I think we can all agree at this point that the iPhone 4 launch is not going well for Apple or its customers. In just two days since its release, iPhone 4 owners have found a plethora of potential and real-world problems, from a faulty antennas and Bluetooth headset connectivity issues to screen discolorations and …

Motorola Droid X Matt Fitzgerald/CNET At the time we reviewed the Motorola Droid X, Verizon Wireless said it had no plans to take preorders for the smartphone, and though the carrier still doesn’t, Best Buy does. Starting Friday, you can go into one of Best Buy’s retail stores and reserve a Droid X for pickup on July 15, when the …

We typically think of prepaid phones from AT&T’s GoPhone lineup as rather basic and lacking in features, but the LG Prime is certainly not either of those. The Prime sports a sizable 3-inch touch-screen display (400×240 pixels); a 2-megapixel camera; and mobile e-mail. It won’t have 3G, but you will be able to purchase and download songs from AT&T Mobile …

Despite beating a netbook in our rally car typing showdown, using the virtual keyboard on a touchscreen phone can still be a pain. The Swype keyboard aims to soothe your irritated fingertips with a whole new method of typing, and it’s available to all Android users as part of a short and sweet beta right now. Swype is an alternative …

You’ve got your brand spanking new iPhone 4. You’ve called the one other person you know with FaceTime, you’ve plumbed the very depths of iOS 4 — maybe you’ve even downloaded an ebook or two. It’s time to think how you’re going to pretty up your new phone in your own personal style. We have one word for you, friend: …

Are Apple’s claims about the iPhone 4‘s ‘Retina display’ — that it has a higher resolution than the human eye can see — nothing more than marketing hype, or truly the next level in display technology? As ZDNet UK’s Rupert Goodwins eloquently points out, the display in this phone is an LG LCD panel with in-plane switching (IPS) — no …

Editors’ note: This post was last updated June 25 at 10:42 a.m. PT. Sprint might have dragged its heels on updating its devices to Android 2.1, but it’s wasting no time on Android 2.2. Sprint spokeswoman Michelle Leff Mermelstein told CNET in an e-mail that the carrier is finalizing work on the software and expects to release an update in …

In late spring, U.S. Cellular revealed through its Facebook page that it would be bring two Android smartphones, the HTC Desire and Samsung Acclaim, to its lineup this summer, and we now have a release date and pricing for one of those devices. The Samsung Acclaim will be available July 9 for $99.95 after a mail-in rebate. With the purchase …

Digging into the iPhone Atlas mailbag, Brandon from Atlanta wonders why iPhone 4 requires Mac OS X 10.5.8 when it can operate on a Windows machine still running Windows XP. “I tried to activate my iPhone yesterday from my Mac, which is 4 years old and running 10.4.11. The iPhone needs 10.5.8 or higher. If I use a PC I …

The iPhone 4 is here, in our immaculately manicured hands, and here’s the first thing we noticed: the aerial, so cleverly forged into the frame, loses several bars of signal when you hold it in your hands. This seems like something of a flaw, to say the least. This is because our fleshy meatbag digits are not conducive to smoothly …