I’ll admit that I’m a little cranky, but I think I have every right. Almost two months ago, I posted a list of expectations that I had for Sprint’s Evo 4G smartphone. At the time, I had just seen the device at CTIA 2010 in Las Vegas and I was duly impressed with its design, …

PCD 8635 PCD PCD is no stranger to the basic clam shell, and it has just come out with yet another model for U.S. Cellular. Dubbed the CDM8635, this entry-level phone has a 1.5-inch mono external display, a 2.2-inch color internal display, a 1.3-megapixel camera, voice-activated dialing, text and multimedia messaging, dedicated keys for a speakerphone and zoom, and not …

The Silicon Valley Mercury News recently spent some time speaking with Android founder and Google VP, Andy Rubin where naturally, the subject of “fragmentation” and the rapid succession of Android releases came up. Rubin acknowledged the quick growth of the platform and the problems developers face with such speedy innovation, but said Google is slowing development over the next few …

A new survey from the Federal Communications Commission notes that while 91 percent of U.S. broadband consumers are satisfied with their service, 80 percent of them don’t know what speed broadband connection they’re paying for. The survey of more than 3,000 adults conducted this spring asked consumers if they knew what the advertised speed of the broadband service they were …

iPhone users will finally be able to take advantage of Skype 2.0, with 3G calling, according to a report. But after August they’ll have to pay for the privilege of Skype-to-Skype calls with the new service. Gizmodo reported the iPhone-ready service and a “small monthly fee” associated with it (along with operator charges for data). Gizmodo also noted that upgrades …

Nokia and Opera Software have taken sides in the Adobe-Apple battle over Flash multimedia support: They are in the Flash camp. On Thursday executives from Nokia, the world’s largest maker of cell phones, and Opera Software, the maker of a leading mobile browser, said they’d support the new Flash 10.1 software that is coming out. Opera’s co-founder Jon von Tetzchner …

Diddybeats High-Performance In-Ear Headphones (photos) +3 more See all photos It might be said that the best people to create audio products such as headphones are musicians. That was certainly Monster’s feeling when the cable company teamed up with Dr. Dre to create a line of headphones vetted by the hip hop legend. The Beats line encompasses everything from full-size …

The iPhone is No. 1 in customer satisfaction, says a new ChangeWave survey, but Motorola also has its share of happy Droid users. Among the 1,009 smartphone owners interviewed by research firm ChangeWave, results released this week found that 77 percent of all Apple iPhone owners said they’re very satisfied with their phones. Motorola came in second, with 64 percent …

We’ve got some good news and bad news for Samsung Behold II owners. We’ll start with the good first: you’re getting an update to Android 1.6. The bad? You won’t be getting anything beyond Android 1.6. Samsung dropped the bomb late Thursday evening via its Twitter account, and its official statement reads: Samsung Mobile and T-Mobile USA are planning to …

Motorola is counting on Verizon to use its marketing prowess to help the handset maker stage a smartphone recovery, and the wireless carrier has promised to do just that, according to The Wall Street Journal. Motorola’s Droid James Martin/CNET Motorola has worked out a deal with Verizon Wireless to make sure some of its new smartphones for Verizon will get …