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Sony to skip 2012 CTIA

The annual CTIA Wireless show usually brings us a host of shiny new cell phones. And given the event's U.S. focus, we have the pleasure of knowing that all the handsets introduced eventually will end up stateside.

Yet, when the 2012 show beings May 8 in New Orleans, CNET has learned that Sony won't be in attendance. In an e-mail, spokeswoman Chelsea Alexander didn't offer a reason for the company's absence, but she did confirm that it won't be landing in the Big Easy. So not only does that mean no press conference or … Read more

HTC set to launch One X quad-core superphone?

Smartphone maker HTC might go big at Mobile World Congress with a One X handset boasting quad-core horsepower.

Time is certainly ripe for HTC to wow the world with new cutting-edge mobile hardware. Its rivals, Motorola, Samsung, and Sony, have been hard at work churning out a number of fresh phones such as the Droid Razr Maxx, Droid 4, Galaxy Note, and Xperia S. It's enough for HTC devotees to wonder what the company is up to.

Looks like HTC fans won't have to wait long. Multiple gadget blogs such as Pocket-lint, Slashgear, and Pocketnow report that the … Read more