Motorola announced this week that the Droid 3 will soon make its way north of the border, arriving exclusively as the Bell Mobility XT860 4G. Save for the difference in network support, the specifications read identical to its Verizon Wireless counterpart and should make for a terrific addition to the carrier’s lineup. Features include Android …

Though AT&T continues to win widespread support from state governors for its $39 billion T-Mobile bid, at least one group from outside the wireless industry thankfully is returning to sanity. This week, the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) withdrew its support for the merger after strongly offering it six weeks ago. In a statement issued Wednesday, Acting President …

Vodafone customers are at risk of having their phones tapped, according to a warning from group The Hacker’s Choice. The problem apparently lies with Vodafone’s Sure Signal femtocell boxes. These boxes sit in your house, plugged into your Internet connection, acting as a tiny phone tower and quietly boosting your home’s 3G signal to eliminate annoying patches where there’s no …

The image may be blurred, but the phone’s body, distinctly bumpy back cover, and slightly upturned base are telltale signs of the Galaxy S II model. This is My Next got their hands on a pair of images that show Sprint’s markings. The photo above also clearly shows an 8-megapixel camera, the lens strength of the Galaxy S II. Related …

Does the iPad’s unprecedented success reflect a change in what we want from technology? CNET I’m not here to tell you how great the iPad is. With more than 25 million sold, it’s not like Apple needs my help. If all the iPad owners of the world came together and made their own country, its population would rival Texas. At …

Now playing: Watch this: T-Mobile MyTouch 4G Slide 3:14 HTC is mighty proud of the 8-megapixel camera and accompanying camera software it put on the T-Mobile MyTouch 4G Slide, enough so that it beat its chest that this phone has the most advanced camera on any smartphone around. We haven’t had the phone in our clutches long enough to perform …

RIM, the beleaguered maker of BlackBerry phones, is working on a media hub that could rival Apple TV. That’s according to BlackBerry enthusiast site Nerdberry. Supposedly code-named the ‘BlackBerry Cyclone’, the device would plug into your telly via HDMI and fill your living room with glorious televisual wonder, funnelling movies and TV shows over your home Wi-Fi connection. The Cyclone will …

The war of words over usage-based pricing on Internet service continues to heat up. AT&T General Counsel Wayne Watts AT&T AT&T General Counsel Wayne Watts fired off a response to an op-ed piece in The Wall Street Journal (subscription required) by Netflix General Counsel David Hyman criticizing the need to charge consumers a different price based on the amount of …

ZTE will soon bring its smart phones to the glorious shores of Blighty with its own name plastered on the cases, instead of another company’s. Like many Brits, you may not have heard of ZTE before. That’s because the Chinese firm has hitherto made budget smart phones for other companies, which slap their own branding on the blowers, before selling them on …

Motorola Mobility isn’t quite in the clear yet. Motorola Droid Bionic as seen at CES. The phone was delayed because of problems with the 4G connectivity. Josh Miller/CNET That’s the opinion of RBC Capital analyst Mark Sue, who says there are still a lot of issues surrounding the manufacturer of handsets and television set-top boxes. His biggest complaints: a slow …

A new study out of Denmark suggests that cell phone use may not increase your risk of some types of noncancerous brain tumors. Reuters reported this week on a study published in the American Journal of Epidemiology that found people who used a cell phone for 11 to 15 years were no more likely to develop an acoustic neuroma, a …

Spotify has its first groupie in Motorola Mobility. Spotify On the heels of Spotify’s official U.S. launch, Motorola said today it was the exclusive mobile device and tablet launch partner for the much-anticipated–and delayed–music streaming service. Motorola said it plans to offer its customers “coveted early access” to the service, and will launch a number of marketing campaigns in the …

Apple has ramped up the price of apps in its UK App Store by an average of nearly 20 per cent. Thanks, Apple. The changes have been made worldwide to reflect fluctuations in exchange rates between global currencies and the dollar. The minimum price for an app in the UK has gone from a manageable 59p to a wallet-melting 69p. …

Verizon Wireless said that its 4G LTE smartphones aren’t likely to run on AT&T’s upcoming 4G LTE network, PC Magazine reports today. While the two carriers will be using the same underlying technology, called Long-Term Evolution, both will be using different frequencies of spectrum, the radio airwaves necessary for transmitting cellular signals. Verizon Wireless representative Brenda Raney confirmed to PC …

Apple saw growing developer support in the second quarter, taking the momentum away from Google’s Android platform. That’s according to a new study from start-up Flurry, which provides developers with application data and a recommendation-based advertising platform. The company compared data from its clients and found that a growing share of new projects were started for Apple’s iPhone, iPod Touch, …