The HTC Pyramid is set to be the manufacturer’s next top-tier smart phone, with new spy shots showing off its monolithic screen, and shedding light on some of its historic specifications. XDA Developers has excavated the photographs, sent in by an anonymous archaeologist tipster. They show that the Pyramid will run Android Gingerbread 2.3.2, with …

We suspect Unlock With Wi-Fi is set to join their ranks of Android apps many of our friends and colleagues rave about — not the spectacular, all-multimedia, guns-blazing pieces of software, but the simple, one-use applications that make your daily life easier. It’s currently available in beta, having been posted by its developer Ben to the XDA Developers forum for …

Digital comics have been around for longer than the iPad, but they were previously confined to either the computer or a tiny smartphone screen. The iPad breathed life into this burgeoning field by providing a larger, colorful display that was still portable. How the eye follows the page In fact, one of the very first apps to debut on day …

Now playing: Watch this: Firefox for Android 1:49 Mozilla lifted the lid off Firefox for Android earlier this week, but what’s the big deal? Oh, just that this is Firefox’s most important mobile appearance since browser-maker Mozilla began its mobile project, notably as the Minimo browser for Windows Mobile 5 and 6, and later as Fennec for Windows Mobile 6. …

Our hearts leapt when we heard that scientists are working on a way to power your iPod using power from your own heartbeat. Researchers have developed nanotechnology that draws enough juice from even tiny human movements to power electronic devices — so you really can listen to your heart… Scientists from the Georgia Institute of Technology showed off their nanogenerator …

The details surrounding the upcoming HTC Pyramid are starting to come into focus, thanks to an anonymous XDA forums tipster. Along with seeing a handful of new images, we’ve learned that the hardware is in line with previous rumors. Look for the Pyramid to debut at some point over the next few weeks with a dual-core 1.2GHz processor, 768MB of …

Samsung and Visa are joining forces to offer smartphone users the ability to make mobile payments through NFC technology in London next year as part of the 2012 Olympic games. Using special Samsung Olympic and Paralympic Games mobile phones, attendees in London before and during the games will be able to buy items on the go through near-field communications, an …

Apple abolishes Liquid Contact Indicators in iPad 2. Apple According to French Apple site Hardmac, Apple’s infamous (to some) Liquid Contact Indicators–sensors responsible for allowing Apple technicians to determine if your device has had substantial contact with liquids–are not present in the newly released iPad 2. Many problems have come about because of Apple’s liquid sensors, even resulting in lawsuits, …

Google made a few tweaks today to the way it presents financial information in its mobile search results. Now, typing a stock symbol into the Google.com search bar in on your iPhone or Android smartphone (2.1 or above) returns useful data in a glance, including the stock’s share price and an interactive graph you can click on to see fluctuations …

Amazon’s Android blitz continues with the launch of the Cloud Player service and a deal to preinstall its App Store onto phones. Meanwhile, in the original Android Market, app makers get a new way to monetize their wares. Also, Antuan risks bricking his new HTC Thunderbolt by attempting to installing a custom ROM during the show. Will he be left …