With yesterday’s release of iPhone OS SDK 3.2 beta 5 less than a week after the release of beta 4, Apple has kicked its launch cycle into warp speed. (Prior to yesterday, betas were being released every two weeks.) Beta 5 is a significant milestone for the iPad, due to be released in a little …

T-Mobile USA’s CEO said the company is in talks with Clearwire and cable companies about a possible joint venture, Reuters reported Thursday. Speaking at an investor conference in Germany, Robert Dotson, T-Mobile USA’s CEO said that the wireless carrier was looking into creating a joint venture with Clearwire, which is building a nationwide 4G network and cable companies, to improve …

Apple, Inc. Apple announced changes to iTunes Connect this week that should be popular with iPhone developers, giving them additional automation options that will come in handy during holidays or other times developers want to take some time off. According to News and Announcements for iPhone Developers, app developers can now schedule changes–single or in a series–to the price of …

It’s full steam ahead for Google TV, as a reported team-up with Sony and Intel has fired up rumours that an Atom– and Android-powered set-top box will bring powerful Internet capabilities to your television. The New York Times reports that Google and Intel are eager to gain a foothold in the field of TV, with Sony desperate to gain a …

Except for the much-ballyhooed arrival of Street Fighter IV, it’s been a fairly quiet week in iPhone gaming. That said, there’s always a steady stream of new and intriguing titles, as evidenced by this decidedly eclectic bunch: 1. Doodle Kart A charming little racing game in the increasingly popular “doodle” style, Doodle Kart offers top-down action across 25 different tracks. …

AT&T raised the stakes in the fight for the world’s toughest phone Wednesday when it announced the new A25is from Airo Wireless. Billed as the word’s first “intrinsically safe” smartphone, the A25is won’t produce a spark so it’s built for people working in potentially explosive environments like process and chemical manufacturing, petrochemicals, the military, utilities, pharmaceuticals, and consumer packaged goods …

Nicole is waiting for her flight home from Austin, so Maggie Reardon joins Kent and Bonnie to talk CTIA. The fun starts next Tuesday in Las Vegas, thus we spend this episode of Dialed In dishing on what we’ll see at America’s favorite wireless trade show. 4G is the expected name of the game, but we should also see new …

Are you thinking of new ways to go green this spring? Try getting a new AT&T Zero Charger for your cell phone, which will stop drawing an electrical charge if your charger is plugged into the wall, but the phone isn’t attached. Conventional chargers continue to draw power when devices are plugged into a wall, even when the battery has …

Yesterday, my colleague David Carnoy posted a list of the 20 cell phones in the United States with the highest SAR, or specific absorption rates. And now, as promised, I offer the 20 handsets at the opposite end of the scale. Currently, these models have the lowest SAR levels. Some are sold by carriers, and others are unlocked, but all …

If the back of teen music magazines are to be trusted then we can safely assume that mobile phone ringtones are big business, and, if you were the new kid on the block selling mobile phones, like Apple, you’d be crazy not to charge a motza for these audio snippets. This doesn’t mean we should have to pay for them. …