We hate seeing rumours of the next generation of a product before the current version has even launched in Britain. So we’re mighty miffed to hear of a new 10-inch BlackBerry PlayBook when we don’t even have a UK release date for the original 7-inch model. This gives BlackBerry builders RIM plenty of time to …

Android continued its dominance of the smartphone landscape by shooting past BlackBerry maker RIM as the leading smartphone OS in the U.S., according to new data from ComScore. Tracking the first quarter of 2011, ComScore ranked Android’s U.S. market share at 34.7 percent, six percentage points higher than in the final quarter of 2010. In comparison, RIM’s share fell to …

Many Android phones have HDMI ports to output photos and videos to an HDTV. We’ll show you how to connect your Android phone to your TV so you can view them on the big screen. The phone we’ll use in this how-to is a Motorola Droid X. Step 1: Connect the HDMI cable to your Android phone and your HDTV. …

Play audio version Your browser does not support the audio element. On this week’s show we visit the home of BlackBerrys, look at the rise of the ebook and ask if you’d go without food to keep your mobile phone for a day. Your hosts this week are CNET Australia editors Ty Pendlebury, Joseph Hanlon, Lexy Savvides, Derek Fung and …

Hewlett-Packard announced this evening that it is jumping in to the mobile data plan business with a service called DataPass. Much like a prepaid cell phone, DataPass offers users of 3G-enabled HP laptops a 3G mobile broadband service on Sprint’s EVDO network without worrying about lengthy contracts, set-up fees, or locating the closest hot spot. The plans start at $5 …

Potential BlackBerry PlayBook customers apparently will have to wait a while longer before they can buy the tablet through Sprint. RIM PlayBook RIM In a document addressed to dealers and revealed this week by mobile-device blog BriefMobile, Sprint broke the news of another delay in offering Research In Motion’s new tablet. This latest delay follows initially promised launch dates of …

The Samsung Infuse 4G is a remarkable smartphone, but not for the reasons you might be thinking. Yes, the massive 4.5-inch Super AMOLED Plus touch screen, thin 8.9mm design, and 1.2GHz processor are impressive, but none of these features has Android fanboys buzzing with excitement. Rather, the hot topic today is that the Infuse 4G is the first Android phone …

When RIM introduced the BlackBerry PlayBook, it not only offered a 7-inch alternative to the iPad and Android tablets, it also offered a sneak peek into the future of RIM. Even though we think handsets like the Bold and the Torch are sleek and handsome, they’re just not innovative enough. They cater to loyalists rather than attempt to woo new …

My iPad spends a lot more time in the kitchen than I ever thought it would. Thanks to a virtually inexhaustible supply of recipes (courtesy of apps like Epicurious, How to Cook Everything, and Martha’s Everyday Food), it’s become downright indispensable. Of course, kitchens are inherently messy places, what with ingredients always splashed and spilled everywhere. How can you keep …

Video chat has come a long way in the past decade, but what’s the best option for a first-time dad who’s looking to share his baby’s special moments with the grandparents hundreds of miles away? Twelve years ago when my older sister, who was living in California, had her first baby, she bought our parents, who lived across the country …

The Scribe pen and note-taking abilities is what makes the HTC Flyer special, but at what cost? Jessica Dolcourt/CNET One of the coolest features about the upcoming HTC Flyer is the Scribe and digital ink technology that lets you take notes, draw pictures, and more, right on the tablet with a stylus. However, it looks like you’ll have to pay …

Next week, CEOs from some of the nation’s largest wireless companies will be testifying on Capitol Hill for and against the proposed $39 billion megamerger between AT&T and T-Mobile USA. On Wednesday, AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson and T-Mobile USA CEO Philipp Humm will argue in favor of the merger in front of the Senate Judiciary subcommittee hearing titled “The AT&T/T-Mobile …

San Francisco officials have indefinitely delayed implementation of the city’s Right to Know ordinance, which would have required retailers to display a phone’s Specific Absorption Rate (SAR) at the point of sale and distribute materials educating consumers on cell phone radiation. A revamped version of the legislation is likely to be introduced in its place, but no further details have …

U.S. Cellular announced today its plans for bringing 4G LTE coverage and cell phones to more than a quarter of its customers in 2011. The nation’s sixth largest mobile operator will roll out 4G service in stages, starting with Iowa, Maine, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Texas, and Wisconsin.  “In addition to our line-up of cutting-edge devices, customers who switch to U.S. …

The Android Market will surpass the App Store in terms of the number of apps before the end of July 2011, TechCrunch reports. The prediction comes from analytics firm Distimo‘s latest report. A second-firm, Berlin-based research2guidance, agrees with Distimo, predicting Android will outgrow the App Store by August. The analysts expect the Android Market to reach 425,000 apps over the …