As has been stated a thousand times over, there’s an app for practically any purpose you could dream of. Some in particular suffer from a glut of apps, and shopping is one of those. With such a wide array to choose from, sorting out which ones are truly useful can be a special kind of …

SAN FRANCISCO–Sprint has announced the LG Optimus S, one of three devices the carrier is launching with its new Sprint ID pack system. As with the Sanyo Zio and the Samsung Transform, you will be able to select a pre-configured ID pack for your Optimus S. The ID packs include special widgets, wallpapers, and presets that suit a certain package–for …

Now playing: Watch this: Samsung Transform (Sprint) 1:06 SAN FRANCISCO–The Samsung Transform is one of three new smartphones that Sprint announced at the fall CTIA show here. And shortly after the carrier’s official show press conference, we stopped by the Samsung booth to give the Transform a test run. With a 3.5-inch touch screen, a slider design, and a full …

Next’s £180 tablet PC has received a mild-mannered drubbing at the hands of the BBC. If you were contemplating picking up the device together with your next pair of heavy-gauge corduroy slacks, the video below may make you think twice. The Android-based tablet sounds good in theory, sporting a 10-inch touchscreen, Wi-Fi connectivity, two USB ports and an SD card …

Cisco Systems unveiled Cisco Umi today, its consumer-focused telepresence offering that lets people connect to each other using videoconferencing on their HD television in their living rooms. Cisco Umi (pronounced YOU-me) is a telecommunications system that requires a mix of Cisco hardware and hardware you’ll already need to own. The Umi service includes a Cisco-issued high-definition camera with an embedded …

A software update is now available for the RIM BlackBerry Torch, and it should bring improvements to the overall performance of the smartphone. The update (Release bundle v6.0.0.695, Platform v6.4.0.105/Application v6.0.0.246) will pushed out to users over the next week and a half and includes the following enhancements: Quicker page loading and panning in the Web browser Improved responsiveness after …

SAN FRANCISCO–Certain apps floating around CTIA Fall 2010 are compelling enough to make it to the “download immediately” list. HeyWire is one such app, and of course, the fact that it’s free certainly adds to the appeal. The main purpose of HeyWire is to simplify real-time text communication across multiple messaging platforms and devices. It does this by gathering various …

HP is releasing smart phones running on Palm-built webOS software from early 2011 — sooner than you might have expected. Hewlett-Packard bought Palm with the aim of tapping into a fast-growing smart-phone market that was quickly passing it by. Palm was finding it difficult to make headway in a crowded market, but had a rich history of development with handheld …

The AT&T USBConnect Adrenaline from LG is one of AT&T’s first HSPA+ and LTE-compatible devices. AT&T SAN FRANCISCO–They’re not phones, but AT&T has announced its first HSPA+ and LTE-compatible devices: the USBConnect Adrenaline and USBConnect Shockwave mobile broadband modems. The Adrenaline, which is made by LG, will be the first LTE-upgradeable device. A software update will be made available for …

As promised, U.S. Cellular is delivering a Samsung Galaxy S device this fall, and it will arrive on October 27 under the name Samsung Mesmerize. The Mesmerize will cost $199.99 after an $80 mail-in rebate and largely resembles Verizon’s Samsung Fascinate in design. Like the rest of the Galaxy S series, the smartphone features a 4-inch Super AMOLED touch screen, …