Six months after its release, Froyo has begun to eclipse Eclair as the most prevalent Android OS version. According to figures Google released yesterday, Android 2.2 runs on 51.8 percent of handsets that accessed the Andorid Market in a 14-day period ending January 4. Eclair (2.1) handsets had a 35.2 percent share, whereas Cupcake (1.4) …

Now playing: Watch this: Jawbone Era 2:19 (Edit: We’ve been informed that the company now goes by Jawbone instead of Aliph, so we’ve edited the blog post to reflect that). Jawbone has just announced the Jawbone Era, the first ever Bluetooth headset to have a built-in accelerometer. Combined with multi-processor technology, serial flash, and a larger dynamic wideband speaker, the …

Now playing: Watch this: AT&T R225 1:26 The AT&T R225 was never destined for greatness, but it sure would come a lot closer if it didn’t get in its own way. The recipe for its self-defeat lies in the phone’s lack of a volume rocker, zero Bluetooth support, and an absolutely terrible speakerphone, at least on our testing device. A …

If you fancy the cut-price curves of the HTC Gratia or the Qwerty qualities of the HTC 7 Pro, you may have to do some skulking around on the Internet to find them. HTC has announced that the phones are coming to the UK next month, but only to its distributors, the coincidentally named Brightpoint and Brightstar. The means it’s …

One of the major problems faced by our generation is how to read safely while walking, driving, carrying a baby, and so on. After all, with your eyes glued to your iPhone’s screen, it’s just a matter of time before you take a header down the stairs or plow into a tree. Thankfully, there’s one app that’s looking out for …

DigiTimes is back again, adding fuel to a fire that doesn’t want to die. According to the site’s sources, HTC is said to be readying not one, but three Android tablets for the first part of the year. The first device, the Flyer, may begin shipping in the United States in March, with the other two devices following in June. …

Yet another version of Acer’s Android smart phone, the Acer Liquid, has surfaced — and this one is made of metal. The Liquid Metal was spotted on a Russian blog, so take these specs and images with a delicious spoonful of salted cucumbers.  Acer stuck with the design of the Liquid, but bumped up the version of Android, when it released the Acer Liquid …

The Acer Liquid Metal smart phone is real, and will be coming out at the end of October. An Acer spokesperson has confirmed that the Android 2.2 device will hit the UK at the end of next month, according to Electric Pig. This likely confirms that the images of the phone we saw pop up on a Russian blog last …

We’ll soon find out whether the Liquid Metal lives up to its fabulously badass name, as Acer’s red-hot new smart phone will be available in the UK from mid-November. The nanomorphing mimetic poly-alloy mobile will have an 800MHz Qualcomm processor, running Android 2.2 Froyo. It has a 3.6-inch capacitive touchscreen display and a 5-megapixel camera. This will boast an LED …

One of Google Voice‘s stickiest conditions is beginning to unstick, thanks to a new, very quietly rolled-out feature that lets you port your own phone number to Google Voice. If you see this in your Google Voice account settings, you may be eligible for porting. Screenshot by Jessica Dolcourt/CNET Previously, signing on to Google Voice meant searching for a new …

The official Twitter app for the iPhone is great, but falls down in one crucial area: there aren’t enough cutesy monsters battling it out. If this bothers you as much as it does us, Twimon is an app worth getting excited about. The iPhone app bills itself as “a new kind of Twitter client that lets you raise your own personal legion of monsters and …

Anyone who’s attended CES knows that getting a cell phone signal during the show’s peak hours is never a sure bet. With 140,000 phone-wielding people crammed into a square half mile, you can go several hours without making a call, accessing your e-mail, or even sending a tweet. Since it’s rather ironic that you can’t use your cell phone at …

Can’t get enough of Tron? Have an iPad? You’ll be wanting to fire up the App Store this morning, to grab a new book-app from Disney. Tron: Legacy The Complete Story went live on the App Store late last night, promising 150 pages of illustrated artwork telling the story of the film. The app also features digital stills from the …

A new plan will offer a PC and peripherals for 98 pounds ( $157) to help get low-income Britons online, according to the recycling project that will provide the hardware. The plan, which launches this week, will provide a computer, flat-screen monitor, keyboard, mouse, and telephone support in the sub-100-pound package, E-cycle marketing manager John Busby said Tuesday. The initiative …

Back in September, we tested out the Starbucks Card Mobile app, then a BlackBerry app that kicked off a pilot program for a digital prepaid Starbucks loyalty card on your mobile phone. Today, Starbucks is expanding the program past its pilot retail stores, including kiosks at Target. Now the Starbucks Card Mobile app (for iPhone, iPod Touch, and BlackBerry) is …