July, 2011

• 19 July

  Nokia Sea Ray flaunts sexy curves, Windows Phone in new video

  

  We were very excited to get our paws on the curvy goodness of the Nokia N9 but were as excited about its MeeGo operating system as we are about repainting our fence. Mercifully, a close relative of the N9, called the Sea Ray, has surfaced sporting Windows Phone Mango, and we can take a close …

  Read More »
• 19 July

  ThinkPad and IdeaPad K1 Android tablets, hands

  

  Now playing: Watch this: Lenovo ThinkPad Tablet 2:08 You can now officially add Lenovo to the list of computer manufacturers pushing out Android tablets this year. In fact, put the company down for two. Meet the Tango & Cash of tablets. The ThinkPad Tablet is the business-minded one of the pair, with its optional digital pen and suite of DocsToGo …

  Read More »
• 19 July

  Rumor: Motorola Dinara to follow Droid Bionic in late 2011

  

  It’s time to put yet another Verizon and Motorola smartphone on your radar. Even as we’re still waiting for the long-anticipated Droid Bionic to arrive, rumors have started swirling for the next super phone, the Motorola Dinara. According to sources close to Droid Life, the Dinara will arrive in late 2011 with a form factor that closely resembles a thinner …

  Read More »
• 19 July

  LightSquared CEO upbeat at one

  

  LightSquared CEO Sanjiv Ahuja delivers a speech at CTIA 2011. CNET/Marguerite Reardon LightSquared Chief Executive Sanjiv Ahuja is trying to have his cake and eat it too. Literally. Ahuja and his management team will celebrate his upstart company’s first anniversary on Thursday with cake and ice cream–a tradition from his days running France Telecom’s wireless giant Orange. The milestone comes …

  Read More »
• 19 July

  T

  

  T-Mobile USA is throwing down the gauntlet at Sprint Nextel with its new smartphone price plans. The G2X, one of the smartphones compatible with T-Mobile’s upcoming new data plans Nicole Lee/CNET T-Mobile is set to announce Wednesday that it plans to cut the price of its smartphone plans. Most significantly, its mid-tier plan–which includes unlimited phone calls, text messages, and …

  Read More »
• 19 July

  Sprint CEO: 4G plans to come in the fall

  

  Dan Hesse at Sprint headquarters today. Kent German/CNET KANSAS CITY, Mo.–Sprint Nextel will provide more details on its 4G plans in the fall, Chief Executive Dan Hesse said during a meeting with reporters at the company’s headquarters here today. Sprint was originally scheduled to provide an update on its 4G plans by the middle of the year. However, Hesse, speaking …

  Read More »
• 19 July

  High

  

  Booq Cobra Courier XS: Solid iPad protection Sarah Tew/CNET Carrying an iPad a year ago involved searching for the perfect bag, and the problem back in 2012 was that many bag makers hadn’t figured out the iPad yet. Flash forward to mid-2011, and the iPad 2 and original iPad feel nearly ubiquitous–so, too, do iPad bags. Finding one that matches …

  Read More »
• 19 July

  Google’s Schmidt vows to defend HTC

  

  Google Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt says his company will support key Android partner HTC in its patent fight with Apple. Google Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt Stephen Shankland/CNET Schmidt, speaking at a Google mobile conference in Tokyo today, expressed confidence that HTC will ultimately prevail over Apple, ZDNet Asia reports. “We have seen an explosion of Android devices entering the market …

  Read More »
• 19 July

  Mobile

  

  ISIS, the joint venture between three of the national wireless carriers designed to spur the development of a wide-reaching mobile-payment system, said today it had formed a partnership with Visa, MasterCard, and American Express. ISIS has struck a deal with all of the major credit card issuers, including market leader Visa. Visa In addition to an existing relationship with Discover, …

  Read More »
• 19 July

  Sony S1 and S2 teaser video shows off gaming, movie and ebook chops

  

  A third teaser video for the upcoming Sony S1 and S2 Android Honeycomb tablets has been released, showing off the quirky slates’ multimedia abilities, including movie playback and the S2’s gift for displaying ebooks and playing games. The videos, which feature a seemingly part-CGI Heath Robinson machine (seriously, what’s the point in doing it if it’s not really happening?), have …

  Read More »