Mobile virtual network operator (MVNO), Amaysim, has launched new contract-free phone pricing, which bests Vodafone’s Infinite plans by AU$5 a month. (Credit: Amaysim) The new Amaysim Unlimited plan includes unlimited voice calls and text in Australia, unlimited access to a selection of social networking sites, plus 4GB of data. The plan costs AU$39.90 each month, …

ViewSonic’s new 7-inch ViewPad 7x tablet. ViewSonic ViewSonic has unveiled its new 7-inch Honeycomb tablet, dubbed the ViewPad 7x, and its new 10-inch dual-OS tablet that can run both Windows 7 and Android. The two tablets are on display for the first time this week at the Computex computer show in Taipei, Taiwan. Powered by a dual-core Nvidia processor, the …

LG Australia today announced that its Optimus Black Android smartphone will be ranged by all three major carriers, plus select retail partners beginning in June. Will the Optimus Black show the whitest of whites? (Credit: LG) Optus and Vodafone will roll out the handset first this month, with Telstra following in July. The handset will also be sold outright, with …

Samsung’s new 10.1-inch Galaxy Tab tablet is slated to reach consumers in June, with Best Buy revealed as one of the retailers, but Samsung is also busy prepping a 4G edition due to hit the market later this year. Best Buy’s product page touting the Galaxy Tab says only that it’s “coming soon,” however, comments made recently by J.K. Shin, …

Samsung has appealed to a US court to allow it to see the next-generation iPad and iPhone prototypes, as it plays tit-for-tat in an ongoing spat with Apple. Last week, a judge ruled that Apple’s legal team were allowed to see a range of Samsung’s products — including the Galaxy S 2, Galaxy Tab 8.9, Galaxy Tab 10.1, Infuse 4G …

Sprint today formally asked the Federal Communications Commission to block AT&T’s $39 billion bid to acquire T-Mobile USA on the grounds that it has “no public interest.” The “Petition to Deny” request was filed in Washington D.C. on behalf of Vonya B. McCann, Sprint’s senior vice president for government affairs, and other carrier execs. In the 377-page petition (PDF), Sprint …

You’ve been waiting for it for a long time. We told you it was coming. It’s been available on the iPhone forever. Well, it’s finally here. The second of three PopCap exclusives to be released on Amazon’s Appstore for Android is none other than Plants vs. Zombies, and it’s the free app of the day. Frankly, there’s really no need …

As CNET’s Don Reisenger reported earlier today, Apple will unveil its long-awaited iCloud service next week at the Worldwide Developer’s Conference. Anyone else find it surprising that Apple announced something new before actually introducing it? That’s rare. In any case, now that iCloud is official, more or less, we can start to speculate on what it will offer–and what we’re …

Throughout my seven years of reviewing cell phones and covering the wireless industry for CNET, the issue of a possible link between cell phones and brain cancer has surfaced every few months. And as my colleague Marguerite Reardon explains in her comprehensive feature, the debate isn’t going away anytime soon. Indeed, research abounds on the subject, and there are plenty …

In addition to announcing the ultrathin UX and Eee PC X101, Asus showed off a new product called the Padfone at Computex that combines the power of a smartphone with a tablet. Similar in concept to the laptop dock for the Motorola Atrix 4G, the Padfone consists of a 4.3-inch Android smartphone that can be used alone or docked in …

The native HTML browser on Android phones often load mobile versions of websites automatically. Devices with large, beautiful screens, like the Samsung Galaxy 10.1, can easily take advantage of full versions. Sometimes Web sites give you the option to view the full version of the site, but not always. There’s an easy way to force desktop versions to load, but …

Editors’ note: This is the first of a three-part series on issues related to cell phone radiation. Look for Thursday’s story on safety standards and testing and Monday’s story on what consumers can do to reduce their radiation exposure. Updated 11:00 a.m. PT: This story was updated with information from the IARC, an arm of the World Health Organization, that …

From May 30, Foxtel will offer Telstra BigPond customers six new TV channels as well as eliminating data charges on its Xbox 360 service. When Foxtel on Xbox 360 launched in November, over 30 channels were available; however, subscribers were hit with an 800MB/hour download limit and there was no catch-up TV service available. However, it was announced today that …

Looking for a really good fitness application for your phone can be a pain in the butt–and exhausting. At which point, you’re done trying. The GPS is off by (insert miles here), Facebook integration doesn’t work, it has less than a handful of workout scenarios, no customization… CardioTrainer has been in the top-apps list in the Android Market since the …

Just hours after Google launched its mobile payment service, PayPal filed a lawsuit against the Web giant for allegedly stealing its technology that turns smart phones into digital wallets, the Guardian reports. eBay’s PayPal is accusing Google and two of its key executives of stealing trade secrets that were key to stitching together Google Wallet. The payment processing company says …