Sarah Tew/CNET It’s August, and Apple hasn’t released a new iPad or iPhone in 2013. That should change soon, but to what degree? Yes, we’re expecting at least one new iPhone, and maybe a redesigned Retina iPad…but what about the iPad Mini? For the past week, I’ve been using a Google Nexus 7. Until that …

Verizon Wireless has quietly rolled out a new 500MB data option for Share Everything subscribers. Related stories AT&T adds two new tiers to Mobile Share portfolio Verizon unveils Edge, its own pricey early upgrade plan Verizon sees profit rises on pension gain, adds 1M customers Priced at $40 per month, the 500MB plan is a cheaper way for customers to …

Bad news Brits, Motorola’s newest smart phone — the much-hyped Moto X — won’t be coming to the UK. The Google-owned company, which boasts that its new phone was designed and is assembled in the US-of-A, has confirmed that it’s only bringing the X to the US, Canada and Latin America, with the rest of the world forced to watch …

Images purportedly showing the rear casing of the next iPad mini have surfaced online, and suggest that Apple won’t be tinkering with the design of its tiny tablet too much. The snap above, which is one of several to surface at Fanaticfone.com, shows the rear housing of what’s tipped to be the follow-up to the mini, looking very similar to …

Jelly Bean is on the rise — while Gingerbread continues its steady, slow decline. Jelly Bean is now on 40.5 percent of all active Android devices, according to Google’s Android developer dashboard page, which shows July numbers. That compares with 37.9 percent in June. Gingerbread, which has stubbornly maintained share since its introduction in December of 2010, had a 33.1 …

It’s the end, but the moment has been prepared for: the next Doctor will materialise live on television in a Doctor Who special this weekend. If it feels different this time, it’s because it’s the first time the Doctor has been announced live on TV. Zoe Ball — you were expecting someone else? –presents the half-hour show on BBC One …

The BBC and Sky are teaming up to promote 4K ultra high definition television with a ‘UHD ready’ sticker. A new group of 4K fans, the UHD-Forum, is headed by industry body Digital TV Group along with representatives from Sky and Auntie Beeb. Other members include broadcasters and standards bodies like the Digital Production Partnership and the Forum for Advanced …

NEW YORK CITY — Price-sensitive consumers may be turned off by the $199 price tag of a Moto X with a two-year contract. But a cheaper version of the product is likely on the horizon. In an interview with CNET Thursday, Motorola Mobility CEO Dennis Woodside said that the flagship Moto X is just one of many new devices coming …

HTC’s miniature metal marvel is within touching distance. The HTC One Mini is due in the UK next week, with online retailer Unlocked Mobiles undercutting rivals with a £365 pre-order price-tag. If you’re desperate to get your hands on the One Mini, Carphone Warehouse reckons it’ll be in stock from 9 August — next Friday — three days ahead of …

AT&T has outscored rival carriers to earn a top grade for customer support for the first time in a J.D. Power study. Released Thursday, the study asked wireless users to rate their carriers for customer care. AT&T took home a score of 795 out of 1,000, ranking well in the area of both walk-in and online support. Verizon Wireless came …