Verizon announced its Q2 results yesterday and it was rather impressive. Verizon Wireless added on 1.5 million new subscribers and a 45.3% increase in data revenue, bringing the totals up to 68.7 million subscribers and $2.6 billion, respectively. It seems Verizon is pleasing its subscriber base as well, with a churn rate of only 1.12%. Not too shabby. And you want ... 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 »

Want to get your hands on the first clamshell phones with E Ink Vizplex Imaging Film? Well, you'll have to hit up Casio and Hitachi. The electrophoretic display makes it so you can see the external screen in sunlight and at a 180 degree angle. It also allows the phone to remain extremely thin. The current model is the Hitachi W61H ... continued »

The Blackberry Attachment Service and PDF files are causing serious problems. Research in Motion (RIM) has noted a security issue within these services on the Blackberry Enterprise Server, that allowed hackers to penetrate the system with "malicious" code distributed through PDFs. This is bad news, and until it's fixed, users are asked that they visit RIM's website in order to disable ... continued »

The BlackBerry Kickstart 8220 is rumored to be launched sometime in September, but until then, we'll have to settle for speculation and image leaks. But really, isn't that half the fun? This shiny new phone will have wi-fi capability, a 2 megapixel camera, GSM/GPRS/EDGE, a microSD card slot, a suretype keyboard, the 4.6 version of the OS, a 240 x ... continued »

Who doesn't want their phone to work a little bit faster? That's the thinking behind the latest ROM for the HTC Touch Diamond. In fact, the update upgrades the phone's capability to use 850MHz GSM Band and general kick in the pants to the TouchFLO 3D. Plus, a few all-important bug fixes like fixing that whole no-signal thing round out ... continued »

It can be a scary time when your cell phone goes missing. First of all, it's an expensive item and you'll be out cash. You'll also be out a phone, which, in this day and age can feel like a crisis. Even so, we're overlooking on of the most terrifying aspects of losing a cell phone--your data. I mean, cell phones ... continued »

Well, it looks like it's finally over, folks. Yes, I'm talking about the Nokia and Qualcomm patent feud that feels like it's been going on for the past century. Okay, so really they've only been fighting since April of 2007 but it sure has felt like a long time!   But now it's over without much fanfare. Basically, both sides agreed after ... continued »

This morning, AT&T announced growth in its wireless sector during their report on quarterly finances. In fact, AT&T experienced 1.3 million new subscribers in the last quarter alone, bringing the total up to 72.9 million. They are experiencing positive growth all around, especially when compared to this same time last year. AT&T wireless had a 91% boost in operating income, bringing ... continued »

Opera's State of the Mobile Web report was released today and it offers several insights into the top Opera-running phones in the industry. It shows listings by country and what phones have the most data transfer. When looking at the world as a whole, six out of the top ten phones are from Nokia, yet if you look just at ... continued »