ORLANDO, Fla.–The HTC Flyer was one of the more interesting gadgets we saw last month at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain. Even in a show full of tablets, the Flyer stood apart due to its sleek aluminum body, and nifty 7-inch display, and innovative Scribe technology. We left Spain wondering when it would …

Sprint announced that it would be the first U.S. carrier to get the HTC Evo View, the U.S. version of the 7-inch tablet we saw at Mobile World Congress last month under the name of HTC Flyer. HTC Evo View tablet (photos) +2 more See all photos The Evo View is almost exactly like the Flyer, except that it’s 4G-capable, …

Good news, pigs. There’s a new version of Angry Birds on the App Store, and it brings an end to the fluttery porkist violence of the original games. Angry Birds Rio is out for the iPhone and iPad, and is an official tie-in for the upcoming bird-related animated movie Rio. As with your regular Angry Birds, the new game is …

Amazon Amazon officially opened its new and much-anticipated Android app store today. Serving up a round of competition to Google’s Android Market, Amazon’s Appstore for Android is stocking almost 3,800 apps for starters, with more on the way. To kick off the store opening, Amazon is giving away a free copy of Angry Birds Rio and is promising to offer …

The iPad 2 will go on sale this Friday at 5pm in stores, and at 1am if you’re ordering online, and surprisingly will be about £30 cheaper than the first iPad was when it launched, starting at £399. The lower pricing will likely tip many potential buyers who were undecided over the edge, making the first day hectic. It also …

ORLANDO, Fla.–Sprint kicked off its stay here at CTIA 2011 by announcing the HTC Evo 3D. The handset continues the Android experience you’ve seen in previous members of the Evo family, but adds Android 2.3 Gingerbread and a 3D camera. The slim candy bar design will be familiar to HTC fans. Its shape and size is very similar to the …

Telstra and HTC joined forces today to launch the latest Windows Phone 7 handset in Australia, the large-screen HD7, announcing an outright price of AU$768. (Credit: HTC) This price represents the total amount to be paid either upfront at the point of sale or spread out in smaller payments over a 24-month Telstra post-paid cap contract plan. The HD7 features …

The LG Thrill 4G is the Optimus 3D repackaged for AT&T. Nicole Lee/CNET ORLANDO, Fla.–LG is definitely making a bigger name for itself in the U.S. market by bringing two hot European phones to these shores. The LG Optimus 2X was repackaged as the T-Mobile G2X, and now the LG Optimus 3D is coming stateside in the form of the …

Apple Though rumors about the next iPhone, expected to be released this summer, have consistently contained mentions of near field communication technology, The New York Times has confirmed that Apple has indeed been working on the feature, though how soon it may debut is still up for speculation. The information comes to the paper from two people who say they …

The BlackBerry PlayBook tablet has just become available to pre-order… but only in the US and Canada. The Wi-Fi only version of RIM’s tablet will go on sale on 19 April in both countries, with retailers Best Buy and Future Shop the first to let people sign up for the device. This means we also now know how much the …