The iPhone is going 3D with a nifty little device called the i3DG Palm Top Theater, putting tiny little three-dimensional videos in your hot, sweaty hands. The device clips on to your iPhone, iPod touch or iPad. It contains three transparent mirrors, each reflecting a section of the video to create a 3D effect. Videos have …

The Federal Communications Commission wants to bring the 911 emergency service into the 21st century with new technologies such as text messaging and automatic alerts. In a speech Tuesday, FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski said it “is time to bring 911 into the Digital Age.” He said this was important, as more and more people in the United States use cell …

Nokia may be having a few problems with its phones, but as far as headline-grabbing stunts are concerned, it still has it. Those kerr-azy Finns have only taken a huge block of ice, and fashioned a working touchscreen out of it. Whatever next? Finland is a tad chilly this time of year, so the raw material wasn’t hard to find. …

Sony Ericsson has given the strongest hint yet that it’s working on a PlayStation phone, and that we could see an announcement as soon as Feburary, during Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. Sony Ericsson chief exec Bert Nordberg said he was aware of the speculation, the Wall Street Journal reports. The company hasn’t yet explicitly confirmed or denied the existence …

The Black Friday deals are coming in fast and furious, and now, T-Mobile has throw its hat into the ring with a new buy one, get one promotion for the annual post-Thanksgiving shopping extravaganza. Starting November 26, new and existing T-Mobile customers who purchase a featured smartphone and sign up for a two-year family plan will be able to get …

A new virtual mobile operator today launched its operations in Australia, offering a service without contracts and calling costs minus flagfall. (Credit: Amaysim) Amaysim is a new SIM-only mobile phone service offering pre-paid and post-paid mobile phone services in Australia, with a flat call rate of 15 cents per-minute, 12 cents for SMS messages and 5 cents per MB for …

Verizon Communications is now offering its Fios customers a new service that delivers 150Mbps download speeds and uploads of 35 Mbps. The company announced today that consumers in its Fios fiber-to-the-home territory are now eligible for the new service. Small-business customers will be eligible for the service by the end of the year. Verizon has been pushing the envelope in …

We haven’t even reached the end of 2010, but speculation, rumour, prediction and future-scrying is already ramping up on what’s to come with the second-generation iPad — and when. Wall Street analyst Brian Marshall, of Gleacher & Co, reckons April 2011 will be the date of the second coming, Computerworld reports. Marshall has consulted his astrological charts and reveals it …

Samsung Mesmerize Sarah Tew/CNET Everyone wants to take advantage of the great Black Friday tech deals, but sometimes the thought of fighting the crowds is enough to make one stay home instead. Fortunately, for U.S. Cellular customers, the carrier is starting its holiday promotion early so you can beat the rush. Starting today, U.S. Cellular dropped the prices on its …

The wireless marketing wars rage on as Verizon Wireless claims the “most advanced 4G” wireless network in the world and takes more potshots at rival AT&T. It’s not easy to be a consumer these days with wireless operators all claiming to have the fastest and most robust network in the U.S. Verizon Wireless is the latest operator to launch a …

If the summer belonged to the rollout of the Samsung Galaxy S series, the fall belongs to the LG and its Optimus line. MetroPCS has just announced its first no-contract Android smartphone, the Optimus M. Much like the iterations found on T-Mobile, Sprint, and Verizon, the MetroPCS version runs Android 2.2 and features a 3.2-inch touch screen, a 3.2-megapixel camera, …

Apple adds AirPrint to iWork for iPad Apps. Apple Coinciding with Apple’s release of iOS 4.2, iWork for iPad gets an update, adding support for iOS 4.2 features such as multitasking, AirPrint, and several other enhancements. iOS 4.2 fixes a font compatibility issue when exporting PDF formatted documents from Numbers, Keynote, or Pages for iPad which should help when sharing …

U.S. wireless smartphone subscribers will do almost anything to keep their unlimited data plans, which could spell trouble down the road for AT&T, the only U.S. operator without an unlimited plan. For the growing number of smartphone users in the U.S. market, loyalty to a particular phone or a specific carrier is trumped by the availability of an unlimited data …

The first time we saw the Dell Inspiron Duo, we were blown away by the way it used a cool hinge to convert itself from a shiny tablet to a slimline netbook. In a new video preview of the device, Dell has announced that the Duo is on its way. The clip demonstrates the Duo firstly as a tablet, sitting …

Welcome to The 411, my column answering all your questions about cell phones and cell phone accessories. I receive plenty of questions about these subjects via e-mail, so I figured many of you might have similar queries, too. At times, I might solicit answers from readers if I’m stumped. Send your questions and comments to me at [email protected]. If you …