Our official iPhone 4 talk time battery tests are back from CNET Labs. In both 3G and EDGE tests, we beat Apple’s promised times of 7 hours and 14 hours respectively. Also, when compared with the previous three iPhone models, the iPhone 4 delivers more juice per charge. Below you’ll find the complete talk time …

Are you an iPhone 4 customer running into data upload problems? CNET is seeing plenty such reports saying iPhone 4 usersin some regions of the country, including New York, Philadelphia, Washington, D.C., and as far west as Salt Lake City and Seattle, are experiencing dramatic drops in their data upload speeds. People in the MacRumors forum started writing posts about …

It may not look like much, but this battery pack delivers iPhone power on the cheap. Meritline This shouldn’t come as news to anyone: As iPhones age, their batteries wear out. It’s just the unfortunate nature of rechargeable power cells. Sadly, Apple makes it pretty difficult to swap in a new battery–not without some warranty-voiding surgery, anyway. But you can …

Welcome to The 411, my new Q&A 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 the same questions, too. At times, I might solicit answers from readers if I’m stumped. Send your questions and comments to me at …

Google is rolling out the latest version of Android to its very own Nexus One. Android 2.2, also known as Froyo, will be pushed out over the air to Nexus One owners over the course of this week. As always when installing new software, we recommend backing up your phone in readiness. Once you have the download, your Nexus One will …

It’s always frustrating when the battery on your blower goes. Taking inspiration from the long-held nickname for the telephone, the Aeolus would let you breathe new life into your mobile phone‘s battery — by blowing on it. It’s not a real phone, unfortunately, existing only in concept form to show off some ideas for environmentally friendly designs. The mock-up includes …

Korean electronics manufacturer, LG, today unveiled two shiny new Android-powered smartphones, promising up to 10 new devices in the series before the end of 2010, including an Android-powered tablet PC. The new LG Optimus One and Optimus Chic (Credit: LG) LG calls this series of phones Optimus, and the range will cover smartphones across the pricing tiers and may run …

It’s nothing more than a blurry spycam shot from a laconic Croatian Web site, but even an inkling of an Android-powered HTC phone with a Qwerty keyboard has us hallucinating. Rumour has it that this keyboard-packing powerhouse is called the HTC Vision, and it’s running version 2.1 of Android.  The Vision is still unclear, but look out for a 94mm (3.5-inch) 400×800-pixel …

Apple has worked out the reason for the iPhone 4 reception problems, and admitted it has been “totally wrong”. But the explanation, in an open letter on the Apple Web site, isn’t quite what we were expecting. Users quickly noticed that covering the seam on the left of the phone’s stainless steel antenna caused signal strength to drop four or …

Internet on your mobile phone has gone from being a niche interest just a few years ago to being totally essential and something we can’t live without, like coffee. So when it’s slow or behaving like a petulant child, it would be useful to have some numerical evidence to wave in the faces of customer services. To help you with …

Music services for mobile phones are enjoying increased popularity thanks to the fact that cell phones are replacing standalone MP3 players for many people. MSpot is one of many solutions that has cropped up as a solution for on-the-go listening. The company offers a music cloud service that lets you upload up to 2GB of music for free and access …

Apple has said that users have to hold the iPhone 4 the right way to get the best reception. Now it also says it has a software fix for signal issues. Josh Lowensohn/CNET Apple now blames reception issuesthat many new iPhone 4 customers are experiencing on a software miscalculation rather than on hardware design. But will a software update really …

With such insistent clamoring for a mobile version of Hulu.com ever since the streaming TV site captured the hearts and eyeballs of American viewers, this week’s release of Hulu’s new Hulu Plus app for iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch has received a surprisingly large number of user complaints. Why? Of the multiple reasons, the most significant is price. Although the …

Apple Adding to the whirlwind of issues surrounding the latest mega-hit from Apple is an apparent inconsistency with the automatic white balance selection incorporated in iPhone 4’s camera. iPhone 4’s 5-megapixel still camera may be the next feature to get hit with unsatisfied Apple customer complaints, joining the antenna issues, signal bar issues, and Exchange Server ActiveSync issues in iOS …

A lot has happened since Apple introduced the iconic iPhone in 2007. Smartphones have become all the rage. No longer are these mobile computers relegated to the corporate road warrior looking to keep up with work e-mail. Now it seems that everyone from high school kids to soccer moms has a smartphone. And if they don’t already have one, they’re …