Perhaps you remember Case-mate’s 99-cent cardboard iPhone “recession” case, which we wrote about back in September and deemed one of the better product publicity stunts in recent memory. Well, Case-mate is now hosting a decorate-your-recession-case contest with users submitting photos of their creations. The pic with the most votes wins a Suzuki moped from the …

HTC One of the smartphones that left quite an impression on us at CTIA Fall 2009 was the HTC HD2. It could have been the massive 4.3-inch capacitive touch screen, its extreme thinness, or that the Windows Mobile 6.5 smartphone was powered by Qualcomm’s new 1GHz Snapdragon mobile processor–whatever the reason, we wanted this device. Well, it looks like we …

Samsung Double Take Samsung Alltel today announced its own version of the Samsung Intensity. Called the Double Take, it offers the same slider design with a full QWERTY keyboard and 2.1-inch display. It’s also available in either red or gray. Alltel’s version’s features are identical as well. On it, you’ll find a music player; a 1.3-megapixel camera; voice commands and …

Cisco Systems reported fiscal first-quarter earnings that beat expectations with good sequential growth, giving hope that the ailing economy is on the upswing. The network equipment maker on Wednesday reported that fiscal first-quarter profits and revenue that were down from the same quarter a year ago but up from the previous quarter. Cisco reported a quarterly profit of $1.8 billion, …

Okay, okay, we’re sorry about that headline. But the film’s called Moon, what else do you want? One small step for man, one giant leap for Blu-ray? Obvious puns aside, we couldn’t be more excited about the arrival of Moon on Blu-ray and DVD, but mostly we’re salivating over the Blu-ray. There isn’t a geek on the planet who doesn’t …

Locatorz takes ramblers-favourite Ordnance Survey maps and turns them into slightly ominous people-tracking tools. Install the app on a Nokia Series 60 phone or BlackBerry and you can use it to track your “employees or loved ones”, says Locatorz — unless you’re a Tory MP and your loved ones are your employees. Locatorz uses Ordnance Survey maps, so your pizza-delivery …

Damaged by lower sales, huge operating losses, and a falling market share, Nokia Siemens Networks is pinning its hopes on a major reorganization. The network equipment maker, jointly owned by Nokia and Siemens, announced Tuesday that it will lay off 5,700 employees and cut its five business units to three as part of a plan to slash expenses by 500 …

It was bound to happen. AT&T is suing Verizon Wireless over its “There’s a Map for That” advertising campaign. When I first saw the advertisements on TV, I thought for sure that AT&T or Apple would file a lawsuit claiming the advertisement was too similar to the iPhone’s “There’s an App for That” slogan. I was right about one thing. …

It’s shaping up to be another big week in the Google Android universe, starting with the official release of the Motorola Cliq and the Samsung Moment. T-Mobile’s Cliq went on sale Monday for its promised price of $199 with a two-year contract. When we reviewed the Cliq last month we found a lot to like about the device. The MotoBlur …

Networking giant Cisco Systems announced another acquisition this week. This time the company said it will buy the set-top division of a Chinese digital cable technology company. Late Monday, Cisco said it would pay a total of about $44.5 million for the set-top unit of DVN. It will pay $17.5 million upfront, and the remaining $27 million will be paid …

On Monday Motorola announced the first GSM Google Android 2.0 handset. Dubbed the Milestone, it’s quite similar to Verizon’s Motorola Droid save for a few changes. The biggest difference is that the Milestone goes far beyond the Droid with its multitouch support. While the Droid allows you to zoom in and out on the home screen by double tapping, the …

There’s a reason you always see coin-op racing games lined up two, four, or even eight in a row: It’s a lot more fun to race against live humans than AI opponents. Unfortunately, only a handful of otherwise excellent iPhone racing games offer multiplayer modes. And most of those limit you to local competition via Bluetooth or Wi-Fi–only a couple …

As if to flaunt its shelves soon to be stacked high with iPhones, Orange has released an app for iPhoners to take advantage of their two-for-one cinema tickets on Wednesdays. The app is similar to the Flixster app — you can search for current and upcoming films, and nearby cinemas — but the app only shows movie houses that accept …

Xperia X10 Sony Ericsson Sony Ericsson has released details and a video of its upcoming Xperia X10 smartphone based on Google’s Android operating system. The X10, which had been code-named Rachel, has a 1GHz Snapdragon processor, which should make this one of the fastest Android phones yet. The phone will sport version 1.6 of Android–aka Donut–and it will run applications …

iPhones may not have FM tuners built in, but they can do a damn fine impression of a radio. In fact, where public radio is concerned, an iPhone is even better than the real thing. Apps like NPR News and Public Radio Player 2.0, for example, let you tune into live streams from hundreds of stations and listen to your …