In December, Apple announced via an e-mail sent to all iPhone developers that “iPhone Developer News and Announcements” are now available via RSS feed. The new feed will cover a wide range of topics for developers such as the availability of iTunes Connect, programming tips, documentation updates, developer program updates, app review tracking, etc. If …

Well, well, would you look at that? The Google Phone is real. On this week’s episode of Dialed In, we interrogate producer Jason Howell, who was one of the first people to see the Nexus One phone in person. Plus, we wrap up this year’s reviews and give you a preview of what we expect to see at CES 2010. …

The Acer Liquid is the first Android smart phone to use the high-speed Qualcomm Snapdragon chip, which breathes fire into netbooks. Announced today, the phone will come with Android 1.6 Donut built-in. Acer claims the Liquid’s capacitive touchscreen is both high definition and wide-VGA, which doesn’t sound right to us. Wide-VGA is more like extended definition, as it’s wider than …

It’s already getting cutthroat in the young world of iPhone navigation apps. Facing increased pressure from the likes of ALK, which recently dropped its CoPilot Live North America app to $19.99, TomTom just slashed the price of its eponymous navigation app by 50 percent. Well, kind of. The new TomTom U.S.A. app ($49.99) provides maps for just the U.S. (including …

Boost Mobile added unlimited calls to Canada (except Northern Territories) and landlines in Mexico City, Guadalajara, and Monterrey as part of its International Connect plan today. Launched earlier this year, the International Connect plan costs $10 a month and includes unlimited text messaging and push-to-talk with Canada, Baja California, Argentina, Brazil, Mexico, Peru, and Chile for a flat fee. To …

Microsoft Snigger as you will over Microsoft’s decision to call Bing, its overhauled search engine, a “decision engine,” but those giggles should dissolve when you start up Microsoft’s brand-new Bing for iPhone (and iPod Touch). As a search app goes, Bing, which debuted Tuesday in the iTunes App Store, is the real thing. The Bing app has a slew of …

It’s Christmas, and that means it’s time to treat yourself to something nice. What’s more, the World Cup is coming next year, and with the launch of HD channels from the BBC and ITV, now is a great time to get a new TV. To help you decide what TV to buy, we have shortlisted three models that we think …

Corinne Schulze/CNET It’s hard to believe, but the year is quickly ending and 2010 will be here before you know it. However, before we shut the door on 2009, we thought it be nice to look back on the year and highlight some of our favorite tech gadgets. It’s been a particularly good year for smartphone lovers as numerous models …

The highlight at the Federal Communications Commission is the Google Android-powered Acer S100 that appears to be destined for AT&T. Because the FCC has to certify every phone sold in the United States, not to mention test its SAR rating, the agency’s online database offers a lot of sneak peeks to those who dig. And to save you the trouble, …

Smartphones will capture 37 percent of the worldwide cell phone market by 2014, a leap from 16 percent in 2009, predicts a new report from Pyramid Research. The report, released late last week, sees much of the growth coming from outside the U.S., notably in emerging markets. Across the globe, China is likely to outpace the U.S. as the largest …

A glorious electronic makeover and new gameplay modes breath new life into the classic Battleship board game. Free of messy pegs and full of clever touches, Battleship for iPhone and iPod Touch ($2.99) gives the classic board game a terrific 21st-century makeover. In addition to Classic mode, the game offers two new options: Salvo and Superweapons. In Salvo, you get …

WASHINGTON–The wireless and TV broadcasting industries faced off for the first time at a congressional subcommittee meeting on the Hill on Tuesday, setting in motion what could be a long drawn out battle over whether wireless spectrum should be reallocated and where the government will get this new spectrum. Steve Largent, president and CEO of CTIA, the wireless industry group, …

If your 3G mobile phone just ain’t fast enough for you, then cheer up, cheekychops: the first 4G network available to customers has been launched in Scandinavia, while tests take place in the UK. TeliaSonera is offering 4G in Sweden and Norway, with O2 testing the technology in Slough. Yes, Slough. The lucky 4G recipients are Stockholm in Sweden, and …

We’ve mentioned them before, and the High Definition Experience (HDX) media players are much loved by us. Based on the same hardware as the Popcorn Hour media players, the HDX machines usually have their own special style, custom casing and slightly tweaked look and feel. Make no mistake though, the HDX gear we’ve played with is excellent, and as easy …

Today is Nate‘s birthday. To celebrate, Teletext is being switched off. That’s a birthday-present fail if you ask us. The service’s owners, Associated Newspapers, confirmed the analogue and digital TV editorial offerings were being shut on 15 December, claiming they “had been loss-making in recent years and no viable business model could be found.” The hearing-impaired needn’t worry, as the …