Back in June, Panasonic smacked us upside the head with its Viera TH-42PZ81 — the first TV to come with a built-in freesat receiver. Fast forward to this very day, and Sony’s done exactly the same thing, this time with the brand-new Bravia W5810 and Z5800 ranges, fresh from the ovens of IFA. How Sony’s …

Boy Genius Report Aside from the cost of the device and the expensive monthly plan, you might have to face an additional charge just for the privilege of getting a smartphone. According to a document found by the Boy Genius Report, Verizon Wireless has raised its $175 early termination fee to a whopping $350 specifically for “advanced devices,” which probably …

Editor’s note: As of this writing, Sony Ericsson has not announced North American availability for the X10. Sony Ericsson’s announcement yesterday gave Google Android fans a preview of what we can expect from new handsets in 2010. And as we gear up for the inevitable battle, the lines are being drawn with devices like the new Xperia X10. On the …

iSkin iSkin’s colorful, form-fitting Solo line of iPhone cases has some of the slicker designs out there. Now the company has come out with the “special-edition” Solo FX SE, which sports a “luxurious outer surface treatment” that combines an “understated” matte finish with a “subtle,” embossed, designer pattern. Available in Onyx (black), Cosmo (pink), and Ice (white) for $34.99 (list), …

iPhone OS hacker GeoHot released Blackra1n RC3 Tuesday, an updated jailbreak and unlock utility for the Apple iPhone 3GS and iPod Touch. This version provides true carrier unlocking for iPhone OS 3.1.2 and baseband 05.11.07 by taking advantage of at+xemm crash exploit discovered by ih8sn0w. The Blackra1n jailbreak process installs a new app–called Sn0w–onto an iPhone. It unlocks your iPhone, …

Perhaps you remember Case-mate’s 99-cent cardboard iPhone “recession” case, which we wrote about back in September and deemed one of the better product publicity stunts in recent memory. Well, Case-mate is now hosting a decorate-your-recession-case contest with users submitting photos of their creations. The pic with the most votes wins a Suzuki moped from the ’80s. We gotta say, the …

HTC One of the smartphones that left quite an impression on us at CTIA Fall 2009 was the HTC HD2. It could have been the massive 4.3-inch capacitive touch screen, its extreme thinness, or that the Windows Mobile 6.5 smartphone was powered by Qualcomm’s new 1GHz Snapdragon mobile processor–whatever the reason, we wanted this device. Well, it looks like we …

Samsung Double Take Samsung Alltel today announced its own version of the Samsung Intensity. Called the Double Take, it offers the same slider design with a full QWERTY keyboard and 2.1-inch display. It’s also available in either red or gray. Alltel’s version’s features are identical as well. On it, you’ll find a music player; a 1.3-megapixel camera; voice commands and …

Cisco Systems reported fiscal first-quarter earnings that beat expectations with good sequential growth, giving hope that the ailing economy is on the upswing. The network equipment maker on Wednesday reported that fiscal first-quarter profits and revenue that were down from the same quarter a year ago but up from the previous quarter. Cisco reported a quarterly profit of $1.8 billion, …

Okay, okay, we’re sorry about that headline. But the film’s called Moon, what else do you want? One small step for man, one giant leap for Blu-ray? Obvious puns aside, we couldn’t be more excited about the arrival of Moon on Blu-ray and DVD, but mostly we’re salivating over the Blu-ray. There isn’t a geek on the planet who doesn’t …