Today’s big Apple rumor has it that the two-year-old iPhone 3GS might sell for free (with a two-year contract, of course) once the iPhone 5 arrives. But if you want a more recent, state-of-the-art handset and you’re willing to go the Android way, you can...
Yep, the rumors were true. Smartphone maker HTC just announced that the Status, a new Android-powered handset with a full QWERTY keypad and its own, dedicated Facebook button, is set to arrive on AT&T later this summer. Details on a price tag and exact release...
Diane writes: I’m almost all set to buy an iPhone 4 (I’m on AT&T), but I’m stuck on the data plan part. How much do I need, and what would I be using data for, anyway? (And what’s 3G?) Hi Diane! Great question. Let’s tackle the last...
So, which wireless carrier has the speediest data network in the U.S.? Simple question, but surprisingly tough to answer, with PC Magazine sending a half-dozen smartphone-toting road warriors across the country to get the scoop. The big winner? Verizon Wireless and...
The best camera in any smartphone? That’s a bold statement, but T-Mobile seems pretty confident with its upcoming myTouch 4G Slide, an Android-powered smartphone with an 8-megapixel camera, a dual-LED flash, a “backside-illuminated” sensor (which...
I caught one look at the retro “Pop Phone” handset over the weekend (my hairdresser had one sitting on her counter, attached to her new Android phone) and instantly fell in love. Yes, it looks almost exactly like the old-style telephone handsets that those...
The latest twist in the iPhone rumor saga is a doozy: instead of just, say, a faster version of the iPhone 4 or a “radically” redesigned iPhone 5 waiting in the wings, at least one Wall Street analysts thinks we might be getting both. Before we delve into...
It runs 3D games, plays 3D movies, and even shoots video and snaps pictures in 3D—all without glasses. Meet the HTC Evo 3D, sure to be one of the hottest smartphones of the summer. Billed as the first glasses-free 3D phone in the U.S., the Evo 3D went on sale through...
The largest wireless carrier in the U.S. is about to dump its popular unlimited smartphone data plan in favor of “tiered” options that limit how much data you can use each month. What do the impending changes in Verizon Wireless’s data policy mean...
Believe it or not, a Manhattan salon is reportedly offering a special treatment to combat “BlackBerry neck.” Uh, what’s “BlackBerry neck,” you ask? Well, the New York Daily News describes it as: …a formation of neck creases that may...
