We’ll be the first to admit we’re not always the kings and queens of organisation. Our desks look like a pig went crazy in PC World, and our filing system leaves much to be desired. So we’re rather intrigued by LG’s Media Link tech, which helps organise all your videos, and which LG will be …

It’s been almost a month since AT&T dropped the $39 billion bomb that it was intending to acquire T-Mobile. And since that time, the wireless world had talked about little else. Indeed, the news of the potential merger dominated the CTIA show last month, and my CNET colleagues and I have fielded many reader questions over the marriage. Your concerns …

T-Mobile G2X Nicole Lee/CNET T-Mobile announced today via Twitter that the T-Mobile G2X (aka, the LG Optimus 2X) will be available online starting April 15 and in stores on April 20 for $199.99 with a two-year contract and after a $50 mail-in rebate ($499.99 without contract). For the price, you get an Android 2.2 device with a 1GHz Nvidia Tegra …

T-Mobile’s twitter account was busy today as it confirmed not one but two Android handsets with launch dates and prices. Shortly after letting its followers know of the dual-core G2X, the carrier tapped the Sidekick 4G with an April 20 release. T-Mobile also confirmed pricing as $99.99 after a $50 mail-in rebate and two-year service agreement. Considering that the hardware …

We’ve been talking about mobile payments gaining U.S. traction for years, but it’s been during only the past few weeks that there’s been a stampede of activity signaling that the fight for dominion over mobile payments is about to begin. What makes the topic such a tangle is the fact that the term “mobile payments” can mean anything from NFC …

Google cracks down on fragmentation, but does doing so put the Android Open Source Project’s openness in jeopardy? First an app store, then a cloud streaming service, and now is Amazon planning an Android-based phone? What podcatching app do you use on your Android phone? We have the answers to all of these questions, plus Antuan tries to name as …

A new Android music player offers our first glimpse of Google’s planned cloud music service. The feature isn’t turned on, but you can try the new player on your phone now. The new music player is one of several new apps spotted in a new version of the Android Market. The new-look software has been leaked and is yet to …

Hasbro’s My3D turns the iPhone into a 3D device. Hasbro Hasbro has released a new gadget that turns the iPhone into a type of 3D View-Master. Selling for $35, the My3D latches onto an iPhone or iPod Touch, allowing users to view apps and play games in 3D. To enable access to the touch screen on the iPhone or Touch, …

Alltel is the first carrier to pre-load the Amazon app store on an Android device. HTC After recently adding four devices to its Android lineup, Alltel is becoming quite proud of its smartphone roster. So proud, in fact, that it issued a press release today simply to talk its Android devices up a bit more. It took the wireless provider …

As the smartphone war heats up with Android and iOS duking it out for first place, RIM has slowly fallen out of favor with industry analysts and the general populace. While RIM has certainly been in the news lately because of the PlayBook, we haven’t heard much about BlackBerry smartphones for months; the last BlackBerry handset to debut was the …

A compelling image of a Toys ‘R’ Us product information sheet for the iPad 2. modmyi.com According to a rumor from tech site modmyi.com, Toys ‘R’ Us is training their employees to begin selling Apple’s iPad 2 in their stores, offering perhaps one of their most compelling reasons for not wanting to grow up. “We received a tip this morning …

Motorola has sold around 100,000 Xooms since launching the new tablet in late February, says a Deutsche Bank research report released yesterday. Based on the percentage of Android 3.0 Honeycomb devices showing up on the Android Developer Web Site, Deutsche Bank estimated the total Android installed base at around 50 million units. Of those, only 0.2 percent are running Honeycomb. …

In addition to mandating that carriers allow data roaming, the Federal Communications Commission used its regular meeting this week to propose tighter regulations for cell phone signal boosters. The decision, which actually came yesterday, is part of an ongoing discussion within the wireless industry over whether cell phone signal boosters interfere with carrier networks. Rather than approving a request by …

The Federal Communications Commission adopted new rules today at its monthly public meeting that will require wireless service providers, such as AT&T and Verizon Wireless, to negotiate wireless data roaming deals with competitors. As expected, the FCC voted along party lines, with the three Democrats including Chairman Julius Genachowski voting in favor of the measure. Meanwhile, Republicans Robert McDowell and …

Want to lose weight? Forget fad diets: eat fewer calories. Ah, but easier said than done, right? Counting calories is not only a hassle, it’s downright difficult for certain types of meals. Enter DailyBurn’s Meal Snap ($2.99), an ingeniously clever–if not entirely perfect–app that takes a photo of the food on your plate, then delivers an estimated calorie count. Sounds …