi on a minute-to-minute basis using credit bought through Skype …

Android’s parent comes a-calling for the handset maker as the stakes heat up for dominance in the smartphone sector. CNET and its sister sites bring you in-depth coverage. Five possible responses to Google-Motorola When big acquisitions are announced, there’s likely an aftershock that reverberates through an industry. CNET takes a look at some possible scenarios for Google and Motorola competitors. …