It’s that wonderful time of year again, when the days are getting a little longer, the crocuses are poking up, and — crucially — Onkyo is rolling out its new budget and mid-range AV receivers. There’s an impressive new style this year too, which we think makes Onkyo’s hardware even more desirable than ever. At …

It was a busy week of new reviews, so it was only today that we had time to peruse the Federal Communications Commission’s database of new phones. The list was long, but we pulled together the highlights below. Sony Ericsson and RIM had a lot to offer, with two handsets each. We saw the Xperia Ray, which Sony Ericsson announced …

Verizon Wireless executives are just a few of the telecom insiders who love their jargon. Verizon Wireless 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. Whether it’s the difference between CDMA and GSM, the importance of …

You’re fit but my gosh — don’t you just know it, as The Streets’ tower block laureate Mike Skinner once sang. Perhaps that’s where Samsung got the name of the Samsung Galaxy Fit, officially announced today. Maybe that means we could soon see the Samsung Galaxy Mug or Galaxy Wasn’t Famous. Or maybe not. So how fit is the Fit? …

The Nokia E6-00 may struggle to get people excited, given Nokia’s decision to start making Windows Phones in the not-too-distant future. Still, it’s exciting enough to get its own spy-shot on a blog in Northern Cyprus — not a sentence we find ourselves writing often — which shows off its touchscreen and Qwerty keyboard combo. The E6-00 appears to be …

Pictures of the Nokia E6-00 in action have hit the Internet. A user of Italian forum Nokiateca has posted the first photos and videos (since removed) of the mobile phone turned on and running Symbian. The E6-00, which has yet to be officially announced by Nokia, packs a Qwerty keyboard and a 4:3 screen. It’s a relatively meagre 480×640-pixel display …

Say hello to the Nokia E6 and its buttons. Like most phones these days we’ve seen the E6 before: photos and video of the new phone leaked to the Internet recently, showing off its physical Qwerty keyboard, but now we’ve got all the official details. The screen is a 2.46-inch touchscreen offering a whopping 326ppi resolution. At the back is …

Information about the Nokia E6-00 just keeps on leaking out. New video footage of the Qwerty Symbian 3 handset has emerged, following on from last week’s spy shots. Alas, the video has been shot in proper blurryvision, if you’ll allow us to use that technical term. You can barely make out what the mysterious leaker is doing on the phone, let alone …

HTC Status (photos) +3 more See all photos We’ll admit we snickered a little bit at the idea of a “Facebook phone.” How hard is it to access Facebook on a phone these days? Just get the app and tap a few buttons, and you’re all set. Do you really need a dedicated Facebook button? But the HTC Status changed …

Editors’ note: Until July 22, 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 …

Are you thinking of giving up your Apple iPhone for a new Google Android smartphone? If the answer is yes, there are a few things you should consider. In this week’s Ask Maggie, I explain how iPhone users can transfer iTunes music to a new Android phone, and why you can’t take your apps with you. Also in this week’s …

Back in late 2009, software developer Nuance made waves with Dragon Dictation, a killer free app that translates your voice into text. For Nuance’s next trick, Dragon Go turns your voice into a search engine. Just tap the Record button, say what you’re looking for, and presto: the app runs a search. Wait a minute, doesn’t the Google app do …

Blaze Mobile said today it had been awarded a patent for its mobile wallet and a sticker that lets consumers to wave their phones in front of a checkout reader to pay for goods. A Blaze Mobile NFC sticker. Blaze Mobile Blaze was one of the early proponents of mobile payments, which has taken hold thanks to a strong push …

Apple scored a legal victory today when the U.S. International Trade Commission made an initial ruling that HTC had violated two of its patents. Apple claims HTC’s phones illegally use patented features found in the iPhone. Apple The ITC administrative law judge’s initial determination was that HTC infringed on two of the 10 patents Apple had filed a complaint over …

There will be plenty of Android to go around by the time 2011 wraps up. AndroidCentral The last time we checked in with U.S. Cellular, the carrier was promising no less than seven Android devices by the end of the year. At the time we had a few clues about possible manufacturers, but we were largely left in the dark …