As competition for new customers increased, contract lengths and early termination fees (ETF) rose too. AT&T have gone back to the drawing board, no doubt after growing legislative pressure threatened to make a reconsideration mandatory, and rewritten their ETF policy; as of May 25th, the standard $175 ETF will reduce by $5 for every month you're with the carrier, ... continued »

When ASUS are pushing out Windows Mobile 6.1 Pro 320 x 320 touchscreen smartphones with HSDPA, GPS, WiFi and a 3-megapixel camera, it hardly seems surprising that anticipation for Palm's upcoming WM Treo isn't that hot. The ASUS m536 manages to be slimmer than the Treo 750v (just 13.9mm) despite blowing it away feature-wise, and has a clever dual-purpose ... continued »

Talk about jealous; the guys over at Akihabara News have been sent one of Sharp's distinctive 922SH Communicator-style smartphones to play with, and despite the fact that I know the 1-Seg TV wouldn't work for me and that pink isn't really my colour, I really do want one too! For now we get to enjoy the unboxing, and they're ... continued »

Samsung have introduced their latest touchscreen alternative to the iPhone, the Anycall Haptic (SCH-W420/SPH-W4200), and since it seems to be Korea-only (where the Apple cellphone isn't yet officially released) they should have a few buyers! As well as the new TouchWiz GUI, 3.2-inch WQVGA 16:9 widescreen display, full internet browser and 2-megapixel camera, Samsung have added haptic feedback so ... continued »