HTC could be mere weeks away from unveiling the HTC Edge, along with other quad-core mobiles, according to a report from Digitimes. The Taiwanese phone maker could be gearing up to show off the new phones at Mobile World Congress, a massive mobile trade show in Barcelona that kicks off on 27 February. The report …

Sprint Nextel is supposed to be the carrier with no limits. Or is it? Sprint CEO Dan Hesse told investors today that his company actually places limits on the data connection of 1 percent of its customers, a practice in the industry known as throttling. “For those that want to abuse it, we can knock them off,” Hesse said. A …

The Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc HD has inched back the curtain and given us a flash of camera in a teaser picture posted to Facebook. Sony Ericsson revealed four tantalising close-ups of the phone, pictured above. At the time of writing the mysterious picture has 1,000 comments and 4,400 likes. You can win the phone, whatever it is, on the …

Late last year I sung the praises of cash-rebate sites, which pay you back for making online purchases you were going to make anyway. SwagBucks gives you prizes for doing stuff you already do, like searching the Web, playing games, taking polls, and watching videos. It may sound a little scammy, but the site’s legit: in the past couple years …

Some might say “audiophile” and “digital music” shouldn’t be used in the same sentence, but Pioneer is hoping they’re wrong. Pioneer released two new networked audio players yesterday aimed at the audiophile crowd, the N-30 and N-50. The two players feature Pioneer’s Elite branding and have a sturdy-looking component-style design, including a 2.5-inch color display that shows cover art and …

If you’re looking to tighten your belt this Christmas (metaphorically speaking), Asda may have the TV for you. Next week it’ll start selling an HD-ready TV for just £50. Yes, £50. It might not surprise you to hear the specs are less than stunning, but still, £50. The Venturer 15.6-inch set is 720p HD. It’s an LED set, and while …

If you believe the headlines, the first rule about buying a laptop today is to forget about buying a laptop today. These bloated, annoying, space-hogging gadgets are apparently painfully obsolete compared to modern, sleek and sexy tablet computers. But just hold on a minute! Laptops still outsell tablets four to one, and sales in 2012 are expected to top a …

Even if you have only a passing interest in the world of mobile phones, chances are you’ve heard of Android. In terms of raw statistics, it’s the world’s biggest smart phone operating system, with almost 50 per cent of the market. A staggering 100 million Android devices have been activated since it was launched in 2008. This meteoric rise has …

Mobile phones, eh? Once the brick-sized preserve of city-slicking business types, every Tom, Dick and Harry has one nowadays, and there are more different models knocking around than ever before. Choosing which phone is the one for you can really do your nut in, so we’ve put together a comprehensive buying guide for your delectation. Without further ado, let’s get …

BlackBerry bosses are reportedly considering a game of musical chairmen to reverse a disastrous year for the Canadian smart phones. The board of BlackBerry manufacturer Research in Motion is rethinking the company’s leadership after a terrible 2011 of failed tablets, BBM outages and poor performance, Canada’s Financial Post reports. The board is reportedly considering jettisoning chairmen Mike Lazaridis and Jim …