Getting fit can be a challenge for many people. There are more challenges than simply affording what it costs to diet and join a gym. To get the most out of your exercise you often need a personal trainer. Verizon Wireless has announced new applications that turn mobile phones into a trainer. Verizon is offering several applications to help users get ... continued »

Things have been particularly leaky in the mobile phone world over the last few months. We have seen renderings and images of new mobile phones and smartphones leak well ahead of their official announcement. Today the latest leaks are renderings of a pair of handsets bound for Verizon called the Diamond 2 and the HTC Mega. The Mega is the device ... continued »

The economy is bad and sales of all sorts of consumer electronics are down from notebooks to some mobile phone categories. Despite the reduction in sales of traditional phones, smartphones and feature phones are seeing robust sales. Verizon has reported its financial information for Q2 2009 and it has added more than 1.1 million new wireless customers. The wireless giant reported ... continued »

When you start reviewing BlackBerry smartphones, you soon learn to look closely at the details. RIM have made a habit of making relatively minute differentiations between what, at first glance, might seem very similar handsets; luckily their loyal fanbase has proved willing to put in that effort. The Verizon BlackBerry Tour, then, borrows some of the style of ... continued »

Verizon Wireless is gearing up to launch the much-awaited BlackBerry Tour on July 12th for $199 with a two-year agreement, according to BGR. The Tour 9630 will have a sharper screen than other Blackberry phones and it will run on 3G networks. Besides Verizon, Sprint have also announced that they will be getting the new Blackberry Tour smartphone. continued »

This has been a big week for HTC with the official unveiling of the much leaked Hero Android smartphone happening in London. That phone won’t be here in the States until later this year. If you want your HTC fix now and can’t wait for the Hero to hit your local store, HTC has another smartphone coming this month. The device ... continued »

The Blackberry Pearl Flip phone has been around for a while, but it has been missing from the Verizon Wireless line. Verizon and RIM have now announced that starting on June 19 the Pearl Flip 8230 smartphone will be available to Verizon customers. The handset will be offered in silver only and has the features you expect. In case you aren’t ... continued »

Verizon made three devices official this morning, and they're all from LG. The Glance, enV3 and enV TOUCH are the latest devices out on big red, and we're here to give you the rundown. The Glance is the bottom end device, with a candy bar form factor, a 1.3 megapixel camera, a QVGA display and a woven metal battery cover; ... continued »

All hail CrackBerry.com.  A super trust source sent them pictures of RIM’s BlackBerry Storm 2.  It looks like RIM took a sledgehammer to it because the Storm 2 looks thinner and wider than the first gen.   As for additional info, there’s zilch, other than what appear to be a higher resolution display and a 3.2-megapixel-auto focus camera with an integrated ... continued »

First leaked as HTC Willow, the  HTC XV6175 is reported to be on its way for Verizon Wireless network, the SlashPhone writes. Seems it will run Windows Mobile 6.1 Standard. continued »