The first images and preliminary details for Sony Ericsson’s presumed Xperia X10 successor have made their way online. And according to the source that passed on the tips to the Unofficial Xperia X10 blog, the device is “very, very slim.” Codenamed Anzu, or X12, the handset should feature a 4.3-inch screen and HDMI output, two …

Manufacturers and networks insist on labelling any new smart phone with a physical keyboard a business phone, which is understandable, but short-sighted. Upcoming phones such as the Nokia E7 and the Dell Venue Pro have been clumped in the colourless corporate category, but many people don’t like typing on touchscreens, and they’re not necessarily carrying a briefcase. To whit: the long-awaited …

This is going to make some of you very angry indeed. Apparently, some Android owners treacherously harbour indecent thoughts about — and you might want to sit down for this one — the iPhone. Android phone owners were four times more likely to desire an iPhone than the other way round, according to a poll by mobile comparison site MyPhoneDeals. …

Mobile browser-maker Skyfire may have had a disastrous launch day of Skyfire for iPhone due to shaky bandwidth, but now that the Silicon Valley company is disclosing some numbers, there are several tidbits we can glean about the Flash video-streaming browser. 1. Skyfire grossed almost $1 million: Skyfire sold about 100,000 copies of Skyfire for iPhone during the first five …

Jabra Stone 2 Jabra Jabra has just introduced the sequel to its Stone headset from last year, and it’s appropriately dubbed the Jabra Stone 2. It has the same design as its predecessor–the curved hook housed inside a portable “stone” charger–but it now features voice control, so you can answer and reject calls just by using your voice. It has …

Verizon Wireless has just announced the pricing and availability of the Motorola Citrus, which is billed as one of a few eco-friendly Android smartphones. The Citrus will go on sale starting November 11, for $49.99 after a $100 rebate and a new two-year service agreement. As a reminder, the Motorola Citrus is purportedly made out of 25 percent post-consumer plastic …

Editor’s note: This app is available only in the United States. Though CNET’s always been here to rate the latest cell phones, your handset is only half the story in the search for a great wireless experience. Strong coverage from your carrier is equally important, but finding that reception, and keeping it, isn’t easy. That’s why we’ve partnered with Root …

Raise your hand if your iPhone 4 has ever flashed the 20-percent-left battery warning at a most inopportune time, with no usable or practical outlets in sight. Yep, me, too. I’ve been the girl scanning cafe walls, poking at ambiguous hinged metal floor plates, and scouring airline gates in the hopes of finding a power source more times than I’d …

An Aussie Zune lover has been informed by a Microsoft service rep that the computing giant plans to launch the Zune Pass service to Australians in early 2011. (Credit: Microsoft) A CNET reader sent in a tip telling us that during a recent call with Microsoft support he was told the Zune Pass service will launch in Australia in late …

Android captured the second-highest global market share of all smartphone operating systems in the third quarter, according to data released today by Gartner. Driven by its year-long surge, Google’s mobile OS took home a 25.5 percent share of the global market, jumping from just 3.5 percent a year ago. Though still on top, Nokia’s Symbian continued to lose ground with …

It’s a big day Dialed In for as we hit our 150th episode, Bonnie makes it back to San Francisco for a special visit, and Jessica marks the day before her birthday. We also have a lot to get through today as the usual preholiday deluge of new phones is reaching its height. As it always does, Samsung is spinning …

There’s been a lot of talk about people canceling their cable TV subscription to stream video on their TVs over the Net, but consumer research firm Nielsen says the number of people actually doing it is still very small. Cheryl Idell, an executive vice president at Nielsen, told the blog PaidContent earlier this week that many people may be talking …

Back in June, I wrote about a rumored iPod Touch accessory that sounded almost too good to be true: the Peel, a combination case/cradle that would bring SIM-card-powered phone calling to the device. The just-announced Sprint ZTE Peel has little in common with that rumored device except the name, but it’s no less tantalizing. Drop your Touch into the cradle, …

Apart from the PlayStation phone, we’ve hardly heard a peep out of Sony Ericsson. The only time the company has broken cover was to announce sheepishly that Android 2.1 had only just started rolling out to its flagship Xperia X10. But pics have leaked of a smart phone that could put Sony Ericsson back in the game — a successor to …

Apple iOS 4.2, which will bring multitasking to the iPad, improved performance to the iPhone 3G, and features like AirPlay and AirPrint to all, may arrive as soon as this Friday. According to MacStories, an “inside source at AT&T” said that the update will be available for download on Friday, November 12, at 10 a.m. PT. And prior to that …