A 10-inch BlackBerry tablet has surfaced on the Web. User “vuhai6” on Vietnam-based forum Tinhte has posted several images (Translate) of what is purported to be a 10-inch BlackBerry PlayBook tablet. The device looks to have the same design as its currently available 7-inch counterpart, but according to the poster, could support 4G networking. Speaking …

From 1 October, all Telstra mobile plans will be charged in one-minute billing blocks, rather than 30-second blocks as it is currently on some plans. Member, Phone and Casual mobile plans will be affected by the change, and pricing on the company’s website now reflects the new billing scheme. The telco’s Everyday Connect plans (formerly Freedom Connect) are already billed …

It’s a little too soon to write off HTC. With Apple and Samsung Electronics cornering more than two-thirds of the industry’s sales and nearly all of its profits, it’s easy to dismiss every other handset manufacturer. That includes HTC, whose descent from industry darling to embattled company seemingly happened overnight. The rapid reversal of fortunes have many skeptical about HTC’s …

Sprint and ZTE appear to becoming fast friends as details for yet another collaboration surfaced over this past weekend. Apparently called the ZTE Flash, the handset’s specs could rival those of other high-end Android smartphones. According to TalkAndroid, the ZTE Flash will run Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich and feature a dual-core 1.5GHz processor, a 4.5-inch HD (1,280×720 pixels) IPS …

AT&T is digging in behind its February promise of eco-ratings for phones sold with the carrier’s service with the sale of the Pantech Renue. The Renue is built from 67 percent recyclable components, and its packaging is constructed from 95 percent recycled paper and printed with soy ink, which isn’t a petroleum industry byproduct. The onboard power-saving app is another …

We know that T-Mobile would add the stylus-toting Samsung Galaxy Note to its roster, but now we have a release date and pricing. The jumbo phone lands at T-Mobile on August 8 for $249.99, after a $50 mail-in-rebate and with a new two-year service agreement. T-Mobile’s version of the phone, which debuted in the U.S. on AT&T, features Android 4.0 …

CNET Reader Mike Smith asks: Is there some kind of burn-in procedure to run on new plasma TVs? I’ve read some crazy stuff online that says all sorts of things and I just don’t know what is real from what is nonsense. Please let me know. Thanks. You aren’t kidding, there is some crazy stuff out there. Plasma TVs, actually …

Google’s Android operating system for mobile devices has gained significant traction in the market. Will Google follow this success up by pushing the OS into more sophisticated computing devices? Or will it use its browser based-OS Chrome to take on Apple and Microsoft in the PC software market? These are the questions I tackle in this edition of Ask Maggie. …

About a year ago at this time, iPhone 5 rumors and leaked photos were flying fast and furious. In fact, it was in early August 2011, that I speculated, “Is this what the iPhone 5 looks like? MacRumors says yes.” Of course, the answer turned out to be “no.” Could we be looking at a similar disappointment this fall? Perhaps, …

Think that the pen is mightier than the keyboard? Google does too, with its new Handwrite system that lets you search using your own writing. (Screenshot by Matt Elliott/CNET) Google Handwrite translates your written words on a touchscreen into searchable terms. Activate the feature by going to Google.com on your phone or tablet’s browser and click on the Settings link. …