A prototype of what could be the first Asus smart phone on the market to run Windows Phone 7 has been captured in a video. The unnamed handset was filmed at the Gnomedex 10 event in Seattle in August. The Lockergnome.com video lasts around 12 minutes, with a Microsoft employee explaining some of the main features of the …

Skype or Google Voice? Both are communication powerhouses that bring you free or cheap phone calls over VoIP services, but only one can win this Prizefight. Will it be Skype, the longtime superstar of video chatting, or Google Voice, Google’s upstart that can replace your mobile phone number? Find out in this week’s battle extraordinaire!

Mobile phone customers thinking of switching to a different carrier are pinning the blame on dropped calls, which have grown over the past six months, according to a new survey from J.D. Power and Associates. For its survey, the market researcher questioned wireless customers across the U.S. to gauge the quality of cell phone calls. The study focused on different …

LG is hosting a media event next week where it will unveil its Android-based Optimus One and Optimus Chic handsets. The September 14 event will be broadcast to the public online, and LG executives will host an interactive question and answer session at the end of the event. Details remain scarce for either handset; however, a Polish blog was able …

A new Samsung handset that runs Windows Phone 7, the GT-i8700, has been leaked. Gizmodo was sent photos of the GT-i8700 that clearly show it will run Windows Phone 7, offer around 8GB of storage, and pack a camera with an LED flash. It’s a touchscreen device with sharp edges and a shiny finish on its front. Last month, Pocketnow posted pictures of a Windows Phone 7 …

Google has added a pedestrian sat-nav feature to the mobile version of Google Maps on Android, making it easier for people with no sense of direction to find their way around. It’s also made improvements to Street View, making the mobile version more similar to that on computers. Google Maps for mobile has been updated to version 4.5 for anybody with Android …

LG has recently announced the LG HBM-810, which is a Bluetooth headset housed inside a solar-powered charging cradle. The headset itself is designed to be lightweight and features dual microphones, noise reduction, echo cancellation, and up to 5 hours of talk time and 150 hours of standby time. It also has multipoint connectivity so it can connect up to two …

Apple A French Web site, Mac4Ever, posted a short article claiming the Cupertino computer crafters are creating software for Mac OS X, presumably an update to iChat, that will allow desktop and notebook users to communicate via FaceTime with compatible iOS devices. The information is not backed up with sources, but the site has been known to have semi-accurate predictions …

Apple has made some big changes to its App Store policies, relaxing restrictions on the tools developers can use to create iOS apps, and revealing guidelines about why apps are rejected. In a statement, Apple said it had relaxed its development-tool restrictions as a result of developer feedback. It added that any apps developed in light of the new rules still shouldn’t …

I’m a sucker for a good iPhone stand, especially when it’s cheap, practical, and available in lots of purty colors. That’s the iFoldAway in a nutshell. It’s cheap (about $8.90 shipped from the U.K.), practical (it weighs almost nothing and folds up flat as a credit card), and available in your choice of eight colors: pink, red, white, yellow, black, …