Motorola has promised a deluge of smartphones in 2010, and so far the company is on track to complete that goal. Within days of each other, Moto introduced the Devour for Verizon Wireless and the Cliq XT for T-Mobile. Both smartphones run Google’s Android operating system and both are related to previous models. The Cliq …

Bigger will be better for some iPhone games. Apple The iPad may not have a built-in camera, multitasking capabilities, or support for Flash, but it does have a 9.7-inch high-resolution touch screen and a faster processor than an iPhone 3GS. Though most games for the iPhone and iPod Touch should run on the iPad, many developers are rapidly creating updated …

Sprint is really pulling out all the stops lately to differentiate itself from the rest of the big nationwide carriers. Its latest attempt is to offer a decidedly fantastic money back guarantee. Starting April 1, 2010, Sprint will give new customers 30 days to try out Sprint service, and if they are not completely satisfied, Sprint will give them a …

The vacant Freeview HD slot should be filled by Film 4 or a second BBC channel, according to a CNET UK survey. The slot, forfeited by Five, has been given back to the BBC by Ofcom, leaving the broadcaster to mull over its options. Our survey says CNET UK readers would like to see Film 4 take up the last …

Sky has been ordered by Ofcom to reduce the prices it charges companies such as Virgin Media and BT for access to Sky Sports. Interestingly, as part of this deal, Sky has also been given permission to launch its Picnic pay TV service on digital terrestrial TV. Mixed news for Sky, but surely more of a win for the company …

AT&T executives, apparently feeling the heat of iPhone users’ complaints about poor service, have reportedly been working with Apple to resolve the issues. Since Apple’s iPhone launched exclusively on AT&T’s network more than two years ago, customers have been complaining about dropped calls and slow data connections, especially those in urban areas such as New York and San Francisco. Now, …

Apple iPhone Configuration Utility hits version 2.2. The new version released on Tuesday includes support for the iPad. Apple’s utility isn’t designed as an end-user troubleshooting tool–it’s intended to help enterprise users create configuration profiles for device deployment–but it provides three functions that can be useful for anyone troubleshooting iPhone security settings. Apple We wrote about these uses last fall, …

Samsung isn’t content to watch the likes of Apple, Microsoft and Google turn apps into dollars, especially on Samsung handsets. Bada will address this when it launches mid-year, bringing a whole new OS to the smartphone market and a new platform for mobile application developers to consider for their next project. The first handset we’re likely to see it on …

Rumors that the iPhone is coming to Verizon have been buzzing around the Web over the last day or so. So what should Verizon iPhone users expect when the device finally comes to the nation’s largest wireless network? First, rumors of the Verizon iPhone are just that. There has been no confirmation from Apple or Verizon about the launch of …

Spring is sprung, and Virgin is the latest operator to spring-clean its tariffs, following T-Mobile and O2’s efforts.  Prices for the new monthly contracts start at £10 for 100 minutes and 100 texts for either 18 or 24 months, with a choice of free budget phones. If you don’t need a new phone, Virgin offers deals for just the SIM …

Version 1.5.0 of the MobileNavigator comes with Panoramic 3D map view that show accurate terrain of the area including elevation, shadow, and geographic images. Screenshot by Dong Ngo/CNET As promised, on Tuesday Navigon released another major update for itsiPhone MobileNavigator app, version 1.5.0, to add three more features to the already feature-rich navigator application. The new features includes connection to …

Google and Verizon Communications have teamed up once again to ask the Federal Communications Commission to take it easy on regulating the Internet. On Tuesday, Google CEO Eric Schmidt and Verizon CEO Ivan Seidenberg co-authored an op-ed piece in The Wall Street Journal praising aspects of the FCC’s National Broadband Plan, which will provide a road map for policymakers and …

Josh Miller/CNET After what must seem like an eternity to Motorola Droid owners, Android 2.1 could start rolling out to handsets this afternoon. That is, of course, provided you believe the Engadget report from today. The site got its hands on an internal Verizon e-mail that was sent out early this morning, and, from what we can tell, all signs …

Hard Candy and other accessory manufacturers have to build their own iPads to design their cases in time for launch. CNET When the iPad is released on April 3, that wonderful cottage industry known as the accessories market will swing into high gear and try to capitalize on the popularity of Apple’s hot new device. But unless you’re Stephen Colbert …

Back in February, Sling Media, now owned by Echostar, finally got permission to allow users of its SlingPlayer Mobile for iPhone app to stream video over AT&T’s 3G network instead of just Wi-Fi. We’ve been playing around with the updated app for a little while and are happy to report that it works as well as it does on other …