Just because a phone doesn’t cost an arm and a leg doesn’t mean you should settle for shoddy call quality. In fact, we know of several high-end smartphones that bulk up with features while audio clarity suffers, proving once again that there’s no correlation between the price tag and a satisfying calling experience. With that …

You might think Nokia is all about Windows Phone 7 now, but the company has stressed it’s not killing off Symbian just yet. That’s good news for owners of the Nokia N8, as the company has revealed a taster screenshot of the next OS update for that device and other smart phones running the Symbian 3 OS. The screenshot was …

Samsung 2nd TV is an app for watching and controlling your telly from your Samsung Galaxy S 2 smart phone or Galaxy Tab tablet. If your family is watching a film and you hear the distant ping of your microwave telling you the popcorn’s ready, you can stream the live TV signal to your phone or tablet over Wi-Fi so …

50 million downloads later, Angry Birds is finally coming to Windows Phone 7. Microsoft has confirmed that Rovio’s feathery smart phone hit will make its debut on the WP7 Marketplace this April, and it won’t be alone. Six new games have been confirmed as coming to Windows Phone 7, introduced at Microsoft’s Spring Showcase games event in San Francisco yesterday. …

I am asked all the time by readers, friends, and family members to offer my predictions on what I think is coming in the mobile market, as if I have some crystal ball hidden in my office. It’s true that I follow this market closely, but I must admit that I did not go to the Hogwarts School of Wizadry. …

Google Android users can now grab e-books from Google’s Android Market, and some clues show that movies and music may be on the horizon. Tapping into Google’s own eBookstore, which launched in December, the Android Market is offering a wide range of titles to browse, buy, and download. People can hunt for books among different categories, such as biographies, mysteries, …

Google is launching its own ebooks store for Android, although for now, it’s only available in the US. The store sits within the existing Android Market, and lets you buy ebooks and read them on your Android smart phone or tablet, as well as adding them to your Google account. The books category was added to the Web version of …

Can’t wait to plonk down some cash for the Samsung Galaxy S 2 smart phone? You don’t have to. Play.com has made the Android handset available to pre-order, and is expecting to ship the device by the end of March. Well, right at the end of the month: 31 March to be precise. The UK site is selling the S2 …

The line outside San Francisco’s Apple Store for the Verizon iPhone earlier this month. James Martin/CNET Reports of underwhelming iPhone sales on Verizon’s network seem to have been exaggerated. That’s according to Verizon Wireless CEO Daniel S. Mead, who in an interview with The Wall Street Journal (subscription required) said that the carrier had sold more iPhone 4s during its …

In addition to the HTC ChaCha and Salsa Facebook phones coming to AT&T later this year, HTC will release its first Android-based CDMA world phone with multiple North American carriers this spring. Today the company introduced the HTC Merge, an Android 2.2 smartphone with dual-mode CDMA/GSM functionality. Though specific carriers were not announced at this time, one would hope that …

Apple If you’re like me, you can hardly sit still in anticipation of Apple’s announcement on March 2, which is sure to include all the juicy details of the iPad 2, the second-generation touch-screen tablet that is sure to trounce any of the recent influx of iPad competitors. Now that we have a solid date for the announcement, the last …

What use are the basics if you can’t get ’em right? It never ceases to astound us when simple candy bar and flip phones–their one job being to make calls and send text messages–botch call quality or offer up a cramped dial pad or keyboard for composing messages. The Samsung T259 is thankfully one of its breed that does live …

The white iPhone 4 has become a device so mythical in standing, we now wouldn’t be surprised if it only exists in a parallel universe. But now, incredibly, Orange and Three are listing the white iPhone 4 as available on their websites, while online tech retailer Expansys is listing the white iPhone 4 as available for pre-order, SIM-free, for £920. …

Apple Renewing an issue that just does not seem to want to die, Consumer Reports says Apple’s Verizon iPhone 4 suffers from the same “death grip” antenna issues as the original device, released last summer amid widespread controversy. The Verizon iPhone 4 has a problem that could cause the phone to drop calls, or be unable to place calls, in …

The Nokia C5-03 is another in its C5 series of budget phones, but those crafty Finns have added a dash of quality by sticking a touchscreen, Wi-Fi and 3G on it. Unfortunately, the 3.2-inch touchscreen of the C5-03 is the clunky resistive kind, which you might be familiar with from old devices such as the Nokia 5800. Newer, pricier Symbian …