Cell Phone News

Here's a quick look at the latest cell phone news from leading tech news sources:

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• Traxxas XO-1: A radio-controlled supercar3 December 2011, 12:26 am
  (Credit: Traxxas) The car pictured above does 0-60 mph in a scant 2.3 seconds, goes on to hit 100 mph in just under five ticks, and only costs $1,100. No, that last bit is not a typo, because the Traxxas XO-1 only measures 27 inches from nose to tail. This is not a passenger car, but it's also not a toy. It's a remote-controlled scale race car and Traxxas says that it's the fastest in the world. The XO-1's high-output motor pulls power from 2 lithium polymer batteries. (Credit: Traxxas) T...
• Make little green androids fly across your screen in Ice Cream Sandwich2 December 2011, 11:05 pm
  Unlock Android's Secret Easter Egg If you have an Android phone outfitted with the version 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich operating system (like the Samsung Galaxy Nexus, for instance), you can impress your geeky friends and impressionable schoolchildren everywhere with this neat, simple trick. Step 1: Open the Settings menu and choose "About phone" from the list of options. Step 2: Repeatedly press the version number (Android 4.0.x), about five times, until suddenly an image of an Android wearing an i...
• Gaming PCs: How much is too much?2 December 2011, 10:57 pm
  Low-cost ultraportable laptops and family-friendly all-in-one desktops are a common sight in the CNET Labs; massive gaming rigs less so. It's gotten to the point now that when one of these high-end systems appears, someone in the office always asks, "Does anyone even buy these things any more?" PC gaming, while not dead, is not the arms race it was more than five years ago, as only a handful of 2011 games (Battlefield 3, The Witcher 2) are designed to really push PC hardware. Game publishe...
• By sea or by air with Mario Kart 72 December 2011, 10:50 pm
  (Credit: Nintendo) The 3DS certainly seems to be on a bit of a hot streak lately with Super Mario 3D Land and now Mario Kart 7. While the franchise has been a Nintendo staple for almost two decades, we were curious to see if MK7 had enough fuel in the tank to impress us all over again. We've taken our laps with the game and rounded up our final thoughts: Jeff: Other than the brilliant use of 3D in Super Mario 3D Land, I'm not sure there's a better genre to show off the illusion than racing gam...
• Samsung Galaxy Nexus impresses in Verizon speed test2 December 2011, 10:49 pm
  You have to be pretty fast to reach the Galaxy Nexus... (Credit: Screenshot by Eric Mack/CNET) It may seem that the Samsung Galaxy Nexus has been slow to arrive on American shores, but there's reason to believe it will hit the ground running. The Android faithful are placing their 4G hopes and dreams in a video circulating today that shows the new Google Ice Cream Sandwich phone on Verizon's LTE Network clocking in at download speeds between 8-10Mbps. The silent videographer notes on the screen...
• Reporters' Roundtable: Holiday tech buying update2 December 2011, 9:10 pm
  We are in the middle of the holiday buying season right now, between the first rush of gift-buying that happened on Black Friday and Cyber Monday, and the "Oh, crap, I need to start buying presents!" feeling that happens in about a week. This is the most important month for the consumer tech economy, but this December will be different from all the ones that came before it. Why? Mobile devices, online shopping, social networking, improved analytics, changing tax laws, and changing behaviors a...
• Give your homely headlamp a sexy makeover2 December 2011, 8:57 pm
  Your "True Colors" are shining through. (Credit: Amanda Kooser/CNET) Headlamps are undeniably useful, but they are typically dull-looking entities with an emphasis on function rather than fashion. That's changing with Princeton Tec's Spectrum program for customizable headlamps. Princeton Tec gave me the opportunity to customize a $35 Fuel light. I could have gone with something tasteful, like black and gray. Instead, I went '80s retro with a mix of pink, green, yellow, orange, and blue....
• NORAD to once again track Santa's progress2 December 2011, 8:09 pm
  (Credit: NORAD Santa) The North American Aerospace Defense Command will once again be tracking Santa Claus as he circles the globe on Christmas Eve, offering up-to-the moment online updates on St. Nick's progress in a number of languages and using Google Earth and Google Maps to display his flight path. While the actual "tracking" starts at 3 p.m. on December 24 (GMT +8), visitors to the NORAD Santa Web site can view last year's flight path while waiting. If you're out and about on Christmas ...
• President Obama travels through time in Google Maps2 December 2011, 8:03 pm
  (Credit: Google) I've seen some bizarre Street View images on Google Maps, but this time the satellite feature has leaked government secrets about Air Force One's flight arrangements: time travel. Well either that, or Air Force One commercial airplanes can fly faster than the speed of light. This image from the unofficial Google Maps blog shows the official USAF aircraft emerging out of a crack in time. If I had to guess, I'd say around 99 percent of us don't have access to this technolo...
• 2011 Tokyo Motor Show wrap-up2 December 2011, 7:41 pm
  This year's Tokyo Motor Show stood as an example of a resurgent automotive industry, with new concepts and technologies on display. The Tokyo Motor Show is often host to some of the stranger concept cars around. In 2011, we saw some intriguing green concepts from Honda and Toyota, and even more outlandish vehicles from Daihatsu. Toyota and Yamaha also joined forces to show off electric vehicles with less than four wheels, and Honda announced a whole new set of efficient engines and power train...

Mobiledia: Cell Phone Specs

• LG Nitro HD Phone (AT&T)
  Released for AT&T, the LG Nitro HD is the first Android-based smartphone to offer a true high-definition screen, featuring a large 4.5-inch True HD AH-IPS touch screen that provides a sharp 720 by 1280 pixel resolution for unrivaled brightness and performance -- even in direct sunlight. The Nitro connects to AT&T's HSPA-plus and LTE 4G networks to quickly browse websites and run HD games from Gameloft....
• HTC Titan Phone (AT&T)
  Released for AT&T, the HTC Titan is one of the first smartphones to run on Windows Phone 7.5 software. It features instant access to Facebook and Twitter and offers a sleek new interface that groups contacts, communication threads and Internet Explorer 9....
• HTC Rezound Phone (Verizon)
  Released for Verizon, the HTC Rezound comes with Beats Audio and SRS surround sound, paired with a large 4.7-inch touch screen and speedy 4G LTE Internet access for lightning-fast music and movie downloads. The device runs on a fast 1.5-gigahertz dual-core chip and Android 2.3 software as well as an 8-megapixel camera with dual-LED flash and a second 2-megapixel lens for video chat....
• HTC Vivid Phone (AT&T)
  Released for AT&T, the HTC Vivid offers 4G speeds on LTE or HSPA-plus networks. The Vivid runs on a 1.2-gigahertz dual-core chip and Google's Android 2.3 software for access to Gmail, Google Maps, Google Search, and more....
• Samsung Galaxy S2 Skyrocket Phone (AT&T)
  Released for AT&T, the Samsung Galaxy S2 Skyrocket 4G LTE and HSPA-plus capable smartphone that runs on Google's Android 2.3 software and a fast 1.5-gigahertz chip. The Skyrocket offers a large 4.3-inch 'Super AMOLED Plus' display for improved quality in color gamut, contrast ratio and edge sharpness....
• Samsung Exhibit 2 4G Phone (T-Mobile)
  Released for T-Mobile, the Samsung Exhibit 2 is a 4G-capable smartphone designed for speeds of up to 21-megabits per second. The device features a fast 1-gigahertz Snapdragon processor for smooth performance, and runs on Google's Android 2.3 software....
• Nokia Lumia 710 Phone
  The Nokia Lumia 710 is powered by Microsoft's Windows Phone 7.5 operating system, dubbed 'Mango', to offer one-touch access to social networks. It's a mid-market device that offers easy grouping of contacts, communication threads and Internet Explorer 9....
• Nokia Lumia 800 Phone
  The Nokia Lumia 800 runs on Microsoft's Windows Phone 7.5 software, dubbed 'Mango', to offer one-touch access to social networks. The device comes in a sleek design and adds new features such as easy grouping of contacts, communication threads and Internet Explorer 9....
• Samsung Transform Ultra Phone (Sprint)
  Released for Sprint, the Transform Ultra is an affordable Google device that runs on Android 2.3 software, and is powered by a 1-gigahertz chip. It features Google Mobile services and more than 250,000 apps through Android Market, and a 3-megapixel rear-facing camera and VGA front-facing lens for video chat....
• Motorola Admiral Phone (Sprint)
  Released for Sprint, the Motorola Admiral is the first Android-powered smartphone to offer Direct Connect push-to-talk capabilities. It is a rugged device designed to meet military standards for dust, shock, vibration, pressure and intense temperatures....

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