Samsung has taken the wraps off a collection of Windows devices, including a Windows 8 ultrabook with a touch screen. As part of its “Smart PC” strategy, the Korean electronics giant tonight unveiled its 13-inch Series 5 Ultra Touch Windows 8 ultrabook, which starts at $809.99 for a Core i3 and features a 1366×768 display, …

4G really needs to get its skates on — for the sake of our national reputation. Mobile Internet is four times faster in nippy New York than it is in lagging London, according to a new report from pro tester RootMetrics. Mobile data averaged 2.3Mbps download speed across a hefty 11,413 tests in our capital, and 8.5Mbps over 5,294 tests …

The odd relationship between Apple and Samsung has taken a turn for the seriously frosty, according to analysts. Apple is becoming increasingly less dependent on the Korean company for the chips to power its mobile phones, our sister site CNET News reports. We’d previously heard a rumour about Apple going to other chip suppliers, and now it looks like it’s …

Here’s another look at RIM’s next generation of mobiles. A RIM employee was spotted demoing the L-series London BlackBerry 10 device in Mexico, Wired reports. This is the mobile that first leaked last year, but now we’ve got a good long look at it in action, along with its BB10 operating system. The phone itself looks pretty much as expected, …

Softbank may be the shot in the arm that Sprint Nextel needs to finally be competitive with the big boys in the U.S. Sprint and Softbank confirmed early Monday that they had agreed to a deal in which Softbank would spent $20.1 billion to take a 70 percent stake in the company. Softbank will pay shareholders $12.1 billion and invest …

With a cash investment of $20.1 billion, Softbank plans to take control over struggling U.S. carrier Sprint Nextel next year under an agreement announced today. Under the all-cash deal, expected to close in mid-2013, the Japanese technology and investment firm will purchase 70 percent of Sprint’s stock for $12.1 billion and will invest $8 billion into the company, Softbank announced …

NQ Mobile isn’t content to protect your phone; it wants to protect your children too. The company, which primarily makes mobile security software that fights off malware and viruses on smartphones, is moving to an adjacent area of security with its Family Guardian app. The app, only available on Android for now, is presented as an all-in-one parental control tool. …

How many times have you played a really sweet game on an Android or iOS device, but found yourself wishing for better controls? Because, let’s face it, some games really suffer when your thumbs block the screen, or when you don’t get any tactile feedback. Tapping glass is a far cry from mashing buttons. Enter ThinkGeek’s iCade 8-Bitty, a mobile …

CNET’s phone screen measurement setup involves a high-end spectroradiometer and industry-standard software. The two top dogs in the smartphone world right now are the Apple iPhone 5 and Samsung Galaxy S3. My doughty CNET colleagues have thoroughly reviewed and compared each one, but so far we hadn’t actually sat down to measure the performance of their screens. Until now. I …

Japanese wireless provider SoftBank made a huge bet on the U.S. market after it agreed to take control of Sprint Nextel for $20.1 billion. After days of speculation and reports, the two companies confirmed the deal this morning. SoftBank gets a large foothold in the U.S. market, which it believes still has the opportunity for growth. Sprint, meanwhile, gets a …