The LG Prada II(Credit: Boy Genius Report)We showed you a sneak peek of the LG Prada II last month, which will supposedly have a slide-out QWERTY keyboard as well as touch screen controls. Well the Boy Genius Report has dug up some supposed specs of the Prada II, …

Original post by Nicole Lee

Is Yanko's concept design for a Zune smartphone intriguing, or frightening?(Credit: Yanko Design)

It’s a fake, folks. The ‘Zune Contact’ phone dreamt up by Adam Huffman from Yanko Design is pure fantasy, and it’s not the first.

whether you like what you see, don’t …

Original post by Donald Bell

As someone who regularly councils consumers to avoid overpriced after-market repair services for computer hardware, I was intrigued by a report from Glassdoor.com (a Web site where employees anonymously dish about their employers) that compares the purported average salaries for Apple and Best Buy front-line tech support personnel.

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The LG gets approval from the Feds.(Credit: LG)

Last week Nicole Lee told you about the rumored LG LX600 for Sprint, and that week we see that it has received the official nod from the Federal Communications Commission. Only the most passionate cell phone geeks know that the FCC …

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(Credit: Nyko)At first glance, the new Wing Wireless Classic Controller from Nyko looks like it’s everything the original Nintendo Classic Controller should have been. While the Nintendo controller is notably rounded, the Wing looks much more ergonomically satisfying with its edgier sides and structure factor. It’s nearly as whether they combined…

(Credit: Nyko)At first glance, the new Wing Wireless Classic Controller from Nyko looks like it’s everything the original Nintendo Classic Controller should have been. While the Nintendo controller is abnormally rounded, the Wing looks much more ergonomically satisfying with its edgier sides and mold factor. It’s nearly as whether they combined t…

Find your way around the Big Apple.

When my colleague Josh Lowensohn wrote his original and well-received 10 Absurd iPhone Apps blog, I agreed with most of his picks. Yet there was one application with which I rather sheepishly had to take issue. I love maps of all kinds so I was dismayed when I found “public transit maps” in the No. 8 slot. Yes, …

Motorola U9(Credit: Corinne Schulze/CNET Networks)

Though Motorola has succeeded in making a series of dependable, practical cell phones that year, the company hasn’t been working the style angle that hard. certain, the Z9 and Rokr E8 are appealing, but even those handsets put operate by style.

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Motorola U9(Credit: Corinne Schulze/CNET Networks)

Though Motorola has succeeded in making a series of dependable, practical cell phones that year, the company hasn’t been working the style angle that hard. certain, the Z9 and Rokr E8 are appealing, but even those handsets put operate by style. The …

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This monoscope pattern can help measure motion resolution, but the results can be a bit too blurry to pin down.(Credit: CNET)

In the course of evaluating for HDTV reviews here at CNET, I always compare displays directly against one another side-by-side using both normal program material–typically Blu-ray movies, HDTV, and standard-definition mate…