LG’s future looks like a blast from the past, if you believe the leaked mobile-phone roadmap that’s popped up on Pocketnow. Familiar faces will get a revamp, including the LG Prada phone, the new version of which will be called the LG Prada K2. The K2 is pictured above in a rendering that Pocketnow says is ‘based on …

9to5Mac Apple has released the latest update to iOS, now version 4.3.5, to address security flaws. This update comes quickly after the 4.3.4 update which addressed a similar security flaw used to jailbreak iDevices. Users should download the update via iTunes when their iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch is plugged into their computer. From the Apple knowledge base article about …

What’s this? The first hint of a release date for the Nokia N9? A European website is offering the hotly anticipated, much-debated, MeeGo-powered smart phone from 19 August — but with Nokia yet to confirm whether it’ll come to the UK at all, we need your help. Free the Nokia N9! Kazakhstan site TexhoDom is offering lucky Kazakhs the chance …

I’ll be honest: the most fun I had this weekend was not eating pizza and watching “Cool Hand Luke.” It was not sitting on the deck and reading “Game of Thrones” on my Nook Color. It wasn’t even playing with my kids (because they’re out of town–how shallow do you think I am?!). No, the best part of my weekend …

Research In Motion promises to give more details about devices featuring the BlackBerry 7 operating system tomorrow. RIM announced on its official Twitter feed that it would release details tomorrow of forthcoming devices featuring the company’s new operating system: You got it! New #BlackBerry devices are coming w/ our new OS, BlackBerry 7! Check back tmrw 4 deets on #BB7FanNight. …

Samsung has passed Nokia and may have passed Apple in global smartphone sales during the second quarter, according to estimates from Strategy Analytics analyst Neil Mawston. Smartphones like the Galaxy S II have boosted Samsung’s sales. Josh Miller/CNET Responding to a recent series of questions from Bloomberg, Mawston pegged Samsung’s second-quarter smartphone sales at anywhere from 18 million to 21 …

Apple Though portability has been at the forefront of Apple’s game plan since the introduction of the first iPhone, a new rumor reinforces recent speculation that your living room could be where Apple sets its sights next–specifically with a 55-inch OLED TV. Apple may be introducing the set sometime in 2012, according to a source cited by Smarthouse, an online …

The News of the World phone hacking scandal exploded across every aspect of public life with such force — Charlie Brooker called it EverythingGate — that we’ve become a bit touchy about every security loophole we encounter. Today we learn that Android devices store passwords as plain text. That sounds unsecure, but should we be worried? Passwords for email accounts …

The Thrive allows you to spice up your tablet with swappable back plates in one of five extra colors, in addition to the black back plate included with it. Toshiba The Toshiba Thrive Honeycomb tablet has garnered a lot of interest due to the fact that one, it’s a tablet in the year 2011, and two (and maybe more importantly), …

Samsung’s Galaxy R may not be a member of the elite smart phone club with its big brother the Galaxy S 2, but that hasn’t stopped us being more than a little excited since its announcement last week. We were hoping to have the phone turning up in our hands round about now, but instead we’re given a quick video …

Get a handle on your remote-control control issues. zero1.tv Your iPhone already controls your life, so it might as well control your television, too. Plenty of apps let you use your iPhone as a remote control, but when an app alone isn’t substantial enough for you, you can turn to the new VooMoteOne. This consists of a clip-on external device …

Horace Luke was HTC’s chief innovation officer Stephen Shankland/CNET HTC today confirmed its chief innovation officer, instrumental in helping build the company into the consumer brand it is today, left the company for “personal reasons.” Horace Luke, who HTC said “nurtured a culture of innovation,” left in April. Scott Croyle, vice president of design, took over his responsibilities. BGR.com first …

The Nokia N9 may not be coming to the UK. The first — and only — phone to use doomed operating system MeeGo is heading to Europe but won’t cross the channel to Blighty, if one early indication is to be believed. The evidence: the Nokia website now includes a page where you can sign up for email updates when …

The mobile world moves at a breakneck pace, and it’s difficult to keep up–even without the technical jargon most industry insiders throw around. And they do love to toss those terms about. Earlier this month, I explained the nuances between the different 4G technologies and why you don’t want companies cramming you. With the carriers posting their quarterly earnings results …

LG Thrill 4G showing 3D content. Nicole Lee/CNET Even though the LG Thrill 4G was announced in March, we’re just now getting confirmation about its price. AT&T has told us that the LG Thrill 4G will be selling for $99.99 after a two-year service agreement. As for availability, well, we still don’t know the exact date, but we expect that …