Sony Ericsson begins highlighting exclusive content for its customers. Sony Ericsson Sony Ericsson announced today that it has started its own channel in the Android Market. Designed specifically to work on Sony Ericsson products, the channel replaces the “My Apps” link found on the landing page of the market. According to Sony Ericsson’s blog, this …

If you’ve been salivating over the thought of a telly that records stuff it knows you’ll like, we have good news: a Virgin Media TiVo box could be yours for as little as £50 up front. But if you’re not already a Virgin Media customer, keep saving those pennies. TiVo is the ace set-top box that allows you to rate …

RIM/BlackBerry RIM’s official Twitter for BlackBerry app will be getting a visual refresh and some new features with version 1.1. For starters, the app will push “@” mentions to your username and will autocomplete hashtag options (#). The app will also tag locations after you enable the feature in the Options, then tap the icon of a compass for tweets …

Two weeks after launching an all-new digital-payments platform called Serve, American Express is doubling its efforts in the emerging space with an investment in Payfone, a mobile-payments provider. Payfone has raised $19 million in a third round of funding. In addition to American Express, Verizon Investments and Rogers Communications are also participating, along with existing investors Opus Capital, BlackBerry Partners …

For a mere $170, Cut Your Sim can remotely unlock your iPhone. But is it worth it? Cut Your Sim For many iPhone owners, a big reason to stage a jailbreak is to unlock the device, thus allowing it to work with carriers other than AT&T. (In the U.S., “carriers” means T-Mobile.) Now, at least two services are promising to …

What’s German for “oops”? An errant tweet from the German arm of chipmaker Qualcomm has outed the HTC Sensation Android smart phone before its official launch — and Vodafone has revealed it will be the only network to sell the phone. The Sensation was originally known as the Pyramid, but has been renamed Sensation for the UK. Vodafone has confirmed …

No one likes signing their life away to cell phone contracts, but fortunately, most service providers offer some kind of prepaid solution, and they’re slowly starting to diversify their phone offerings to include smartphones. Case in point, today AT&T introduced the LG Thrive, the first smartphone to be available on its GoPhone prepaid service. The Android 2.2 device will start …

The first cuts to Cisco Systems’ business have been announced, and the Flip video camera is among the first items to go. Cisco announced today that it will exit parts of the consumer electronics business as it strategically realigns its business to focus on five main areas: core routing; switching and services; collaboration; architectures; and video. One of the first …

Now playing: Watch this: Kyocera Echo 4:27 Though cell phone carriers like to boast that their devices are “one of a kind” and “industry firsts,” the claims are usually nothing more than marketing speak. With the Kyocera Echo, however, Sprint wasn’t just feeding us a line. It’s almost been two months since Sprint launched the Echo at a very over-the-top …

Nokia has overhauled its Symbian software. The much-maligned operating system has been updated with Symbian Anna, a new version of the software to make its debut on the new Nokia X7. Anna sports friendly new icons on the front end, while the Web browser and Ovi Maps apps are quicker and easier to use. Maps now has new public-transport information, …

Sprint is getting into the music distribution game today with the launch of its Sprint Music Plus service. Partnering with RealNetworks, the free Android application lets users manage their existing music library, as well as purchase new music and ringtones. Individual tracks range from 69 cents to $1.29 each, and you can also purchase full albums and ringback tones and …

Bound for T-Mobile this summer, the HTC Sensation 4G features a new video service by HTC and an enhanced user experience. Bonnie Cha/CNET For cell phone fanatics, there’s nothing worse than hearing about a cool new device launching overseas and having to wait to see when and if it will land in the States. Thankfully, this isn’t that kind of …

Boost Mobile introduced a couple of international services yesterday that will please those who need to make calls to Mexico, Canada, and a few other nearby countries. The first is a $5 International Connect plan that will let Boost customers make unlimited calls to landlines in more than 150 cities in Mexico, unlimited calls to Canada, and unlimited international texts …

Sensational news — the HTC Sensation is coming to Three. The Sensation will only be available to Vodafone customers when it launches in mid-May, but Three says it will sell the phone “this summer”. Three says it will offer unlimited data with the phone, so you can enjoy Web browsing and data-hungry apps without worrying about crippling bills. Three offers …

The Samsung Galaxy S 2 isn’t delayed as long as we feared. Samsung has just confirmed the Galaxy S’ successor will hit shops on 1 May, later than the promised 31 March launch — but bringing a faster processor and cheaper price. The Galaxy S 2 was originally scheduled for release late last month, but was pushed back to 6 …