Sprint have announced their latest entry-level Samsung, the M240, a compact clamshell aimed at basic voice call use.  The M240 has a speakerphone, threaded SMS messages and T9, together with a calendar and 500-entry phonebook. continued »

Friday June 19th can only mean one thing: it's iPhone 3G S day.  Apple's new smartphone has arrived, and we headed down to their NYC store to pick up one of the new handsets.  You can read our full first-impressions over at SlashGear, plus some of the highlights here. continued »

Sony Ericsson may have announced their first 8.1-megapixel camera-phone recently, but the budget end of their CyberShot range has more humble optics. The Sony Ericsson C510 is a straightforward candybar aimed at the free-on-contract market; even so, there's still a fair amount of camera hyperbole. Digicam replacement or snappy pretender? We set to find out. continued »

HTC have announced a mysterious press event to be held on Wednesday June 24th in London, UK.  Seemingly titled "Come see...", the flier gives no suggestion as to what might be on the agenda for the event. continued »

AT&T plan to begin HSPA upgrades to their 3G network this year, expecting to have completed the transition to 7.2Mbps technology during 2011.  The changes will be implemented across the nearly 350 US cities currently served by AT&T 3G, as well as the 20 new areas getting coverage this year, with HSPA 7.2 being switched on progressively as the upgrades are ... continued »

Samsung and Sprint's true successor to the original Instinct, the Samsung Dash SPH-M850, has made an appearance on the invisibleSHIELD site.  Previously unseen, the Dash M850 bears the same GUI as the Instinct and Instinct s30, but with a new, sleeker body. continued »

Samsung and US Cellular have announced the Samsung Gloss SCH-u440, a budget clamshell messaging phone.  Intended for straightforward text messaging, rather than hardcore email use, the Samsung Gloss has a full QWERTY keyboard and a powder-compact style casing, together with a 1.3-megapixel camera and stereo Bluetooth support.  continued »

T-Mobile USA have launched the Samsung SGH-t349, a messaging candybar handset with a partial-QWERTY keyboard.  Offering a BlackBerry-style 20 key 'board and XT9 predictive text, the t349 supports SMS, MMS and IM messaging, together with offering web2go access.    continued »

The much-anticipated Palm Pre has now got a launch date and price, courtesy of an official Sprint announcement.  Pre buyers will be able to pick up the WebOS smartphone from June 6th, priced at $199.99 after a $100 mail-in rebate and subject to a new, two-year agreement. As well as Sprint's own stores, the Pre will be available from Best Buy, ... continued »

Anybody with an iPhone 3G will know that it's difficult keeping your hands off of it.  They'll also know that with heavy use, the battery can expire in less than a day; that's why battery-cradles like the Mophie Juice Pack Air are so useful. Thanks to Mophie, one lucky PhoneMag reader will be able to enjoy some extra runtime too, as ... continued »