The HTC Merge next to the LG Genesis U.S. Cellular U.S. Cellular scored quite a coup today with the announcement of two new Android phones, the HTC Merge and the LG Genesis. The HTC Merge is U.S. Cellular’s first “global ready” smartphone, meaning it supports both CDMA and GSM chipsets for travel abroad. It has …

Acer’s Liquid Mini range of Android-powered mobile phones have been beefed up with the latest version of Google’s software and a dollop of summer colour into the bargain. We first saw the Liquid Mini back in the dreary days of winter, and while it didn’t tick all the boxes for us, there’s no doubt it was a colourful little number. …

Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No, it’s a video showing off the processing power of Nvidia’s quad-core Kal-El chip for Android tablets and phones. Nvidia hopes that Kal-El will make your mobile device faster than a speeding bullet. Currently named after what’s written on Superman‘s birth certificate, the finished chip should be in phones and tablets later this year. When …

Pantech has just revealed its first-ever Android smartphone for the U.S., the Pantech Crossover. The Crossover is designed as an entry-level Android phone for AT&T. It has a slide-out keyboard, a 3.1-inch display, a 600 MHz processor, a 3-megapixel camera, GPS, and it ships with Android 2.2. It will also have Wi-Fi and a mobile hot-spot feature for up to …

Radiation from cell phones could possibly cause cancer, according to the World Health Organization. In a report issued today, the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), which is an arm of the WHO, said it now lists mobile phone use in the same category as lead, gasoline engine exhaust, and chloroform. Officially, cell phone radiation is listed as a …

Mobile virtual network operator (MVNO), Amaysim, has launched new contract-free phone pricing, which bests Vodafone’s Infinite plans by AU$5 a month. (Credit: Amaysim) The new Amaysim Unlimited plan includes unlimited voice calls and text in Australia, unlimited access to a selection of social networking sites, plus 4GB of data. The plan costs AU$39.90 each month, with the option to cancel …

ViewSonic’s new 7-inch ViewPad 7x tablet. ViewSonic ViewSonic has unveiled its new 7-inch Honeycomb tablet, dubbed the ViewPad 7x, and its new 10-inch dual-OS tablet that can run both Windows 7 and Android. The two tablets are on display for the first time this week at the Computex computer show in Taipei, Taiwan. Powered by a dual-core Nvidia processor, the …

LG Australia today announced that its Optimus Black Android smartphone will be ranged by all three major carriers, plus select retail partners beginning in June. Will the Optimus Black show the whitest of whites? (Credit: LG) Optus and Vodafone will roll out the handset first this month, with Telstra following in July. The handset will also be sold outright, with …

Samsung’s new 10.1-inch Galaxy Tab tablet is slated to reach consumers in June, with Best Buy revealed as one of the retailers, but Samsung is also busy prepping a 4G edition due to hit the market later this year. Best Buy’s product page touting the Galaxy Tab says only that it’s “coming soon,” however, comments made recently by J.K. Shin, …

Samsung has appealed to a US court to allow it to see the next-generation iPad and iPhone prototypes, as it plays tit-for-tat in an ongoing spat with Apple. Last week, a judge ruled that Apple’s legal team were allowed to see a range of Samsung’s products — including the Galaxy S 2, Galaxy Tab 8.9, Galaxy Tab 10.1, Infuse 4G …