HandStand Very few cases offer true utility as well as nice style and design. The HandStand2 for iPad 2 does just that. The simple construction of the case allows you to easily attach it to your iPad 2–simply wrap the case around your iPad and you are ready to work. The elastic hand band is …

Stephanie Tilenius, Google VP of commerce, introduces Google Wallet at an event in New York today. Sarah Tew/CNET Editor’s note: We used Cover It Live for this event, so if you missed the live blog, you can still replay it in the embedded component below. Replaying the event will give you all the live updates along with commentary from our …

Executives from AT&T and T-Mobile visited Capitol Hill for the second time this month to defend the $39 billion deal announced in March in which AT&T would swallow its smaller rival and create a dominant wireless carrier with more than 129 million subscribers. Lawmakers don’t have a say over whether the merger gets approved. That’s up to the Justice Department …

Sometimes we all get so wrapped up in our physical health (see: Four killer iPhone apps that help you lose weight), we forget about our mental health. But take it from a guy who can get mighty moody, it’s no less important. MoodKit is a new app packed with tools designed to improve not just your mood, but also your …

Google Wallet is a new service from the search giant that uses near-field communication (NFC) tech to let you buy stuff by swiping your mobile phone at the till when you shop. Wallet is expected to launch this summer, and will be coupled with a sister service called Google Offers, which lets you make savings when you go shopping by …

Livescribe has updated its desktop software, and now lets users share their pencasts with a range of social media sites, smartphones, email accounts and Google Docs. Pencasts are now created as interactive PDF files, and can be shared with someone who does not have the LiveScribe desktop software installed. Livescribe (Credit: Livescribe) Over the last couple of years, Livescribe has …

Ofcom has introduced three regulations designed to benefit UK mobile-phone users. The telecoms regulator has banned contracts longer than 24 months, and forced operators to transfer customer’s mobile numbers to a new provider within one day. It’s also introduced an emergency SMS scheme that will let registered users text, rather than call, 999. Check out our guide to find out …

I’ve written a screenplay or two in my life. When the iPad was released more than a year ago, I imagined that it could eventually be a killer tool for reading and editing scripts, saving a trip to a printer or laptop. Well, so far, the iPad’s been great for a lot of documents and publications…but a little slow on …

The T-Mobile G2X is currently temporarily out of stock via the online store, leading many people to speculate that the carrier has taken the phone off shelves to work on a few bugs such as random resets. While we haven’t experienced these problems with our review units, we have heard a few comments from readers who have. Yesterday we received …

As you may already know, Sprint and Motorola have a luncheon event planned for June 9 where the two companies are expected to make a product announcement. With two weeks to go before CEOs Dan Hesse and Sanjay Jha take the stage, gossip is swirling over what could come. And one of the most probable rumors predicts a dual-core Android …