Archive for March, 2010

Two new iPhones on the horizon, one may be for Verizon Wireless

Tuesday, March 30th, 2010

According to The Wall Street Journal, Apple is planning two new iPhones: one that could hit the market this summer, and a second that could land on Verizon Wireless.

Skype Mobile for BlackBerry, Android

Monday, March 29th, 2010

Skype and Verizon jointly announced the Skype Mobile application is coming to select BlackBerry and Android phones on Verizon's network. While only nine phones can currently run the app (BlackBerry Storm I or II, BlackBerry Curve or Tour, Motorola Droid, HTC Droid Eris, or Motorola Devour), Verizon and Skype are sure ...

Verizon to launch app store

Friday, March 26th, 2010

To many people's disappointment, we didn't see any handset news from Verizon Wireless at CTIA 2010, but the carrier did announce that it will launch its own app store on March 29, among an already crowded field of app stores.

Samsung new release

Thursday, March 25th, 2010

Samsung released the Strive and Sunburst phones a week before CTIA, but the show provided us our first opportunity to examine them closely. The two AT&T handsets are focused on messaging and offer fairly standard designs. They also support AT&T's new cloud-based services like AT&T Address Book and AT&T Mobile ...

Motorola Launches the Ruggedized i1 Push-to-Talk Phone

Wednesday, March 24th, 2010

The CTIA 2010 kicks off in Las Vegas and this early Motorola is announcing its latest Android phone with a rather unusual look and features. The Motorola i1 is the first iDEN device that carries the features of most smartphones today thanks to the Android OS running on it. Some ...

Teen to have surgery over excessive text messaging

Tuesday, March 23rd, 2010

A SCHOOLGIRL is facing surgery on both wrists after sending more than 100 text messages a day from her mobile phone. Annie Levitz, 16, who has lost the feeling in her hands and is unable to pick up some objects, has to wear braces on both wrists and also needs pain-killing ...

Nokia 5230 Nuron available March 24 from T-Mobile

Monday, March 22nd, 2010

Everyone loves a great deal and Nokia and T-Mobile serves up a pretty enticing offer with the stylish Nokia 5230 Nuron. Available on March 24 for $69.99 with a two-year contract, the Nuron is a full touch-screen smartphone that offers 3G support, access to the Ovi Store, and free maps and ...

Dell Mini 3 Android phone to be available through AT&T

Monday, March 15th, 2010

Dell announced that U.S.-based AT&T will become the next mobile operator to offer a smart phone from the Mini 3 Android-based lineup. Over the past two months, Dell has established smart phone arrangements with leading mobile operators including the world’s largest, China Mobile, Claro in Brazil, and now AT&T with ...

Apple sues HTC over iPhone patents

Thursday, March 4th, 2010

Apple is suing phone maker HTC and has filed a complaint with the U.S. International Trade Commission, alleging that the Taiwanese company is infringing 20 Apple patents related to the iPhone.