April, 2012

• 16 April

  Why anyone would want to buy RIM

  

  Research In Motion, struggling to keep its BlackBerrys relevant in the smartphone game, could still make an attractive prize for the right acquirer. RIM is considering hiring a banker to explore its “strategic alternatives” — often code word for putting itself on the block — according to a Bloomberg report today. The move is in …

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• 16 April

  HTC Golf revealed in first official pic

  

  With a name like HTC Golf we were expecting this phone to rock up with a caddy bag slung over its shoulder. Or perhaps some checked trousers. Well now the first official snap of the handset has leaked, and sadly it looks like our mock-up was slightly wide of the mark. This first snap comes courtesy of Pocketnow, and shows …

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• 16 April

  Sprint rumored to add more cities for 4G LTE coverage

  

  Although Sprint has been playing catch up with its competitors in securing 4G LTE markets, internal documents imply that the mobile network may be further along in its quest than previously thought. According to the technology news site TechnoBuffalo, which received the documents, it seems that Sprint’s Network Vision campaign has been in progress in Akron, Ohio; Chicago; Fort Worth, …

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• 16 April

  Samsung Galaxy S3 to be revealed on 3 May at London launch

  

  The Samsung Galaxy S3 has been pegged for a 3 May unveiling at a London launch event. After months of waiting and speculation, the invites have finally been sent out. There’s one in my inbox, and Samsung’s asking me to “come and meet the next Galaxy”, on an invite daubed with splodges of blue and white paint. That will see …

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• 16 April

  Apple TV vs Xbox 360 vs PS3 in Internet TV shootout

  

  If you’re tired of having TV schedulers tell you what you should watch and when you should watch it, you’ve probably already moved away from broadcast TV and are enjoying an all-you-can-eat telly and movie buffet, served up by various Internet services. Just what exactly is the best way to get these online offerings onto your big-screen TV? It really …

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• 16 April

  Sky Go is yet another Ice Cream Sandwich delay

  

  Are you a Sky customer with an Android phone? Thinking of updating to Ice Cream Sandwich? Not so fast, my friend — not if you want to keep watching Sky telly on your phone. Avid CNET reader Ben Williams dropped us a line to tell us, “Last week I updated Android on my HTC Sensation to Ice Cream Sandwich, and …

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• 13 April

  Don’t let your kids play these three awesome Rockstar games for iOS

  

  Rockstar Games is known for not pulling any punches with its incredibly popular video games offered on consoles, desktops, and mobile gaming devices. Frequently controversial and in the headlines for all the wrong reasons, Rockstar’s games are violent and give players the freedom to do whatever they want — both good and bad. This week, Rockstar added another of its …

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• 13 April

  Nokia offers software update for Lumia 900 glitch

  

  In response to recent data connection problems that Nokia Lumia 900 users reported since the device’s launch last week, Nokia has issued a software update sooner than expected. The software for the AT&T version can be accessed through Zune and Windows Phone 7 Connector for Mac. The software was expected to be available on April 16, but instead has come …

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• 13 April

  Comedy Central brings The Daily Show Headlines to Android

  

  For the first time, the Daily Show Headlines app comes to Android, bringing content from Comedy Central’s award-winning satirical news program to a swath of additional mobile users. This means that Android users can now get mobile access to videos of Jon Stewart and “The Best F#@king News Team Ever,” up to two weeks after original episodes air. In addition …

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• 13 April

  Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 7.0 review: The anti

  

  The Galaxy Tab 2 7.0 is like the alternate dimension Kindle Fire. Josh Miller/CNET The Kindle Fire. Sure, it’s low-priced and has a built-in Amazon content ecosystem that conveniently delivers movies, music, books, and apps through a simple, if stripped-down, interface, but there are quite a few things it doesn’t do that have stopped you short of actually buying one. …

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