Even though Verizon’s entire network has been Rev. A capable since July 2007, the HTC Touch has somehow remained on the slower side with only rev.0. It baffles us to try to imagine why the Touch doesn’t come with Rev. A support for EV-Do. Whatever the case may be there is a firmware update coming to the HTC Touch that will ... continued »

Mobispine has set out to deliver the much-needed MMS feature to all iPhone users. They intend to bring it to users via a carrier branded application through the App Store. Mobispine is going to need a lot more than luck to get an application like that by Apple, as many have tried unsuccessfully in the past. Mobispine believes that this feature ... continued »

For weeks now there have been rumors of Wal-Mart eventually carrying Apple’s iPhone 3G. Now it has been confirmed that starting December 28th, select Wal-Mart locations as well as a few Sam’s Club stores will be carrying the AT&T exclusive handset. The iPhone 3G will be on select Wal-Mart store shelves in 2,500 locations. Sam’s Club will only be getting the ... continued »

In an effort to help the world save a little more energy, a group of mobile manufacturers has launched a common energy rating system for phone chargers. Developed by LG, Motorola, Nokia, Samsung Electronics and Sony Ericsson, this electronic rating system makes it easier for customers to choose the one who saves the most energy. Most people are unaware that about ... continued »

AT&T has recently been launching a lot of new handsets just in time for the holiday season. Three days after the launch of the Samsung Eternity, AT&T is proud to announce their newest smartphone running Windows Mobile 6.1, the LG Incite. The newest touchscreen smartphone to hit AT&T’s lineup has a 3” display, a bit smaller than the Eternity’s screen at ... continued »

Sony has announced a new image sensor “Exmor”  that is to be used in Sony mobile phones to achieve the industry's smallest unit cell size (1.4µm), and the industry's highest pixel count*1 (12.25 effective megapixel resolution). This new technology will help meet the demand for better cameras in handsets. Sony will eventually use the 12.25-megapixel lens with autofocus functions, to enhance ... continued »

ASUS has just officially announced the new P565 smartphone, this handsets boasts an astonishing 800MHz processor, claiming to be the fastest mobile phone on the market worldwide.  ASUS states that the CPU is good for Vsbenchmark scores that are about twice as high as other rival handsets. Running Windows Mobile 6.1 Pro the P565 does just fine running 156MB RAM and ... continued »

It looks like Canada is going to have a battle between Telis and Bell for the heats of many customers eagerly awaiting the arrival of the BlackBerry Storm. Both companies are not only going to have to try and offer the lowest price, but also offer the best incentives for the customer. Friday a memo was sent to all Bell retail ... continued »

A beta version of Truphone’s Internet telephony service, Truphone Anywhere has been released for BlackBerry smartphone handsets in 33 countries worldwide. This service has been designed to save BlackBerry users money on international calls. The Truphone Anywhere service works with domestic service providers to bring users international calling costs down to as little as $0.60 per minute. Instead of requiring a ... continued »

This week we saw quite a lot of Nokia-related news cross our path. For instance, Nokia launched their E63 messaging device and we found out that AT&T was all set to release the Nokia 6650 this past Friday. Telus picked up the Samsung m540 in two very stylish colors: black and pink and Alltell is to carry the LG Swift, putting ... continued »