The blog was buzzing this week with a ton of news coming in from all ends of the spectrum. From the BlackBerry to our review of PhoneTag, we covered a lot this week, so let's get right to it. For starters, we learned that the Nokia 5800 XpressMusic phone was going to be delayed until after the holiday season in ... continued »

In case you can't get enough of the BlackBerry in general here on PhoneMag, we've come across an in depth review of the BlackBerry Pearl Flip 8220 that's sure to inform you as to all the special features and functions of this device. So, if you want loads of pictures and a hands on video, keep reading.   The Berry Reporter review ... continued »

An email was sent out recently from Verizon to their partners and details some not so pleasant news. Apparently, the carrier will now be charging a $.03 fee per text message sent over the network to subscribers. This fee will be enacted beginning on November 1st. So, any company that uses the network to send text messages will be affected. ... continued »

New photos leaked on the web yesterday that show a new HTC device that is to come with WiMax. The HTC T8290 will look very much like the HTC Touch Diamond, though the screen will be quite a bit bigger.  The HTC T8290 will have GSM and WiMax. However, a 3.8-inch display screen has a 800 x 480 WVGA resolution, so ... continued »

According to Global Secure Systems, Wi-Fi is no longer secure. In fact, the Russian firm now says that by using the processing power of the NVIDIA graphics card to speed up password recovery time to 10,000% for Wi-Fi.   Decryption of WPA and WPA2 systems has been possible for quite some time, but the use of NVIDIA cards to accelerate the ... continued »

Rejoice! Bell Canada and Telus Mobility will be rolling out HSPA soon with LTE to be coming thereafter by the year 2010. Long Term Evolution or LTE will be the carriers' fourth-generation option of choice.   This will significantly increase download speeds, boosting them up to 100Mbps. Interestingly enough, the HSPA will be added to the current 3G networks in order ... continued »

RIM keeps running into BlackBerry-related problems these days, it seems and now Orange is dropping the BlackBerry Bold because of issues with the quality of the device. Geez! What will it be next? Apparently, an internal memo leaked out and the software is sporting a bunch of flaws. And until these errors can be eliminated, the carrier is removing it from ... continued »

Now I like a good in depth review as much as the next gal, but Mobile-Review have really outdone themselves. Their review of the Nokia 5800 XpressMusic "Tube" phone is extremely detailed and leaves no doubt about whether or not you should run out to purchase this smartphone or stick with your iPhone 3G. The low price tag and music-oriented ... continued »

We've seen some leaked photos of this one before but now you can actually get your hands on it, if you want to. The SGH-a637 from Samsung is now available on AT&T. The device is an entry-level candybar but does have some multimedia features to keep the music-minded satisfied. The device has a 1.3 megapixel camera with video capture, a ... continued »

Opera 9.6 was released today and it includes several new updates from the previous 9.5 version. In fact, the focus was on Opera Link, which provides for browser syncing that keeps your search engine settings and browser history in the "cloud" and Opera Mail, which now has low-bandwidth mode and other options. In fact, in Opera Mail, you can now ignore ... continued »