An updated version of Samsung’s Galaxy Tab Android tablet, predictably called the Galaxy Tab 7, may launch soon according to rumours reported by CrunchGear. It seems destined to be the evil lovechild of the original Galaxy Tab and the Galaxy S 2, meshing tablet goodness with Android 2.3 Gingerbread, the OS optimised for smart phones. …

CHICAGO–Michael Powell left the communications sector six years ago when he finished his term as chairman of the Federal Communications Commission. Now he’s back. Michael Powell, former FCC chairman from 2001 to 2005, and current president of NCTA. FCC In March, the National Cable & Telecommunications Association hired him as president and CEO to advocate on behalf of the cable …

We get questionably definitive proof that someone at Google listens to the show with Google’s roll out of its an app compatibility function for the Android Market, just weeks after we complained about system requirements for Android apps. You can thank us later. Also, we take a look at a free entry-level Android phone, get video proof that the Droid …

Nokia is infringing on a key 3G patent that covers the prioritization of emergency and security services on mobile networks, the U.K. High Court has found. IPCom, the Bavarian patent licensing company that owns the “268” patent, now intends to seek a ban on the sale of 3G Nokia phones in the U.K. unless Nokia agrees to pay IPCom licensing …

HTC will perform an application cull on the HTC Desire in order to make room for Android 2.3 Gingerbread. It announced its solution on Facebook after yesterday backtracking on its initial decision to leave the Desire out of the upgrade loop. Its statement reads: “To resolve Desire’s memory issue and enable the upgrade to Gingerbread, we will cut select apps …

A new LG handset with a rather unique design has been spied in London this week. The unnamed device features a sliding QWERTY keyboard with a secondary display nestled halfway between the keys. Pocket-lint indicates that the Android smartphone was used as part of a demonstration by Orange and Kineto Wireless, which were discussing the carrier’s Signal Boost technology. According …

CHICAGO–Comcast showed off 1 gigabit-per-second downloads and cloud-based channel surfing here today as it demonstrated features for its next-generation broadband and TV services. CEO Brian Roberts took the stage at the National Cable & Telecommunications Association’s Cable Show, where he showed how the company’s hybrid-coaxial infrastructure is capable of delivering a 1GB connection to the home. Using an 11-mile demonstration …

I have mad love for Dropbox, the Web-based storage service that syncs your files across multiple devices and makes them available for sharing with others. QuickShot with Dropbox (99 cents) automatically uploads new snapshots from your iPhone, iPod, or iPad to your Dropbox account. In other words, it effectively turns your iDevice into a “Dropbox camera.” After installing the app, …

We Brits may not get our hands on the Motorola Milestone 3, but the Motorola Pro is already on its way to the UK. That’s according to unknown sources reported by retailer Clove, so take it with a pinch of salt. We loved the original Milestone (the UK-friendly name for what Americans know as the Droid) with its stunning multi-touch …

Sprint announced today that it will begin rolling out an over-the-air update on June 20 to deliver Android 2.3 Gingerbread to the HTC Evo Shift 4G. However, anxious owners can download the update now. Instructions for manual download are posted on Sprint’s Community site, but it basically requires that you go to the Settings menu on your phone, navigate to …

Samsung HM1700 Bluetooth headset Samsung Look for three new Samsung Bluetooth headsets to arrive on T-Mobile and Samsung’s virtual and retail shelves: the HM3700 ($59.99), HS3000 ($69.99), and HM1700 ($39.99). The HM3700 is a dual headset with mono and stereo modes. Similar to the Samsung Modus series, it combines noise cancellation (dual mic and echo) with the ability to stream …

According to Apple’s most recent patent application, “Wireless power utilization in a local computing environment,” you could soon be charging your iOS device simply by keeping it close to your computer system. In case this sounds too pedestrian for you, the research comes from the field of midrange wireless power transfer physics. Near field magnetic resonance is used to power …

Samsung’s Galaxy Tab 10.1 goes on sale tomorrow running Android Honeycomb 3.1. Samsung I’m a little disappointed in you guys. Here we are, on the eve of the Samsung’s nationwide rollout of the Galaxy Tab 10.1, and you aren’t even lining up for it yet. What gives? If there’s a tablet out there right now that’s worthy of Apple-level hysterics, …

Now playing: Watch this: LG Optimus 3D 1:52 It is shaping up to be a very good week for 3D phones. First Sprint offered its new HTC Evo 3D for review and now LG finally has released its Optimus 3D smartphone. First announced in February at Mobile World Congress, the Optimus 3D is LG’s smartphone counterpart to its Optimus Pad …

So much good content is now freely available in the iTunes Store that choosing a mere five apps for this round-up almost made us foam at the mouth. As such, we haven’t included any of the apps featured in our recent round-ups of the iPhone‘s best Twitter, photography, news and games apps. Nor have we included some of the more obvious free …