Samsung deserved the attention it received last week at CTIA for introducing its Galaxy S. The Android smartphone is pretty and powerful, but we still don’t know a lot about Social Hub, one of its central features. Social Hub is Samsung’s answer to Motorola’s  MotoBlur and Sony Ericsson’s Timescape (see our Xperia X10 review for …

Say what you will about the new iPad, but there’s no denying it’s a sleek and sexy device. Good looks aside, there is certainly some friction between the gaming community and Apple’s new tablet. Sure, the iPhone and iPod Touch have carved out a considerable niche in the casual gaming market, but, like we’ve said before, it’s tough to consider …

Knowing I’d have a few hours to waste on a recent cross-country flight, I grabbed a couple of games from the Android Market to use on my phone. One developer in particular, JiuzhangTech Ltd, caught my eye. Though none of its casual games are necessarily original, JiuzhangTech brings them to Android in a clean, classy way. Among the titles I’ve …

Research In Motion’s revenue and device shipments may have been up for the fourth quarter of 2009, but analysts worry the company’s days at the top of the smartphone market are numbered as it succumbs to pressure from competition. The BlackBerry Bold is one of RIM’s top selling phones, sporting some of the latest and greatest technology RIM has to …

When it comes to math problems, Wolfram Alpha is smarter than the average search engine. Now it’s affordable, too. Wolfram Alpha One of the App Store’s most notoriously expensive apps just got a price cut. Wolfram Alpha, which debuted last October for the fairly jaw-dropping price of $49.99, now sells for just $1.99 [iTunes link]. In case the name doesn’t …

We’re rash to say something as small as a single app could be a game changer, but the recent rumors of Apple having a Netflix app ready to launch on day one for the iPad are certainly getting our attention. Links from what appear to be Apple’s own servers show two images that certainly look like Netflix on the iPad. …

New Samsung phones (photos) +2 more See all photos Samsung is one of the most prolific handsetmakers out there, with almost a new phone every month. In this gallery of new Samsung phones, we take a look at just a few that have come out in recent months. The Samsung SGH-T139 is a basic flip phone for T-Mobile that doesn’t offer …

Need a phone that costs less than the spare change you can find in your sofa cushions? Orange is offering the Alcatel OT-S319, a pink phone with basic features, for a mere £4.50 when you top up with a tenner, leading Orange to claim that it’s the UK’s cheapest mobile. The OT-S31 offers cheap-and-cheerful features including an MP3 player, an FM radio, …

Come on down — Ofcom is slashing prices! The regulator has decided to cut termination rates, the wholesale charges phone operators make to connect calls to each others’ networks. Under Ofcom’s plans, rates will fall from around 4.3p per minute today, to 0.5p per minute by 2015. Ofcom says the cut will lead to cheaper calls from landlines and more …

What ho! Seeking some merry japes in the country over Easter weekend? Then may we suggest the tweedy loveliness of the new iPhone app from the National Trust? The app has a browsable map of all the National Trust places and spaces in the officially recognised regions of England, Wales and Northern Ireland — Scotland has its own Trust, och …