Dell has given up on trying to update its troublesome Streak tablet with Android 2.1, instead focusing on Android 2.2 Froyo, saying it would push out the update before 2010 is up. Dell said, in an official statement, it wouldn’t update its 5-inch superphone to Android 2.1, but made a commitment to publishing Android 2.2 …

Apple is planning to censor your text messages with a patent that stops your iPhone sending a saucy SMS. The technology will give parents a way to prevent their kids sending rude messages, also known as sexting. They’re all at it, apparently. The US Patent and Trademark office has granted Apple the patent, entitled ‘Text-based communication control for personal communication …

The Android army will soon have another choice of browser, with a public beta version of Opera Mobile for Android available within the next four weeks. Opera already offers Opera Mini for Android, but it relies on a server to translate your requested pages into a stripped-down form. It’s fast, but not the full experience. Opera Mobile is the real …

Research in Motion’s BlackBerry may soon lose its lock on the enterprise market, as companies look to add support for more consumer friendly smartphones–like Android and iPhone devices–and the BlackBerry’s vaunted security features become less unique. RIM has built its business on providing mobile e-mail and messaging services to corporate users. Thousands of companies use BlackBerry exclusively for mobile communications. …

Consumer technology has come a long way in shrugging off its “for boys only” image over the past few years, but has Google Android missed the mark in the way it presents itself to women? The feared Android bogan (Credit: CBSi) In a recent survey conducted by Lady Geek, it found that only 5 per cent of the women surveyed …

In our recent Sonos ZonePlayer S5 story, we said the S5 was the most affordable entry into the world of Sonos. That was a total lie, we’re afraid: the cheapest way is to win one from us. To celebrate the launch of the new system, Sonos has not only given us a brand-new ZonePlayer S5 music system to pass on …

Broadcom announced today that it plans to acquire 4G chip maker Beceem Communications for $316 million in cash as it tries to get a leg up on supplying the next generation of wireless technology to companies making wireless infrastructure products as well as those making cell phones, computers, and other consumer electronics. Broadcom said that the acquisition would accelerate its …

Updated with correct charges Boost Mobile has introduced a new plan that rewards customers who make on-time payments. Called the Monthly Unlimited with Shrinkage plan, it lets customers reduce the usual $50 monthly charge to as low as $35 just by making payments in a timely manner (unless they’re on a BlackBerry plan; see below). The no-contract plan includes unlimited …

T-Mobile will introduce new prepaid data plans October 18 that will offer users access not only to data use, but also to voice minutes and text messages. The smartphone plans break down as follows. $70 per month for unlimited talk and text with 2GB of data $50 per month for unlimited talk and text plus 100MB of data $30 per …

Dell has announced its first smart phone that should make its way to the UK market, the Dell Venue Pro. It premiered at the Windows Phone 7 launch in London and will use Microsoft’s new mobile OS. Dell confirmed specs and images of the Venue Pro in a corporate blog post. It has a 4.1-inch capacitive touchscreen and a Qwerty …

We missed a show last week due to CTIA so we had a lot to discuss this week. And if the load of Android news from CTIA wasn’t enough, Microsoft debuted its first load of Windows 7 devices at a big event in New York City two days ago. Bonnie was there to capture it all with hands-on analysis of …

Windows Phone 7 — or WinPhoSev, as we’re calling it, because it sounds more like a delicious Vietnamese soup — officially launched today. It aims to take on the iPhone and Google’s Android OS in the smart-phone battle cage. We’ve seen plenty of Windows Phone 7 before — here’s our hands-on video review. But on 21 October, we’ll finally have …

Microsoft’s Windows Phone 7 will be able to sync with deadly rival Apple’s Mac computers by the end of the year. “Later in 2010 Microsoft will make a public beta available of a tool that allows Windows Phone 7 to sync select content with Mac computers,” the software behemoth said in a statement. Windows Phone’s UK head of marketing, Oded …

When Kerfye Pierre returned home to Maryland from a visit to Haiti in February after the devastating earthquake, she received yet another shock: a $30,000 phone bill from T-Mobile USA. Pierre, who had gone to Haiti to visit her sister who was having a baby, was there when the earthquake struck in January. Before her trip, she had suspended her …

When the iPad first launched, we heard a lot of talk about possible uses for it in school settings. There was talk of downloading books (instead of carrying a heavy backpack); taking notes (even though the onscreen keyboard is less than ideal); and someday watching online lectures on the device (if sites would start using HTML 5 instead of Flash). …