We go hands-on with the weirdest Android phone yet, as Justin Eckhouse and Antuan Goodwin finally decide whether the Kyocera Echo is cool. Sprint delivers ringtones, HTC streams movies, and a tablet winner is declared, all that and more on this week’s edition of Android Atlas Weekly. Now playing: Watch this: Ep. 44: What the …

The Federal Communications Commission has formally started the process for reviewing the proposed $39 billion merger between AT&T and T-Mobile USA that was announced last month. The FCC has posted its public notice that establishes procedural rules for the review process and will allow the public to weigh in on the proposed merger. AT&T and T-Mobile will file their formal …

Google’s Android is still the leading mobile operating system on Millennial Media’s ad network, but Apple’s iOS regained some lost ground in March thanks to the growth of the Verizon iPhone. Rising by 11 percent since February, iOS captured 31 percent of all ad impressions on the network, according to Millennial Media’s latest MobileMix report out today. That marked the …

Sony has unveiled its 2011 range of Bravia televisions in Australia, with image quality and “network services” the major focus of the 22 new models. The Sony NX720 will feature a Dynamic Edge LED backlight and comes with two sets of 3D glasses (Credit: Sony ) The company’s new range encompasses five main series from the entry-level BX and CX, …

T-Mobile USA is taking on its wireless competitors with its new “unlimited” everything cell phone plan for only $79.99 a month, proving that it’s still looking to compete as regulators consider AT&T’s bid to buy it. Sarah Tew/CNET Today the company launched the new plan that includes unlimited talk, texting, and data up to 2GB a month. While talk and …

It’s easy to understand why Internet infrastructure giant Cisco Systems needed to get out of the consumer electronics business, but did it have to send a popular product, like to the Flip camcorder, to an early grave? Cisco on Tuesday announced that it will stop making the Flip camera, a popular pocket-sized video camera it bought only a couple of …

It’s not the size of your tablet, it’s how you use it. So what would you use a 23-inch tablet for? Lenovo is planning to launch a monster slate this year, which will be more than twice the size of rivals like the iPad 2. “We think there is potential for a 23-inch tablet,” Lenovo’s senior specialist in marketing William …

If you’re using a Sony Ericsson phone you’ll soon be able to see apps built specially for your mobile in a separate section of the Android Market app store, the company says. The Sony Ericsson section replaces the ‘my apps’ section in the Market. You’ll still be able to get at your apps by tapping your phone’s Menu button, but …

It’s time for a dual-core duel. All of these phones have dual-core processors, and all run Google’s Android operating system. We’ve had our mitts on these multi-core monsters, so how are they shaping up? The Nvidia Tegra 2 dual-core CPU, which is in the LG Optimus 2X and Motorola Atrix, is a graphics master, so expect whizzy user interfaces and …

Now playing: Watch this: Dialed In # 169: Bonnie phones it in 51:41 Wouldn’t you know it, when our two high-tech methods for patching Bonnie in from New York failed, she had to turn to an old-fashioned desk phone to co-host Dialed In. Way to show your team spirit, Bonnie. Meanwhile, Kent breaks down the unusual, dual-screened Kyocera Echo, Bonnie …

Android users on Sprint’s network won’t have to pay for Angry Birds Rio and other Android Market purchases on their Visa cards much longer. Today, Google announced a partnership with Sprint that lets you add your Android app buys to your monthly voice and data bill. Carrier billing, as it’s called, opens Android to one more payment method, in addition …

Yesterday saw the unveiling of the new HTC Sensation smart phone, but the company also revealed a firm release date for the HTC Flyer tablet here in the UK. The company’s first Android slate will go on sale on 9 May. We knew the device was expected to touch down that month already, since Carphone Warehouse, Clove and Amazon were …

Vodafone may have an exclusive on the new HTC Sensation Android smart phone when it launches in May, but all the major networks will jump on the bandwagon in June, including O2, Orange and T-Mobile. O2 told us today that it will sell the phone, but doesn’t have any details yet. Orange and T-Mobile’s parent company, Everything Everywhere, told Pocket-lint that …

Todd Andrews Just days after receiving his original iPad last April, designer and creative director Todd Andrews realized he needed a better way to hold his iPad for long periods of time. The result was an ergonomic iPad holder and stand that he calls PropUp. Andrews started his design process by carving Nerf footballs and testing shapes for his idea. …

Josh Miller/CNET When a phone can grab attention at the hand-set frenzy that it is Mobile World Congress, you know it must be pretty special. And last year, at least, that’s what’s happened with the Puma Phone. Though it competed with flashy Andorid smartphones from HTC Samsung and Sony Ericsson, most everyone we talked to managed to find time to …