Cricket Wireless has just introduced a brand new basic phone in its lineup, the Samsung Stunt. The phone is identical to the Samsung Stunt that launched with MetroPCS not too long ago. Though it’s pretty basic, it does offer a few niceties like Bluetooth and voice command. The price is rather nice as well–it’s $99.99 …

CNET readers often ask us just how the Google Android operating system compares with the iPhone’s OS. And with good reason, for Android has grown into a formidable player in the smartphone world. Of course, Android is different than the iPhone, but variety is nothing to fear. Android may lack some of the Apple handset’s glamour, but the OS and …

Palm is hoping its new developer’s kit can lead to better games and richer apps for its smartphone users. Palm Palm announced on Tuesday that a public beta version of its new WebOS Plug-in Development Kit (PDK) is ready for developers to download via the company’s Developer Center Web site. The PDK lets programmers create plug-ins using C or C++ …

Chinese manufacturer ZTE is prepping for the release of no less than four Android smartphones later this year. Teased last month at Mobile World Congress, the details are now starting to spill out. The handsets will be called the Blade, the Racer, the Mercury, and the Smooth. Each appears to speak to a different demographic with various form factors and …

On Call runs every two weeks, alternating between answering reader questions and discussing hot topics in the cell phone world. It wasn’t so long ago that the cell phone world was just transitioning to 3G technology. But now, just as we’re getting settled, the ever-restless industry is moving on again. Fourth-generation technology, or 4G, is gaining traction and carriers are …

One phrase you’re going to start hearing a lot of from now on is IPTV or in its long form, Internet Protocol Television. As it sounds, it is television content delivered through your internet connection. It’s a concept that has been a long time coming, but it looks like 2010 is the year that it gains a foothold in Australia. …

China Unicom is working with Apple to finally launch a Wi-Fi version of the iPhone, according to The Wall Street Journal. The iPhone hit China in October, but sans Wi-Fi. Chinese regulations had prohibited the sale of any Wi-Fi device that does not use the country’s own wireless standard known as WAPI (Wired Authentication and Privacy Infrastructure). As a result, …

Samsung Trill photos +7 more See all photos If the Samsung Trill looks familiar, we don’t blame you. It is almost the spitting image of the Samsung Trance from Verizon Wireless, except for the navigation keys. The Trill is also from U.S. Cellular, so it won’t benefit from the Verizon V Cast Music service. Still, it’s a pretty good music …

Cisco Systems is set to make a major announcement Tuesday morning that the tech company says “will forever change the Internet.” Could this announcement include an AppleTV-like set-top box that does just about everything? Exactly what Cisco will be revealing is still under wraps, but some industry watchers are speculating that the announcement will include several products that will provide …

Now playing: Watch this: Beyond E-Tech Duet W002 (unlocked) 2:33 In the land of iPhone clones, the Duet W002 is the “cloniest” we’ve seen. Not only is it the same general shape as the iPhone, but also its menu design, even down to the icons, is a rip-off of Apple’s device. In this case, imitation is not the sincerest form …

From Thursday, Vodafone Hutchinson Australia will launch new post-paid cap contracts on both its Vodafone and 3 Mobile brands, unifying pricing across each network and offering some deals first to customers at the lower-end of the pricing spectrum. (Credit: CBSi) The new caps will range across standard price points (AU$29, AU$49, AU$69, etc), but all the new caps from AU$19 …

If you’re looking forward to a future of streaming movies, gargantuan Internet file exchanges, and other high-bandwidth activities, cheer up. Broadband service providers in most of the major markets around the country will soon be able to deliver 100Mbps broadband service with no problem. That’s enough to download a music album in as little as 5 seconds, an hour-long TV …

With no disrespect to HTC, Samsung, or Motorola, it’s nice to see an Android phone from someone new. Not that the former three don’t make great devices; it’s quite the opposite. It’s just nice to see a fresh face in the crowd every once in a while, and in this instance, that face is Acer. Acer Liquid (photos) +7 more …

Listen up, college-hoops fans: I have good news and bad news about this year’s version of the CBS Sports NCAA March Madness On Demand app. The good: Unlike last year’s version, it doesn’t require a Wi-Fi connection to stream live games. Now you can watch over 3G or even EDGE. The bad: CBS hiked the price from $4.99 to $9.99. …

(Credit: Ty Pendlebury/CNET Australia) CES is well and truly over for another year, so what lessons did we learn about up and coming television technologies? Yes, this year TVs were again the star of the world’s biggest gadget show, but that’s not to say that we saw anything revolutionary. Instead we saw a natural progression from the tech shown at …