The week has been an interesting one, with lots of hands-on reviews Vincent managed to spring a debate in the comments about whether or not the Samsung Omnia would indeed be an iPhone killer with his hands-on article, and he assures that it is not. Which brings me to the other big phone that people are wondering if ... continued »

Samsung released the  MyShot SCH-r430 for Alltel Wireless today. It is a classic flip camera phone that is being offered in two colors, sleek black and royal red.  Don't let its compact look fool you; the phone has a number of multimedia options including a 1.3 megapixal camera. With a 20MB of internal memory this phone allows you to take decent ... continued »

In a surprising confirmation of yesterday's rumor, Verizon has indeed agreed to buy Alltel wireless for $28.1 billion in cash. The deal is a huge story for Verizon, who after the deal will rip away the title of largest carrier by subscriber in the nation from AT&T. The merger will make a carrier with over 80 million subscribers, thanks to ... continued »

Verizon is no stranger to throwing their weight around and buying out small carriers. Alltel though, is a whole different story. They have 13 million subscribers, and a nearly national level footprint. This is most likely where Verizon is looking. A unity of these two carriers would instantly give Verizon more than 80 million subscribers, giving them the crown once ... continued »

Devices today are becoming increasingly complex, but for all their complexity, the ability to play Flash videos is almost always limited to smart phones. Qualcomm and Adobe though, are going to change that by making dumb phones a little more flash friendly, announcing that they will bring flash to the BREW platform. BREW is primarily used here by Verizon Wireless ... continued »

The popular HTC Touch is now available from Sprint, Alltel and Verizon. The colors range from black, gray, and white. If none of those colors quite did it for you though, then Alltel may have your answer. The HTC Touch is now available in burgundy from Alltel. Alltel is the only carrier to implement this color so far, and it ... continued »

It certainly has been a big week in the world of mobile. Though there was many exciting events, RIM without a doubt stole the headlines this week. Not only did the long awaited BlackBerry Bold, AKA the BlackBerry 9000 get official, but we also found out that AT&T would be the first to carry the hot device. Furthermore, we also ... continued »

The 4G train is chugging along very nicely by now, with yet another carrier announcing intentions to commit to LTE as their 4G technology. Alltel announced that they have choses LTE over WiMAX, not even mentioning the possibility that they ever even considered UMB. UMB, also known as EV-DO Rev. C, is the clear cut upgrade path for CDMA networks, ... continued »

This week in mobile has been interesting for us phone fanatics. First off, we've seen plenty of rumors involving 3G. We learned that the 3G iPhone will finally be announced at WWDC; it's expected that Steve Jobs will announce it during his keynote address. The device is expected to launch at the end of June, near the one year anniversary ... continued »

The CDMA version of the HTC Touch has been hacked by the Windows Mobile community. In light of the Alltel HTC Touch being upgraded to Rev. A, it was only a matter of time before they community busted this thing wide open. Not only has Rev. A been unlocked, but the GPS in the device has been unlocked for use ... continued »