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Android Decoder Ring: Android 2.0 vs. HTC Sense vs. Motoblur

In case you hadn’t noticed, Google’s Android OS has a lot of momentum right now. With eight Android smart phones available in the U.S. this holiday season—most of them new–there’s a lot of excitement around this open and highly customizable platform. But there’s a difference between the stock Android interface on devices like the new [...]

Our Top Picks For The Season: Cell Phones And Accessories

The holiday shopping season is upon us once again and that means it’s time for our Gadget Gift Guide, the only resource you’ll need to find the perfect presents for your tech-loving friends and family. Or, just shop for yourself (everyone does). We broke down our top cell phone picks by carrier and by budget to [...]

Number of Apps Won’t Decide Smart Phone War

This week Apple passed a milestone that probably makes some competitors feel like throwing up their hands. The company announced that it had surpassed 100,000 apps available in the App Store. And users have downloaded well over 2 billion apps since the store launched. When the BlackBerry Bold 9700 goes on sale tomorrow, RIM will [...]

Dell Adamo XPS In-Depth Hands-on: The Sexiest Laptop Ever

Because I’ve been covering notebooks for about a decade now, I actually had to think long and hard about the above headline. But based on the hundreds of notebooks I’ve seen over the years from Apple, HP, Sony, Toshiba, and everyone else I feel pretty confident in saying that the 3.2-pound Adamo XPS (starting at [...]

Verizon Wireless Announces Budget Friendly BlackBerry Curve 8530

Verizon Wireless this morning announced the BlackBerry Curve 8530, a 3G-enabled cousin of T-Mobile uber budget Curve 8520. The device offers what you’d expect from a BlackBerry Curve: Killer e-mail and messaging support and an excellent keyboard, but lacks a bit in comparison to the more expensive BlackBerry Tour. While it has goodies like 802.11b/g Wi-Fi, multi-media [...]

HTC Eris Hits Verizon for $99, Still $651 Pricier than Sprint Hero

The Motorola Droid officially has some company. Verizon Wireless has added the HTC Droid Eris to its lineup of Android phones, and at just $99 with a two-year contract, it seriously undercuts the price of the Sprint HTC Hero ($179). But is the Eris really the better deal? The Droid Eris is a lot like the [...]

The Eee PC (And The Netbook Category) Turns 2. LAPTOP Throws Birthday Bash.

On November 1st two years ago, the first Eee PC 701 arrived on American shores just a couple of weeks after its debut overseas. The 7-inch, Linux-based mini-notebook garnered a lot of attention and a great deal of praise. At the time, laptops that small usually came with soaring price tags. The Eee PC changed [...]

Wal-Mart To Sell $298 HP G60-519WM Mainstream Laptop

This isn’t the first time Wal-Mart has gone gangbusters with laptops, but it’s definitely the lowest price for a full-sized notebook we’ve seen them offer yet. Starting November 7, the retailer will begin selling the HP G60-519WM, a 15.6-incher, for $298 (that’s a circular for it on the right). This configuration will run Windows 7 ($74.99) [...]

HTC to Offer Blazing Fast HD2 Smart Phone in U.S.

In early 2010, one of the most powerful Windows Phones will be available in the United States: The HTC HD2. The HD2 runs Windows Mobile 6.5, packs a 1GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon CPU for blazing fast performance, and HTC’s Windows Phones version of its Sense interface, which is a bit different from the version on its Android [...]

Sony Ericsson Announces Impressive XPERIA X10 Android Phone

What do you get when you mix Android with a 1-GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon CPU and beautiful hardware? Sony Ericcsson’s new XPERIA X10 smart phone, the company’s first Android device that was officially announced today. The XPERIA X10, which will be available in the first quarter of 2009 in “select markets,” has a completely revamped “Rachael” UX [...]