BlackBerry officially announced that the BlackBerry Thunder will now be known as the Blackberry 9500.  This touchscreen iPhone contender will be launched with Vodafone and Verizon Wireless. The wide touchscreen on the BlackBerry 9500 Thunder will have a resolution of 360 x 480, giving at an even more crisp display than what's currently available or what's coming in the near future ... continued »

Financial Times managed to snag an interview with Ivan Seidenberg, the Verizon chief. Turns out that the relationship between Verizon and Vodafone isn't on the best of terms. continued »

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 »

The HTC Touch Diamond has been spotted in the coming soon section on Vodafone.  The site expects to have it in July and at that time will be giving a free bluetooth headset with the phone.  If you'd like to read up a bit more on the HTC Touch Diamond, Vincent managed to get his hands on one just over ... continued »

While it may be a big night in the world of Apple, Nokia fans had their share of excitement tonight as well. Three upcoming Nokia devices were found on Flickr, in the form of spy shots. These shots show the three devices in all of their glory. Not much is known about the devices, but we have seen the 5800 ... continued »

I have got to tell you, this really woke me up before having my coffee. What is potentially a touch screen BlackBerry, the BlackBerry Thunder, has been outed in a rumor. The device, which is of the model number 9500, will be all touch, with no physical keyboard. In fact, the device will only have four hard keys, send, end, ... continued »

Verizon subscribers rejoice. The long awaited Samsung Gyde, or U940, is rumored to be launching on May 9th. There has been so much talk about this device, and so many leaked pictures, specifications, press photos and rumors, it is about time it got ready to launch. While the rumor is not rock solid, it is from a 'trusted source' according ... continued »

The Samsung Glyde for Verizon is no doubt a hot phone. It has all the features of very high priced offerings, and it's roots are from the F700, a high end Vodafone exclusive across the pond. So when this phone is put in the same sentence as the word 'free', you can bet a few heads turn. continued »

After 261 rounds, the FCC's 700MHz spectrum auction has at last closed with final bids totalling $19.592bn [pdf link].  Unsurprisingly, the coveted Block C - which became known as "beach front" spectrum for its breadth and suitability for high-speed & long-distance data connections - pulled in the most publicity, finally selling for $4.75bn.  Meanwhile Blocks A, B and E sold for $3.96bn, ... continued »

Pocket-lint are reporting that Vodafone UK have confirmed they'll be carrying the Samsung F490, the keyboard-free version of the F700v that's already exclusive to the network.  With HSDPA, a 3.2-inch 240 x 432 touchscreen and 5-megapixel camera with flash, the F490 has been hailed as a significant iPhone rival (although reviews have suggested it fares poorly in a comparison with ... continued »