Timed to coincide with today’s release of the Nexus S, Google made good on its promise to launch an update to its Google Maps app. Now available in the Android Market, Maps 5.0 offers a few major improvements over its predecessors. First up is the 3D capability, which lets users see a simulated skyline for …

Today we’re proud to announce the release of our first iPhone app — strike up a fanfare, band leader, it’s Crave from CNET UK! We’ve designed the app to make it easier for iPhone users to read all the great stuff we put in the Crave section, watch Crave videos, listen to our podcast and browse our photo galleries with …

An illustration of the ‘PaintPot’ tutorial application written with Google App Inventor for Android. Google Anyone can now be an Android app designer. Google’s App Inventor, which was previously available to people only on request, is now free for anyone who wants to create their own Android smartphone apps. Part of the Google Labs playground, App Inventor offers you a …

I’ve often felt that 99 cents is the magic number for iOS games. At that price, it’s an impulse buy; I’ll grab it without a second thought. Even if I wind up not liking the game, hey, it was only a buck. If you feel the same way, you’ll appreciate this: EA Mobile has cut nearly every game in its …

CES 2010 was a lightweight show when it came to cell phones and smartphones. That’s often the case with CES, as mobile devices have to share the stage with bigger products like 3D televisions and futuristic robots. That’s set to change at CES 2011 of course, but we wanted to take some time and take a look back at the …

The first dual core Android phone, a whole new Android Market. All that and more on this week’s edition of Android Atlas Weekly for Thursday, December 16th, 2010. Join Justin Eckhouse along side guest host, Senior Associate Editor Jessica Dolcourt! Now playing: Watch this: Ep. 28: The first dual core Android phone 49:40 Listen now Your browser does not support …

Research In Motion today beat Wall Street’s estimates for the third quarter, showing that the maker of the BlackBerry is far from being a has-been in the smartphone game. For the quarter ending November 27, the company reported net profit of $911.1 million, or $1.74 per share, on revenue of $5.49 billion. Wall Street had been expecting earnings of $1.64 …

The official Facebook application for Android took a major step forward yesterday with the integration of two key features. The latest release (v1.5) now offers chat and push notifications, making the native app considerably more appealing to users. These features come on the heels of last month’s addition of Places and Groups and should do well to keep the masses …

According to at least one study of mobile operating systems, Android is well on its way to world domination. With that in mind, we expect that at least a few of you have gotten–or will be getting–your lucky little mitts on a new Android phone this season. And what are you to do with that spanking-new device? Why, load it …

Though Microsoft curbed OEM’s abilities to customize Windows Phone 7, HTC is still finding ways to add its own, useful touches to the software. Most recently, the handset manufacturer updated its HTC Hub to include weather information on its live tile. This means that you’ll be able to glance at the Start screen and see weather information (current and forecast) …