It’s about time there’s a standard for phone charging port.  Even though the push is in Europe, US consumers will also feel the ripple effect as phone makers standardize on microUSB. That’s great news all around!  This scheme is lead by the European Commission, and have support from Nokia, Sony Ericsson, Motorola, NEC, LG, RIM, Qualcomm, Samsung, Texas Instruments and ... continued »

Before you get all excited over these two new all-touch phones by Samsung, don't.  There is no mentioning whether they'll make it stateside.  The S5600 and S5230 are feature phones with Samsung's TouchWiz user interface.  Expect the S5230 to drop first in France and other European countries this April, and the S5600 will be available in European countries this May.  ... continued »

A batch of photos have surfaced snapping the slick and simple phone by car manufacture Spyker. If an image speaks a 1,000 words and if the pictures of this are anything to go by, the only words that come to mind is "I want one". continued »

Customers who have the Quickfire handset should be getting a letter and email, plus a free text message showing you the correct way to insert the charger plug into the device.  AT&T have taken this step out of an overabundance of caution due to a handful of reports that the device may overheat if the charger plug is inserted incorrectly ... continued »

While most concept products are all show without real intent of retail distribution, we still love and have thirst for them because of its uniqueness. Marc Schomann brings out a unique perspective with his concept phone design that uses haptic technology giving the phone user a real physical feedback when making calls. continued »

A chain of German supermarkets have utilized cellphones to make it possible for the purchases to be scanned directly from the cellphone. This idea was launched by Real in a store called The Future Store which was opened near Duesseldorf. continued »

Today T-Mobile announced its groundbreaking new home phone service that allows customers to make unlimited nationwide calls from their home phones for only $10 a month.  On July 2, 2008 T-Mobile will allow you to leave behind those high phone bills and save money by adding your home phone line to T-Mobile service. According to a 2007 Scarborough Research report, families ... continued »

If you have a thing for colorful phones then this is good news for you. Apparently the LG Chocolate 3 will be getting some new colors, one of which being this light blue. continued »

July 1st Virgin Mobile is unveiling its new "Totally Unlimited" calling plan. For only $79.99 consumers will be able to talk as much as they want whenever they want.Call any number on any network, with no activation fees, and no roaming or long distant charges. It is a completely unlimited plan days, nights, and weekends "Totally Unlimited" no catch ... continued »

Samsung's U900 Soul is not exactly a new product, obviously, since we managed to get a hands-on look at it way back in February. However, they have decided to branch out and try to snag a few more customers by adding a new color to the cute little slider phone. continued »