It perhaps won’t be the biggest surprise you have today, but the five major UK mobile networks — Orange, O2, Vodafone, T-Mobile and 3 — will all carry Windows Phone 7 handsets. And if a statement by an HTC exec is correct, we’ll be seeing the launch as soon as October, which buttresses previous rumours. …

Microsoft let loose a cavalcade of new Windows Phone 7 devices today, so we’ve compiled a spec comparison chart of the ones headed to the U.S. for easy comparison. Take a look at the chart below, and let us know what you think in the comments. table.geekbox th{background-color:#E6ECEF;text-align:left;font-weight:bold;} table.geekbox tr.even{background-color:#CCCCCC;} .ratingGood{color:#093;} .ratingAverage{color:#666;} .ratingBad{color:#C00;} HTC Surround Samsung Focus LG Quantum HTC …

Though AT&T took center stage with Microsoft to launch Windows Phone 7, T-Mobile got in on the action with the introduction of its first Windows Phone 7 device, the HTC HD7. Available in mid-November–date and pricing were not given at this time–the HD7 brings the Windows Phone experience to an Evo-like package that includes a 4.3-inch capacitive touch screen and …

Now playing: Watch this: Windows Phone 7 for AT&T 2:37 As most of you have heard by now, Microsoft and AT&T took center stage in New York on Monday to officially launch Windows Phone 7. Though handsets will launch with a variety of carriers, AT&T will soon offer three Windows Phone 7 handsets in the U.S.: the Samsung Focus, the …

In addition to the new Windows Phone 7 devices released for AT&T, T-Mobile and Sprint, HTC also dropped two international handsets at Microsoft’s big debut event in New York today. With similar designs and comparable feature sets, the HTC 7 Mozart and 7 Trophy will be headed to various nations in Europe and Asia. Here’s what you can expect from …

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer was in New York to unveil the new Windows Phone 7 series today. Click here for part 1 of CNET’s one-on-one interview with him.” credit=”Jason DeCrow” alt=”” creditUrl=”” targetUrl=”http://news.cnet.com/8301-13860_3-20019259-56.html”/> Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer’s characterization of the new Windows Phone 7 OS as “always delightful and wonderfully mine” may go down in tech marketing-speak history. But what …

Nokia’s C7 smartphone Nokia Nokia today began shipping its new C7 smartphone around the world. The follow-up to the recently launched N8 smartphone, the C7 is Nokia’s second phone powered by its new Symbian 3 mobile operating system. The 3.5-inch glass touch-screen is an active-matrix OLED that offers 640×360 pixel resolution. The C7 offers an 8-megapixel camera that can shoot …

If you’ve pre-ordered the HTC Desire HD, prepare to wait an agonising week longer, as Vodafone has pushed back its release date for the new Android super-phone. Vodafone originally set 14 October as the date for the smart phone’s launch, but you should now expect it to arrive on 22 October, according to the Desire HD’s pre-order page. Expect the …

NEW YORK–At Microsoft’s second annual “open house” press conference in New York, CEO Steve Ballmer introduced three Windows Phone 7 smartphones that will be launching exclusively with AT&T in the U.S. for the holiday season. All three phones will cost $199.99. The HTC Surround, LG Quantum, and Samsung Focus each have a capacitive touch screen, a 5-megapixel camera, and a …

I was made for lovin’ you baby, and you were made for lovin’ HD. Legendary slap-happy rockers Kiss are launching their own range of high-definition televisions, offering members of the Kiss Army crystal-clear 1080p video with an added dose of rock’n’roll. The 32-, 40- and 46-inch LED TVs will transport you to HD rock city. They boast four HDMI inputs …

The Logitech Revue is the first stand-alone Google TV box to hit the shops in the US. The $300 (£190) box is designed to combine your TV with the whole Internet and add a smattering of TV from your cable or satellite provider. The idea is, Google ties all these things together, and does what it does best: allowing you …

Sony Ericsson (SE) is embracing Android in a big way; not only is the company rumoured to be developing an Android-powered PSP phone, but it is also splashing out on inventing Android-specific Bluetooth accessories, starting with LiveView. LiveView is about as big as the face on a wrist watch. (Credit: Sony Ericsson) Described as a “micro display”, LiveView pairs with …

All the single ladies (all the single ladies), put your hands up for the Alcatel OT-808. It isn’t the first Qwerty clamshell mobile phone we’ve ever seen, but is possibly the first to be square rather than rectangular. In fact, it looks almost exactly like a make-up compact. That’s probably what Alcatel had in mind, because the OT-808 is “designed …

Here comes the Sony Ericsson Xperia X8, just a day after we covered the new Nokia X5 and X6. Who said there’s no originality left in the world of mobile phones? Names aside, there’s very little similarity between Nokia’s squared-off youth phone and the new offering from Sony Ericsson. The 3G X8 sports a 76mm (3-inch) capacitive touchscreen with customisable …

It has been a very busy week for Motorola as the handset maker announced no less than seven Android devices for various carriers. Yet, even afer all the CTIA buzz, there is still at least one super phone hiding up the company’s sleeves: the Droid 2 Global. The handset has been teased for a while and images even surfaced a …