HTC faces an uncertain future. An ITC judge’s ruling puts the fate of HTC smartphones, such as the AT&T Status, up in the air. Josh Miller/CNET The Taiwanese company, which makes a number of very popular smartphones including several Android OS models, is feeling the impact of an administrative law judge’s initial ruling for the …

You look like you work out — what do you bench? When you’re in the gym and you want to get your tunes on, the new water-resistant Sony NWZ-W260 Sports Walkman can spot you. It’s 25 per cent lighter than previous entries to the W series, wireless sporty Walkmans that clip round your ears then clip together when not in …

If you can’t decide between a tablet or a smart phone, then rock down to Avenue Q with the Samsung Galaxy Q. The rumoured 5-inch Android device is a combination of tablet and smart phone, meeting somewhere in the middle. Yahoo News Korea reports the 5.3-inch device will take a bow at fast-approaching technology blow-out IFA in Berlin in September. …

Sprint Nextel said today it will support American Express’ mobile-wallet application as the carrier continues to put its stamp on the mobile-payments world. Sprint’s Nexus S is the first phone to work with Google Wallet. Sprint Nextel Sprint said today that its Android phones would be the first to use American Express’ Serve mobile-payment application, unveiled in March. People can …

The Pantech Breeze III made an appearance on AT&T’s online store today, and it looks to be a slight update over the Pantech Breeze II. Improvements include more-advanced voice recognition, better sound quality thanks to a new background noise suppression technology, a pill reminder feature, and more. The overall design looks to be the same, however, with that same flip-phone …

Welcome to the 411, my column answering all your questions about cell phones and cell phone accessories. I receive plenty of questions about these subjects via e-mail, so I figured many of you might have similar queries, too. At times, I might solicit answers from readers if I’m stumped. Send your questions and comments to me at [email protected]. If you …

The rumored HTC Puccini 10-inch tablet has surfaced once again, and it appears the follow-up to the HTC Flyer is headed to AT&T, possibly later this summer. This is based on recent FCC filings that show an HTC tablet with support for AT&T’s GSM 850 and 1,800MHz frequencies, as well as the carrier’s 4G LTE network. AT&T is in the …

Editors’ note: Until Friday, 10 CNET personalities are showcasing their 10 personal favorite Android apps as part of the CNET 100. With each post, you can read why they hold the apps so dear and you’ll get the opportunity to vote for your own favorite title. Then after the series ends, we’ll collect the full list of 100 apps and …

If you have multiple Gmail accounts, chances are you also have multiple YouTube accounts as well. This isn’t very convenient when you’re making favorite playlists, or uploading videos and have to keep paying attention to which account you’re logged into. Now that you’ve moved the majority of your favorites, playlists and content to your other account, you might want to …

First introduced in early May as the successor to the Motorola i1, the Motorola Titanium will be available starting July 24 for $149.99 with a two-year contract, Sprint announced today. The Titanium is an iDEN device with support for Nextel Direct Connect push-to-talk services. However, it adds a full QWERTY keyboard and newer software, but don’t expect Android 2.3 Gingerbread …

Time for a pop quiz. Are you a fan of: (A) Bank robberies? (B) High-speed chases? (C) Vehicular destruction? (D) Jumps, power-ups, and coin-collecting? All of the above? Me, too! What you’ll want to do, then, is toss the sofa cushions, scrape together $2.99, deposit those coins in your PC, and buy a copy of Reckless Getaway–the single most fun …

HTC is infringing on two of Apple’s patents, a US judge ruled on Friday. The ruling by the US International Trade Commission is part of a long-running legal scrap between the two tech giants. The two patents refer to a ‘system and method for performing an action on a structure in computer-generated data’, and a ‘real-time signal-processing system for serially transmitted data’. …

Onkyo has teamed up with Spotify to let you stream music through its new TX-NR609 AV receiver. As such, it’s a pretty safe bet that Spotify will be integrated into all of Onkyo’s new lumps of audio greatness before too long. You’ll need a premium Spotify account to access the service via the TX-NR609, which has just gone on sale, costing around £500. That’s …

It seems that even those of us who hate football have something to thank it for — namely, giving Freeview HD a leg up. Nearly all of the marketing around HD on Freeview relies on the World Cup taking place this year. Hardware manufacturers are hoping that this tournament will encourage uptake of Freeview HD in the same way that the last World …

The Netflix film-rental and streaming service is rumoured to be planning a UK launch. Netflix is the number-one film-rental service in the US, offering DVD rentals by post or via streaming online. It’s been doing so well in fact that the company pushed out a massive launch across Latin America earlier this month. Evidently, though, one continent just isn’t enough for Netflix. …