Orlando, Fla.–T-Mobile had more than the LG G2X and Sidekick 4G to show at CTIA 2011. And no, we’re not talking about a plan as to how customers will be affected form the planned merger with AT&T. No, T-Mobile also introduced four products for its HSPA+ network: a portable W-Fi hot-spot and three USB laptop …

The long wait is at last over for U.S. Cellular customers who have been wondering when they’ll see OS updates to their Samsung Mesmerize and BlackBerry Curve 9330 and Bold 9650 phones. That’s right, the carrier began rolling out Android 2.2 Froyo to the Mesmerize and Blackberry OS 6 to the Bold and Curve. As a refresher, Froyo includes speed …

ORLANDO, Fla.–If you asked us a week ago whether CTIA 2011 would be hectic, we would have said “probably not.” But then last Sunday, two days before the show began, the news of a certain merger broke and we knew the week would be a wild ride. Indeed, CTIA delivered a fresh crop of phones and tablets, and like CES …

HTC’s first Flyer tablet hasn’t even gone on sale yet, but speculation is already focusing on the company’s second and third models. Expected to launch this summer, they’re likely to have bigger screens and run the Android 3.0 Honeycomb software. DigiTimes bases the story on its Taiwanese touch-panel supplier sources. The article mainly focuses on the first Flyer, claiming it …

Now playing: Watch this: Set up Google Voice for Sprint 3:24 ORLANDO, Fla.–Sprint and Google on Monday announced a partnership that turns your Sprint number into a Google Voice number and gives you access to visual voicemail and call forwarding to multiple devices. Yet it wasn’t until yesterday that the two stood together here to discuss the merits of the …

It’s an Android-stravaganza in Orlando for CTIA 2011. CNET’s Justin Eckhouse reports on the newest tablets while his second in command, JT Tabencki fills in as co-host. Amazon’s app store is finally here and it’s sort of hard to get into. Plus, Antuan Goodwin shows off his newest phone the HTC Thunderbolt on this week’s edition of Android Atlas Weekly …

Connecting to public Wi-Fi hot spots can be a challenge, but the Wi-Fi Alliance is hoping to ease some of the pain. Responsible for certifying Wi-Fi products and technology, the Wi-Fi Alliance said yesterday that it’s working on a new certification program that should make it easier to access and use public hot spots. Various members of the alliance, including …

Now playing: Watch this: Motorola Xoom vs. Apple iPad 2 5:21 We know this will only end in nasty, partisan comments, but we wouldn’t be doing our jobs if we didn’t put the Motorola Xoom and Apple iPad 2 in the ring for an official CNET Prizefight. Out of the gate, you guys can probably guess my feelings on these …

ORLANDO, Fla.–Though the AT&T-T-Mobile merger was the big news of CTIA 2011, AT&T did have some other announcements at the show, including the LG Thrill 4G and HTC HD7S. We had an opportunity to check out the HD7S last night at an AT&T reception, and there weren’t a whole lot of surprises. The Windows Phone 7 smartphone is a lot …

Now playing: Watch this: Samsung Galaxy Indulge for Cricket Wireless 1:07 There we were at a CTIA press event, when we saw a familiar phone winking up at us. That’s right, folks. Samsung’s Galaxy Indulge is coming to Cricket Wireless. Although the Indulge is the same handset we first saw when it debuted with MetroPCS earlier this year, there will …