Three weeks after teasing us with a promo of its first Android handset, we finally get pricing and a release date for the Sanyo Zio. The Zio, which will ship by August 21, is $229 if you place a preorder on Cricket’s Web site. The full price without the Web discount is an additional $20, …

With all the iPhone rumours behind us for another year, the rumour mill now turns to the new kid on the block, and if speculation is correct, HTC has more than a few tricks up its sleeve for the end of the year. Chrome tablet A render of a generic Chrome tablet. (Credit: Google) This rumour comes a little out …

We’ve seen the leaks and now we have official confirmation from T-Mobile that the T-Mobile G2 is, indeed, real. The carrier posted a teaser site for the T-Mobile G1’s successor on Wednesday, with an opportunity to sign up for e-mail updates. The G2 will be the first smartphone to run on T-Mobile’s HSPA+ network, which promises 4G-like speeds, but for …

Hollywood actor Justin Long may think Macs are better than PCs, but he obviously doesn’t listen to Apple when it comes to jailbreaking. In an interview on the Jimmy Kimmel show, eagle-eyed Engadget readers spotted that Long’s iPhone carried a Cydia icon, a sure sign the phone had been fiddled with in a way that would make Steve Jobs rather …

The next version of the HTC Desire, the Desire HD, has been spotted and then pulled from Amazon’s UK Web site. In something of a faux pas — which may deserve an Amazon employee a little corporate spanking — a listing with the name ‘HTC 99HLZ001-00 ACE/ Desire HD’ was put up on the Web site, and spotted by an …

I’ve taken my iPad on a few road trips this summer, and I can say without reservation that it absolutely rocks for watching movies. Of course, I’m not about to pay iTunes’ ridiculous prices to watch movies and TV shows I already own on DVD. Instead, I’ll just rip those discs to an iPad-friendly format. If you’re interested in doing …

Five years after Sprint merged with Nextel, the deal remains a controversial topic in the financial world. Not only has the combined company struggled through several difficult quarters, but also Bloomberg recently named the acquisition as one that “never should have happened.” In a review published last Thursday of the 100 biggest takeovers since 2005, Bloomberg ranked the Sprint-Nextel deal …

The T-Mobile G2 is coming! Uh, about time. Plus we discuss the Nokia N8, the viability of Symbian OS, and the titular phone, the Samsung Epic 4G. We also review the Sony Ericsson Xperia X10, the Motorola Droid 2, and more. Now playing: Watch this: Dialed In 139: A phone of Epic proportions 37:40 Podcast Your browser does not support …

The Samsung Galaxy S is white-hot, proving to be one of the most popular smart phones of the year. Now it’s literally white — if you live in Korea, where Samsung has launched a white version of the phone. We’re waiting for a comment from Samsung on our chances of seeing the great white Android in the UK, but we’re …

Good morning iPhoners! How are you feeling today? Great news: you can now share how happy you are with a new iPhone app, developed as part of a UK-wide research project into, you know, how we’re doing. The Mappiness app beeps at least once a day to ask how you’re feeling, and personal info such as who you’re with, where …

RIM BlackBerry Bold 9650 RIM U.S. Cellular is on a mission for more smartphones, which may account for its recent announcement that the carrier is adding the BlackBerry Bold 9650 to its stable. U.S. Cellular is quick to note that the 9650 is BlackBerry 6 ready, which will apparently be available to the phone in the near future. As we …

As someone who comes from a long line of race car drivers and auto enthusiasts, it always comes as a shock to me that I don’t bleed straight motor oil when I get a cut or a scrape. It runs that deep, people. Living in a city that is a cinch to traverse on foot or public transit has helped …

Microsoft has announced its first games on the Windows Phone 7 platform, with Xbox Live compatibility the edge it hopes will win over fans of its smart phone rivals. A huge list of more than 50 games was revealed at Gamescom in Germany that will be available at launch or shortly after, including classic franchises and titles such as Halo, …

Vodafone has followed rival network 3 by bringing out its own branded mobile Wi-Fi hotspot on contract. It’s a useful little gadget that allows you to connect up to five devices — such as laptops or netbooks — at once. It doesn’t require any wires, and because it’s so small and portable you can set it up virtually anywhere you …

If you weren’t convinced that HTC was working on an alleged Desire HD, this should do it for you. Amazon UK briefly listed the phone as being for sale on Monday night before getting pulled almost instantly. Thankfully, someone over at Electric Pig grabbed a screen shot of the HTC 99HLZ001-00 ACE/Desire HD listed with a price tag of £415, …