The average iPad consumes 400 percent more data over Wi-Fi networks in a month than does the average iPhone, iPod, or Android device, according to a report released yesterday by cloud-networking provider Meraki. Meraki Looking at data usage this year compared with 2010, Meraki also found that mobile devices are now outpacing PCs among all …

Research In Motion has slashed its internal sales target for its BlackBerry tablet due to weak demand, DigiTimes reported yesterday, citing information from Taiwanese supply chain sources. Has RIM trimmed its sales target for the PlayBook? RIM For the second quarter, RIM now expects to sell 800,000 to 900,000 tablets, down from its original goal of 2.4 million units, according …

We’re gonna send it to outer space, to find another bar of mobile phone signal. The Samsung Galaxy S 2 is going on a space odyssey, released into the heavens on a space balloon. The phone will be borne aloft by a tiny astronaut, and reach 3km from the Earth. Why? No idea. We know we wouldn’t want our phone …

Download.com Associate Editor Jaymar Cabebe stops by to help Antuan Goodwin host today’s show. We take a look at CNET’s wishlist for the rumored next Nexus phone and, boy, are our expectations great. Leaked photos show that LG is taking aim with a dual-screen gimmick phone at an entry level price. If rumors are to be believed, Antuan will have …

Fancy a glimpse of a Nokia Windows Phone? Look no further, true believer, because this is the first look at an actual, real, not-a-computer-mockup, honest-to-goodness Nokia phone running Windows Phone software. No sooner has Nokia set the stage for the official unveiling of its first Windows Phone devices at Nokia World in October than this first device appears, and it’s …

Now that we’ve gotten a preview of Windows Phone 7 Mango, naturally, the next thing we want to see is new hardware. Though Microsoft announced several new OEM partners at the preview event in late May, including Acer, Fujitsu, and ZTE, we think it’s pretty safe to say that most people are curious to see what will come out of …

MTV and Comedy Central fans may soon be able to get that programming through the Time Warner Cable iPad after all. Apple iPad Apple Viacom, which owns MTV and Comedy Central, and Time Warner Cable have put their legal fight over whether Viacom content can be viewed through the iPad app on hold, according to a story in The Wall …

As unlimited data plans from traditional wireless carriers go the way of the flip phone, savvy bargain hunters have another option: prepaid services that offer cool new smartphones with cheap unlimited data plans. After months of anticipation, Verizon Wireless is expected to introduce a new pricing scheme July 7, which will eliminate its unlimited data plan. AT&T did something similar …

Now playing: Watch this: Samsung Gravity Smart 2:39 The words “Samsung Gravity phone” immediately conjure images of tall feature phones with funky-shaped keys, QWERTY sliders, and pronounced accents in flame or neon colors. Take the Samsung Gravity Smart, then, as the mature member of this fun-loving family for T-Mobile. It’s brainier, running Android 2.2 Froyo instead of Samsung’s own feature …

We’d love to see the Nokia N9‘s polycarbonate case stuffed with Android apps as much as the next geek, but our interview with the company that can make it happen reveals it’s far from a done deal. The Nokia N9 runs MeeGo, and it looks as though it could be the only one. That means there’s bound to be an …

Hulu Plus has made its long-awaited debut on Android. The new Hulu Plus app for Android. Hulu Launching in Google’s Android Market yesterday, the new Hulu Plus app allows Android users who subscribe to the $7.99-per-month service to stream TV shows and movies directly to their mobile devices. For now, the app supports just six Android phones–the Nexus One, Nexus …

Each June, cell phone manufacturers from across Asia journey to Singapore for the annual CommunicAsia show. Though not quite as big as Mobile World Congress, CommunicAsia still offers plenty of wireless sights. And as they’ve always done, our colleagues at CNET Asia were out in force in their home town to cover the latest and greatest gadgets. Their full package …

Sony is bringing video calling and smart-phone apps to its Bravia TVs. Sony’s new Bravia tellies are — deep breath — the HX923, HX823, HX723 and NX723, followed by the EX723, EX523, EX320, CX523 and CX2D. The new tellies add Skype and mobile apps to their Web-connected Bravia Internet TV — and, because it’s 2011, it’s all in 3D. You’ll …

The HTC Desire was one of our favourite phones of last year, but the new Desire S could cause you to be a bit stumped. It’s got the same name, same screen size and same processor speed, but is it just the same phone in a new, aluminium suit? It’s time to sort the stats from the specs. Size and …

The laws of nature indicate that if there’s no Internet connection, you can’t watch streaming videos. Roadshow for iPad defies that law, downloading videos to your tablet for offline viewing. This is exactly as awesome as it sounds–though let’s get the bad news out of the way right now: Roadshow doesn’t support YouTube (owing to Apple’s App Store restrictions). So …