Screenshot by Joe Aimonetti/CNET Last fall the Internet was abuzz about Apple’s apparent iPhone redesign for what eventually became the iPhone 4S. Much to the dismay of the media and some louder consumers, the iPhone 4S retained the same design profile as the previous-generation iPhone 4. At the time, the redesign was expected to feature …

NQ Mobile continues to stock up on talent from Samsung Electronics. Gavin Kim, chief product officer of NQ Mobile. NQ Mobile The latest executive to join the mobile-security provider is Gavin Kim, previously the general manager of product marketing for Microsoft’s Windows Phone team. Prior to that, he served as vice president of content, services, and enterprise business with Samsung …

The Asus Transformer Pad 300 will be out in the UK in early May, available at Currys and PC World when you fork out £399. Your near-400 sheets gets you a 10-inch tablet running Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich, along with a keyboard dock that attaches to the tablet with a satisfying KER-CHUNK, enabling you to type at lightning speeds. …

App developers looking to make some cash might want to ditch paid titles for free offerings that include in-app purchases, according to a new study. After downloading an upgradable freemium game in a mobile app store, 40 percent of consumers decided to make an in-game purchase, according to research firm NPD. Most, however, were men. The analysts found that while …

Though finding an affordable AT&T texting phones never has been a problem, the carrier introduced yet another choice today. The LG Xpression has a red slider design that hides a full QWERTY keyboard behind the 3-inch, 262,000-color touch screen. Features include a 2-megapixel camera with video, a personal organizer, Bluetooth 2.1, messaging and e-mail, 3G support, microSD card support (up …

Looks like the rumored HTC Droid Incredible 4G is getting more tangible every day. Reportedly, a detailed product page for the fabled device appeared on Verizon’s DroidDoes Web site and was then cruelly yanked away. Android enthusiast blog Android Central noticed the gaffe by Big Red, and plenty of sites followed suit, posting images of the device along with the …

Research In Motion could be in for some major shakeups. Research in Motion The embattled smartphone company has hired law firm Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP to help it come up with a restructuring plan, according to a Reuters report over the weekend. The report, citing anonymous sources, said RIM is looking for ways to boost the revenue from …

As the second week of the Oracle-Google trial got underway Monday, Judge William Alsup continued to probe the depths of Java and Android APIs and copyright law. Prior to the jury entering the courtroom, Alsup asked the Google team whether Google admitted that it copied the 37 APIs at the center of the lawsuit. “I quibble with the word “copy,” …

Now playing: Watch this: Use the TIO when phone troubles get grim 0:44 After hearing yet another horror story from a friend who received an unwarranted overcharge from a phone company, I thought it about time to mention the TIO. The Telecommunications Industry Ombudsman, or TIO, is there to help consumers stand up to their telco when things aren’t going …

ST-Ericsson, a chip maker that got caught up with the wrong crowd, has announced sweeping changes in an effort to stay relevant in the mobile market. The company, a joint venture between STMicroelectronics and Ericsson, today announced a new strategic direction that will see the firm focus its efforts on a “complete system solution” for smartphones and tablets. The company …