LG’s latest, sunniest smart phone has been leaked in a video. Dubbed the LG Optimus Sol, it looks to be a mid-range Android mobile. The video, which appeared on German site Bestboyz, shows off a prototype with a 3.8-inch AMOLED display, and a 5-megapixel camera glued to the back. The rear of the phone rocks …

(Programming note: Today, the role of Roger Cheng will be played by Optimus Prime.) Earlier this week, HTC made a big to-do about a “major news announcement” that would be revealed on Thursday morning. There was speculation that it could be a settlement with Apple or a partnership with HP and WebOS. However, no one expected what was actually announced: …

HTC CEO Peter Chou is joining up with the Beats team to improve the audio quality of its mobile devices. HTC HTC’s acquisition of a majority stake in Beats Electronics amounts to nothing but a lot of white noise. The Taiwanese smartphone maker said yesterday that it would acquire a majority stake in the famed headphone manufacturer–best known for its …

Enter our latest, greatest competition for the chance to win an LG Optimus 3D! Yes indeedy, we’ve got LG’s 3D-toting Android smart phone to give away, and to be in with a chance of winning it, all you have to do is enter the competition on our Facebook page, and answer one simple question. The LG Optimus 3D is an …

Now playing: Watch this: Lenovo IdeaPad K1 2:02 I now understand why girls are attracted to “bad boy” types. They’re just more interesting. Sure, they can be erratic, impractical, self-absorbed, or just plain broken–but at least there’s a story to tell your friends. This insight hit me after finishing CNET’s review of the Lenovo IdeaPad K1 Android 3.1 tablet ($499, …

Quick, which handset is the successor to last year’s Samsung Galaxy S? If you answered, the Galaxy S II, then you would be right. However, there’s another acceptable answer to consider now with word of a Samsung Galaxy S Plus. U.K. Web site TechRadar recently spent some time with the new phone, which falls somewhere in the middle of the …

If all you want is a simple flip phone, the LG Revere might be for you. The Revere is yet another basic clamshell headed to Verizon Wireless, and it’ll be available starting August 18. Features include a 1.3-megapixel camera, mobile e-mail support, the ability to upload photos directly to Facebook, and Bluetooth. You can choose to get it in stores …

We like the Samsung Galaxy S2. We like it lots. But chuck it against the wall, or run it under the tap, and it’ll quickly start to look less impressive. If you want a smart phone that can take a punch, you should keep an eye out for the Samsung Galaxy XCover. This rugged Android mobile packs all modern conveniences …

T-Mobile will begin charging data overage fees on its low-end 200MB data plan starting on August 14, the carrier confirmed on Thursday. As first reported by TmoNews, T-Mobile is moving away from its policy of throttling data speeds once customers exceed their allotted 200MB of data per month and shifting to a policy of overage fees. “Customers will incur overages …

Verizon Communications’ dispute with its landline workers is getting uglier as it moves from the bargaining table to the courtroom. The company is seeking injunctions to limit the picket lines, as well as stop what it claims are acts of sabotage, harassment, and blocked access to its facilities. It has been granted statewide injunctions in New York, Pennsylvania, and Delaware, …

Now playing: Watch this: Samsung Character (U.S Cellular) 1:53 Let’s cut to the chase. U.S. Cellular’s Samsung Character is an affordable slide-out QWERTY messaging phone with the kind of traits that place it in the teenage camp. Running Samsung’s proprietary TouchWiz Lite interface, its home screens are ruled by widgets, and its apps by texting and music. There is one …

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HTC has made a massive investment in Beats audio, with an eye to filling its smart phones with the hippity-hoppity, bass heavy speaker tech. HTC head honcho Peter Chou said the Taiwanese tech giant would be ploughing $300m into Beats, in an interview with AllThingsD, and that we could expect to see the first HTC phone rocking the speaker tech …

AT&T is getting serious about security. AT&T plans to offer more security offerings to consumers and businesses through its partnership with Juniper. AT&T The Dallas telecommunications giant said today it is partnering with Juniper Mobile to offer a new security platform and additional services designed to protect its mobile customers. AT&T will begin selling the platform to businesses later this …

From a Verizon worker-created page on Facebook listing companies to boycott. Verizon Communications workers on strike are taking to Facebook to organize demonstrations and call out companies and individuals who cross the picket lines, CNET has learned. Workers have set up a Facebook page that has already garnered more than 5,400 members of the Communications Workers of America and International …