CNET’s phone screen measurement setup involves a high-end spectroradiometer and industry-standard software. The mondo Samsung Galaxy Note 2 now provides another reason for Android geeks and image quality purists to let their phablet phanboy phreak phlags phly. The Note 2 is capable of color accuracy that, when combined with the superior contrast of the OLED …

HP’s tablet-laptop hybrid Windows 8 PC has been given a price — the Envy x2 can be yours for a quid shy of £800 when it goes on sale. The Envy x2 looks like a tablet, but like many upcoming Windows 8 devices will slot into an accompanying keyboard dock, transforming it into a tablet. HP says the Envy x2 …

Despite the realistic 3D graphics of today’s first-person shooters, RPGs, and other games, platform games continue to thrive on iOS. There’s something about jumping through levels, solving puzzles, and collecting coins that keeps gamers entertained. Also, the capability to play through a single level while on the go makes platformers perfect for short bursts of play on your iOS device. …

Vodafone is offering a sizeable discount to customers who want to switch to 4G, and the network has promised super-fast phone speeds will spring forth next spring. If you have an iPhone 5, Samsung Galaxy S3 or other phone with a 4G version, Vodafone will let you buy your way out of your current contract at a discount rate to make the …

Update, October 27: Google has canceled Monday’s Android event because of Hurricane Sandy. We’ll update you with a separate post when we know more. Google is holding a special event Monday in New York City where it’s expected to take the wraps off the latest version of the Android operating system, plus several new Nexus devices. Join CNET’s live blog …

We’ve already seen pictures taken with the upcoming Nexus 10 tablet, thanks to Google’s Vic Gundotra. Now we’re seeing pictures of the device itself. Days before the Nexus 10 is expected to make its debut in New York, new images have surfaced purporting to show the device and the updated version of Android it’s running on. [Note: Monday’s Android event has been canceled …

Even Apple’s iPhone 5 couldn’t slow Samsung Electronics down. The Korean conglomerate’s flagship Galaxy S III had four of its five best-selling weeks in the U.S. after the iPhone 5 was unveiled, Samsung told CNET. The spike after the iPhone 5 launch suggests that consumers hung around to see what Apple had to show off, weren’t impressed, and went with …

HTC today warned that its revenue and profitability will continue to slide in the fourth quarter amid continued pressure in the smartphone business. The Taiwan-based company, which primarily builds smartphones and some tablets, warned that its revenue will fall 40 percent year over year to 60 billion Taiwan dollars ($2.05 billion). Its gross margins are expected to decline to 23 …

What looks to be an instruction manual for the Samsung Nexus 10 has appeared online, offering clues as to the design of this hotly-tipped tablet. LG may be making an upcoming Nexus smart phone, but Samsung looks likely to lay claim to the next raw-Android powered tablet if these mysterious pages, spotted by the Verge, are anything to go by. …

Samsung and Apple are dominating the smartphone market, new data from research firm IDC has revealed. During the third quarter, Samsung shipped 56.3 million smartphones worldwide, helping it to secure 31.3 percent of that space for the three-month period. In the year-earlier quarter, Samsung shipped 28.1 million handsets for a 22.7 percent share. Samsung’s shipments last quarter were strong enough …