Google is getting ready to replace with Dennis Woodside, Google’s former head of ad sales in the Americas and overseer of the Google-Motorola merger, according to a report. Woodside would run the Motorola unit of Google once the deal closes, Bloomberg reported, citing several unnamed sources. Woodside was on a short list that included Motorola …

Now playing: Watch this: Asus Transformer Prime vs. Apple iPad 2 6:08 We all know the iPad 2. Sure, it’s great, but it’s about time someone cut that smug slate down to size. You know, give it the ol’ sucker punch before the iPad 3 comes out and turns us into drooling fanboys again. The Asus Eee Pad Transformer Prime …

Rugged phones have been around forever, but melding extreme survivability into a true Android smartphone that’s not laughably large or looks like an off-road tire is a challenge. Samsung feels it has created a tough device that has beaten the odds. The $99.99 Samsung Rugby Smart certainly has a rough and tumble name. The company claims it’s built to meet …

Chinese phone company ZTE plans to make a big splash at Mobile World Congress with a Windows device and a slew of Android handsets. ZTE isn’t exactly a household name, at least in the U.S. The smartphone maker aims to change that by dropping an as-of-yet unannounced handset running Microsoft’s Windows Phone software along with eight advanced Android devices described …

T-Mobile USA faces a daunting uphill climb as it looks to turn itself around. The nation’s fourth-largest wireless provider, two months removed from a failed attempt to merge with AT&T, today laid out its comeback plan, which includes improving its existing network and deploying 4G LTE by 2013. Parent Deutsche Telekom has committed to investing $4 billion in the business, …

A pair of upcoming handsets have appeared in a Verizon Wireless document, offering clues of two new Android handsets that could debut in the coming months. Droid Life has obtained a screenshot of the document, which shows a Droid Fighter and LG Cayman listed for release later this spring. Which particular handsets we’ll actually get, however, remains to be seen. …

The Samsung Galaxy S2 has sold 20 million. That’s a lot of phones — not as many as the market leader, the iPhone, but a good sign for the hotly-anticipated Galaxy S3. The S2 is a fantastic phone and thoroughly deserves its boffo business. Samsung also revealed that between the S2 and the original Galaxy S, the Korean giant has …

With all the new phones being announced from LG, we’re wondering if the company is going to have any surprises left to show at Mobile World Congress. We already heard about the LG 4X HD and the Optimus Vu. But recently, the manufacturer unveiled two more new phones for the South Korean market: the Optimus LTE Tag and the Optimus …

The factory that produces the iPhone, iPad, Xbox and other gadgets has been accused of sweeping child workers under the carpet as independent auditors inspect working conditions. Inspections of Apple supplier Foxconn began this week, but two employees have now claimed that underage labourers were moved to different sections or assigned no overtime so they wouldn’t be seen working. The …

The Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7 (left) and Galaxy Note. Donald Bell/CNET Samsung’s prolific output of Android tablets can be confusing to navigate. Honestly, I have a hard time keeping them straight myself, and it’s my job. Samsung has no fewer than seven tablets that are either available now, or on their way. And that’s not even counting Wi-Fi-only and cellular …