When Research In Motion finally comes out with its first BlackBerry 10 phones, it will face the herculean task of convincing people they’re actually worth a try. Over the last few years, RIM has burned away a lot of goodwill, along with BlackBerry’s standing as a pre-eminent smartphone brand, thanks to a near-comical succession of …

Moo, a company that specializes in elaborate business cards, has announced it will sell NFC-enabled cards that can be programmed to share data wirelessly with smartphones. The idea is kind of like encoding data in the checkered grids known as QR codes, which phone cameras can scan to extract contact information. Near-field communications (NFC) uses small chips with labyrinthine antennas …

The Asus Eee Pad Transformer Prime is the latest Android device to see its Android 4.1.1 Jelly Bean update, coming less than a day after Asus indicated it would be here “soon.” As is the case with every other Android 4.1 update, the Prime benefits from features such as Google Now, speed improvements, and enhanced notifications. Those of you who …

T-Mobile USA has agreed to sell the rights to its network of cellular towers to Crown Castle for $2.4 billion as it looks to focus on its core operations. T-Mobile has been shopping its 7,200 cell towers around for several years, seeing it as an easy way to bring in some badly needed cash that can be funneled into its …

Remember the PalmPilot? Remember how it synced all your contacts to either Palm Desktop or Outlook? That was pretty nice. If you’re a Windows user, there’s no such desktop option for managing your iPhone address book. Sure, it gets backed up when you sync with iTunes, but there’s no way to view or edit all those contacts. Your only real …

RIM may well have delayed the launch of BB10 and the new range of BlackBerry smart phones, but pictures of two new BlackBerry devices — one Qwerty and one touchscreen — have leaked. The phones were spied in a video that was spotted and nabbed by BlackBerry news site CrackBerry, which unfortunately (but unsurprisingly) has subsequently taken it down. Our …

Google executive chairman Eric Schmidt says his company and Apple are friendly, despite some evidence to the contrary. Speaking to reporters in South Korea today, Schmidt said Apple “is actually a very good partner” of Google’s. According to the Korea Times, which was first to report on his comments, Schmidt went on to say that his company and Apple “are …

Google today launched a new app for Android called “Field Trip” that offers information based on your specific location, including local history, restaurants and architectural highlights. Touted as “your guide to the cool, hidden, and unique things in the world,” the app runs in the background and pops up automatically when it detects nearby points of interest. The app can …

Samsung is expected to announce a new Galaxy Music smartphone on October 11, according to multiple reports from this week. Despite the obvious promise of music, the handset should have only basic hardware. Features are said to include a 3-inch QVGA (240×320-pixel) display, a single-core 850MHz processor, 512MB RAM, 4GB internal storage, and a 3-megapixel camera. It should run on …

BlackBerry fans hoping to get a peek at the next-generation phones will have to wait until early next year. Research In Motion won’t be showing off its two BlackBerry 10 phones this year, Chief Marketing Officer Frank Boulben told CNET in an interview. Related stories Best Password Manager to Use for 2022 Your Phone Screen Is Gross. Here’s How to …