Millions of iPhone customers may not care whether the new iPhone due out this fall will have 4G technology, since they already think their iPhone can access 4G networks. A recent survey found that a third of iPhone users think they already have a 4G device. Sadly, the iPhone 4 is just another 3G smartphone. …

If you recently read our article on the Samsung Galaxy R and like the idea of having a cheaper alternative to the cosmically brilliant Galaxy S2, then here’s some smashing news — your buying decision has just been made much harder by the Samsung Galaxy S Plus. It’s a cheaper alternative to the Galaxy S2 and it’s available through Vodafone. …

Samsung has just sent out invites for an August 29 event in New York where it will make a “major product announcement.” Though the invitation doesn’t specifically call it out by name, the Roman numeral II at the bottom of the invite is a pretty good indication that we’re finally going to hear details about the U.S. version of the …

Jeff Bezos is worried about phone safety. Not your safety while you’re distracted by your phone. No, he’s worried about the gadget itself. A diagram from a patent application filed by Amazon’s Jeff Bezos and Gregory M. Hart to protect mobile devices from impact damage, in this instance using an air bag. Screenshot by Jay Greene/CNET The Amazon boss and …

Virgin Media is bringing the V Festival to your living room — minus the mud and annoying teenagers — with a new TiVo app. Virgin Media TiVo is a rather clever set-top box that learns what telly programmes you like. It also offers apps, like the V Festival app stuffed with musical goodies from interviews with the turns to special …

LG’s latest, sunniest smart phone has been leaked in a video. Dubbed the LG Optimus Sol, it looks to be a mid-range Android mobile. The video, which appeared on German site Bestboyz, shows off a prototype with a 3.8-inch AMOLED display, and a 5-megapixel camera glued to the back. The rear of the phone rocks rounded, shiny, black plastic, though …

(Programming note: Today, the role of Roger Cheng will be played by Optimus Prime.) Earlier this week, HTC made a big to-do about a “major news announcement” that would be revealed on Thursday morning. There was speculation that it could be a settlement with Apple or a partnership with HP and WebOS. However, no one expected what was actually announced: …

HTC CEO Peter Chou is joining up with the Beats team to improve the audio quality of its mobile devices. HTC HTC’s acquisition of a majority stake in Beats Electronics amounts to nothing but a lot of white noise. The Taiwanese smartphone maker said yesterday that it would acquire a majority stake in the famed headphone manufacturer–best known for its …

Enter our latest, greatest competition for the chance to win an LG Optimus 3D! Yes indeedy, we’ve got LG’s 3D-toting Android smart phone to give away, and to be in with a chance of winning it, all you have to do is enter the competition on our Facebook page, and answer one simple question. The LG Optimus 3D is an …

Now playing: Watch this: Lenovo IdeaPad K1 2:02 I now understand why girls are attracted to “bad boy” types. They’re just more interesting. Sure, they can be erratic, impractical, self-absorbed, or just plain broken–but at least there’s a story to tell your friends. This insight hit me after finishing CNET’s review of the Lenovo IdeaPad K1 Android 3.1 tablet ($499, …