The three-dimensional television revolution ignited this week when Fox Sports coverage of a “friendly” soccer match between the Socceroos and the New Zealand All Whites became the first Australian program broadcast in high-definition 3D. Reaching a potentially wider audience of 3D converts will be tonight’s rugby league State of Origin game, which Channel Nine will …

If the rumors are to be believed, it looks like the next flagship phone from Motorola might be right around the corner. The Internet was abuzz this weekend with rumors of a rather powerful Droid 2 or “Shadow” handset bound for Verizon. The first glimpse of the device came from what appears to be the cover of a “Getting Started” …

AT&T is offering free public Wi-Fi hot spots to help it deal with increasing congestion on its wireless network. On Tuesday, the company launched a free outdoor wireless hot spot in New York’s Times Square. The pilot program will offer free Wi-Fi access to AT&T wireless and broadband customers using smartphones, laptops, and other Wi-Fi enabled devices. AT&T’s Wi-Fi network …

T-Mobile USA said Tuesday that it has added several new cities to a growing list that can get the company’s upgraded 3G network. The upgraded network, which uses a version of the 3G technology called HSPA+ triples download speeds. The service has been deployed in densely populated markets in the Northeast, including New York City; parts of New Jersey; New …

Vlingo‘s voice search app has long had a strong presence on BlackBerry and iPhone. Now it’s laying claim to Android phones, too. While many smartphones have some measure of voice commands baked in, Vlingo’s premium offering ($9.99) adds the capability to launch apps, update your Twitter status, and send e-mail and text messages when you bark orders at it. (We’d …

Samsung has announced the successor to its rugged Rugby handset, dubbed the Samsung Rugby II. Like its predecessor, the Rugby II is military-certified to withstand a harsh environment, plus it has push-to-talk functionality. Other features include improved noise suppression, a 2.0-megapixel camera with Video Share capability, 7.2 Mbps HSDPA, Bluetooth, a microSD card slot, and more. It will be available …

Make no mistake: There’s an impending shortage of wireless spectrum, the lifeblood of the mobile market. The trick–and it’s a doozy–is getting that technology into the hands of wireless operators and their customers. It’s a tech issue as well as a public policy and business model issue. In other words, it’s daunting, but not an impossible problem to solve. “There …

Smashing news for Nokia N900 fans — a host of tasty extras are being beamed directly to your mobile today, most notably video calling over Skype, using the N900’s front-facing camera. Best to make sure your hair looks alright before making any calls. The over the air update — catchily titled PR1.2 — adds a bunch of new features, including …

We’ve been using Android 2.2 Froyo for a few days now, and as much as we like the new features — automatic syncing of Picasa Web albums, take a bow — the sweetest treat is its speed. For an incremental release, this feels like a huge improvement — and Android 2.1 was no slouch. But, as the mighty Boston once …

For the moment, Sobees for Facebook is the slickest way to view Facebook content on your iPad. Sobees Let’s face it: the pixel-doubled version of the current Facebook app, well, bites. I’m sure the company will give us an iPad-optimized version at some point, but until then (and possibly even after then), I’m sticking with Sobees. Sobees for Facebook turns …