Much like watching an adorable kitten chase a piece of string, our History of the iPhone video is both highly entertaining and thoroughly addictive viewing — but hit pause for just one sec, as we have a sizzling-hot offer you would be a fool to miss out on. Are you a fool? No. No you …

New Apple CEO Tim Cook paid poignant tribute to Steve Jobs at the company’s Q4 earnings conference call this week, saying, “The world has lost a visionary and amazing human being. Steve inspired everyone at Apple to do extraordinary things,” our sister site CNET News reports. He was joined by Apple CFO Peter Oppenheimer to deliver some extraordinary stats outlining …

The future of Android is here with the unveiling of the Ice Cream Sandwich powered Samsung Galaxy Nexus, Motorola debuts the razor-thin Droid RAZR, and guest hosts Jessica Dolcourt and JT Tabencki help Antuan to answer your calls and emails. Now playing: Watch this: Ep. 69: Discussing the Galaxy Nexus and Android 4.0 56:58 Podcast Your browser does not support …

The Motorola Droid Razr is shaving its name to become the Motorola Razr here in the UK, and the first price and release date has been revealed — but the big question is when will it get Ice Cream Sandwich? Online retailer Clove — often first to announce a price, even if we suspect it’s a bid to infiltrate news …

Ice Cream Sandwich could be on your Android phone in just a few weeks. Google’s next generation of Android software was unveiled today on the new Samsung Galaxy Nexus phone, and the update could be sent out to existing phones in as little as two weeks after the Galaxy Nexus lands in shops. Googleboss Andy Rubin revealed the Android 4.0 …

The new Samsung Galaxy Nexus will soon be arriving in the UK, courtesy of Phones4U, as well as networks O2, Three and Vodafone. Phones4U will be the first independent UK mobile retailer to offer the flagship Android smart phone, but don’t get your hopes up unless you’ve recently sold some organs. It’s available free from a whopping £46 per month …

Kobo has started shipping its new color-screen Android-based e-reader, the Vox, which is similar to both the Nook Color and Kindle Fire. While specs for the device were leaked on a Canadian site prior to the Vox’s unveiling, Kobo made a big change before launch: it dropped the price from $249 to $199 to match the Kindle Fire’s price. Now …

You may not have been happy when Apple released the iPhone 4S instead of an iPhone 5, but a lot of case makers were. That’s because at first glance their existing iPhone 4 cases seemed to work just fine with the new model, which meant that they didn’t have to scramble to create new designs and had a ready supply …

Immediately after I posted the iPhone 4S review last week, I sent the phone to CNET Labs for talk time battery tests. Battery life is terribly important, as any smartphone owner knows, and we wanted to make sure Apple’s promises weren’t just that. And now, the results are in, courtesy of Senior Editor Eric Franklin. Related stories: • Comparing voice …

Samsung has confirmed via its Facebook page that the Galaxy Nexus will be available exclusively through Verizon Wireless in the U.S. during its initial release. However, Samsung has said that it’s possible for other carriers to offer the phone at a later date. Samsung and Google announced the Galaxy Nexus along with Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich last night at …