New phones hitting the market are a good occasion for fans of mobile devices to be excited. According to a leakster, Verizon is set to get several new devices before the end of the year. Keep in mind that these new devices are rumors at this time. That said, according to a tipster at PhoneArena Verizon will be getting the LG ... continued »

Scientists at UCLA have modified a cellphone to act as a portable blood tester that is capable of detecting HIV, malaria and other illnesses. Dr. Aydogan Ozcan hopes to bring this technology to countries that otherwise would not have the ability to test for disease. Palm chief executive Ed Colligan revealed that many developers and carriers already have devices running ... continued »

Qik has revealed their new beta client with support for 27 additional phones. When Qik makes an announcement they really pour it on thick. Perhaps the biggest news with this release is the support for the Palm OS and devices such as the 800w and Treo Pro. Qik has also added the ability to utilize external flash memory for larger upload ... continued »

Gizmodo says the SlingPlayer for Windows Mobile has been updated and compatible now to almost all newer smart-phones, particularly in supporting the higher resolutions including 640x480, 800x480, 400x240, and 320x320 devices. continued »

It looks like users of the Palm Treo 800w will soon get to experience voice dialing over their Bluetooth headsets. This new feature will be introduced by means of a software update distributed by Palm in the next coming days. And though no specific release date has been given, we will no doubt see it available soon as that is ... continued »

HP's iPAQ range used to be the doyenne of the PDA world, back when cellphones were cellphones and anything more complicated than an alarm required a standalone PocketPC (or Palm, depending on your preference).  Years later, and the PDA in general is a much-diminished force; the line between smartphones and cellphones has blurred and customers expect to be able to ... continued »

The Treo 800w rings more bell than actual fact for the past months, the truth to its existence is not unreal; as a matter of fact, it’s here and available on Sprint network. Slashgear, our sister site has posted a full review of the Treo 800w. continued »

This week in mobile news has been a busy one, with quite a few big announcements. We found out this week that the long awaited Sony Ericsson XPERIA X1 handset would come in two colors, the dark gray/black we see now, and a new one called 'Steel Silver'. The device is the first Sony Ericsson handset ever to run Windows ... continued »

Monday just got a ton more exciting thanks to this leaked slide show that supposedly comes internally from Verizon. The slide show reveals all sorts of information about new devices, device upgrades, network upgrades, and new services. It is not known where the slide came from or how much it can be trusted, but it looks very official. continued »

Nokia had quite the fiasco this week with the N-Gage mini scandal. N-Gage users were outraged to find out that all those expensive N-Gage games they bought for their N81, N82, or N95 were not good to be used on another device. This was confirmed by Nokia themselves. Nokia responded to the outrage circulating on the blogs though, and said ... continued »