Your iPhone or iPad may be on the cusp on getting FaceTime calling over a 3G connection, an iOS warning pop-up suggests. The warning message, originally snapped by Romanian site iDevice, apparently pops up when you try to turn off 3G while on a FaceTime call. The missive reads, “Disabling 3G will end FaceTime. Are …

Regional wireless provider U.S. Cellular has become the first carrier to offer its customers a list of curated apps from the Amazon Appstore. Announced today, these Android users will find a new menu greeting them when they launch the Amazon application. Tapping the menu will result in a list of titles that have been handpicked by the carrier to provide …

This is what goes into Apple’s $29 wall-charging unit. Ken Shirriff No, it’s not the first thing people gravitate toward when tearing open their brand-new iPhone or iPad. Heck, it’s probably not even the second or third thing (the USB cable and the Apple sticker are more popular I’m sure). But, hidden deep within that pretty box is a cube …

If you’re not sure if you want to buy an application, you can now try it out before you drop your cash. Amazon announced yesterday that Android device owners will now be able to test drive applications, in its Appstore before they buy. The new Test Drive feature is currently available in beta, and only supports apps that use the …

Whether you live in rainy Seattle or are expecting thunderstorms in Albany, N.Y., it’s always a good idea to carry solid weather apps on your iPhone for quick forecasts. The Weather Channel released version 5.0 of its app late last week with an upgraded interface and a few more features that will be useful to amateur meteorologists everywhere, but it …

BOSTON — Comcast is taking aim at wireless operators with new services introduced here at the NCTA’s Cable Show that will undercut mobile carrier fees for text messaging and offer an alternative to mobile data services. Over the past two days Comcast has made two new product announcements that could threaten revenue for wireless companies. At the same time, though, …

PARIS — Overhauling Nokia hasn’t just been a matter of slapping a new operating system on older mobile phone hardware. In reality, the company had to rebuild its entire supply chain — the vast network of business partners that build everything that makes up a phone. And a big part of the change: accepting more risk as the company tries …

All eyes will be on Google, as it takes a sudden plunge into the hardware business, courtesy of Motorola. The $12.5 billion deal, which closed today, netted Google a healthy stockpile of patents for legal defense and offense, along with a historic technology brand and a multibillion-dollar handset and TV set-top box business. It’s pretty obvious what Google will do …

Remember the cute, square Jetpack mobile router Verizon showed off at CES 2012? Well, Verizon announced today that its new Jetpack 890L will be available on May 24. This is the second router in the Jetpack line that the company introduced at the show, the first was the Jetpack 4620L that we reviewed just a few days ago. Similar to …

Excited about extra-fast web browsing on your brand-new Samsung Galaxy S3? We certainly were — but Samsung has backtracked today, admitting that the S3 won’t support DC-HSPA after all. Samsung contacted CNET to sheepishly inform us that the S3 won’t in fact support 42Mbps DC-HSPA here in the UK, despite telling us that it would just yesterday. Samsung has apologised …