If you want to make someone really happy this holiday season, buy him or her a TV. It doesn’t have to be gigantic, and it doesn’t have to be 3D compatible or stream video from the Internet. Of course, if it’s any of those things the smile on the face of your gift-receiver might get …

Sony Ericsson is turning Japanese — we really think so — with the Sony Ericsson Nypon. And we’ve had a first sneaky glimpse of the insides of the rumoured phone, complete with Android Ice Cream Sandwich on board. The Nypon, also known as the Sony Ericsson Nypon LT22i, packs a 540×960-pixel screen. Word on the street is it will be …

As I look at my iPad 2 sitting next to me, I wonder how a device with the same basic proportions could actually be thinner. Yet, the latest rumor says that Apple will forgo the IPS (in-plane switching) display for the iPad 3, instead favoring a Sharp-manufactured display that will be thinner and lower-powered than IPS can manage. Sharp, as …

Google has acknowledged that Samsung’s Galaxy Nexus smartphones, which use the newest version of Android OS, can spontaneously drop volume in the U.K. “We are aware of the volume issue and have developed a fix,” Google said today in a statement. “We will update devices as soon as possible.” The bug causes volume on smartphones with Android 4.0–aka Ice Cream …

Not too long ago Kobo announced that it would soon begin selling an ad-supported Kobo Touch with Offers for $99, matching the price of the Kindle Touch With Special Offers and Nook Simple Touch. The company says that product is now available. As part of the launch, Kobo has also updated the firmware for both the new model and standard …

HTC is feeling a little buyer’s remorse. The Taiwanese smartphone manufacturer said today that it would reconsider its planned acquisition of S3 Graphics, according to Bloomberg. The value of S3 is debatable after the U.S. International Trade Commission ruled Apple did not violate its patents and terminated the investigation, dealing HTC a critical blow. HTC had intended for S3’s patents …

With a rush of amazing Black Friday and Cyber Monday deals, this is a great time to buy a new phone for you or for someone else. There are excellent phones flooding the market (here are our top five favorite smartphones), but unless you plan on switching your next handset before your contract is up, you’ll want to consider a …

The HTC Edge is quite a prospect. Dual-core smart phones may be becoming more common, but the Edge is reportedly a quad-core behemoth. Or rather, the Supreme is. HTC has put the name Supreme up for protection in Europe, Pocketnow reports, hinting the flagship quad-core beast could have a name change before release. It wouldn’t be the first time: codenames …

Looking for some fun this weekend? If you own an Android device and have a Twitter account, start following @GameloftAndroid. Starting on Black Friday and running all the way through Cyber Monday, Gameloft will offer a free game–but only for a two-hour period during each of the four days. That means you’ll have to monitor your Twitter feed pretty closely–or …

Editor’s note: Updated with correct physical dimensions facts. You’ve been patient. You’ve done your research and are now ready to finally plop down the cash for a tablet. For whatever reason, you’ve chosen to overlook the iPad 2 and are dead set on bringing an Android tablet home this year. There are plenty of available Android tablets to choose from, …