Samsung's Instinct has received its first software update, a little over a month since the handset itself launched on Sprint's network.  The update, which will be offered automatically as well as via manual install, contains only minor tweaks but does pave the way for a more significant upgrade promised for later on in the year.  continued »

The Casio G'zOne Boulder launched on Monday as a part of the Verizon network. This is the second Verizon EV-DO Rev, behind the Motorola Adventure V750. This is a phone meant to take a beating. It's well-equipped with many features, as well. For instance, this push-to-talk phone has a compass, VZ navigator support, a 1.3 megapixel camera, and a microSD ... continued »

The new T-Mobile Sidekick was announced yesterday. It is powered by Danger and brings customization to a whole new level for a phone. In fact, you can use personal photos or designs to create a custom shell for your phone. The shell is removable, so after visiting www.sidekickshells.com, you can create your own and it will be printed and shipped ... continued »

The BlackBerry Curve Sunset will be released next week on August 4, and though it isn't all that much different from current BlackBerries, it has a hot reddish orange color that's sure to attract some consumers with a bent on style. Features include WiFi connectivity, support for GPRS/EDGE networks, voice activated dialing, Bluetooth and a 2 megapixel camera. Okay, so it's not ... continued »

The nuvifone by Garmin has been long-awaited and though it's set to feature great features like GPS, it's not going to be released to consumers in 2009. Considering this phone will also have 3G, it was prepped and primed to competed directly with the iPhone 3G. But now with a release date coming at least six months after the iPhone's ... continued »

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 »