Buy the LG Chocolate for just $99 from WireFly. That's $50 less than from Verizon Wireless direct. The LG Chocolate is the new hot phone, or that's at least what Verizon Wireless would like you to believe. The handset officially...
Jul 31 2006 - 06:35 PM ET | Cingular
To help encourage its few remaining analog and TDMA customers to upgrade, Cingular will start charging a $5 monthly surcharge to all customers not using a GSM handset. The fee starts in September and will apply to approximately 8% of...
Alltel became the first US carrier to launch a handset with the unique Fastap keypad layout. The LG AX490 was announced today and will go on sale starting August 3rd. Fastap is a licensed key layout technology that puts a...
Energizer's portable electronic charging concept has been picked up to be sold nationwide in Sprint stores. Dubbed Energizer Energi, the gadget charges a cell phone from one AA battery. Coming as no surprise, the company suggests using its high-end e2...
Jul 31 2006 - 09:43 AM ET | Backpage
SanDisk has started shipping a 2GB microSD card. Both 1 and 2GB versions were announced earlier this year at CES. microSD (formally known as TransFlash) has become one of the leading formats for mobile phones. Almost a third of phones...
As expected, Verizon Wireless has launched the LG Chocolate VX8500. Verizon is the first US carrier to get a handset from LG's Chocolate line. The line has been LG's response to the new wave of Motorola design and has proven...
Jul 28 2006 - 02:13 PM ET | Smartphone
The line of distinction between a full fledged computer and mobile phone has been blurred with the advent of smartphones and Microsoft is doings its best to continue the trend. The company demoed a prototype product that combines Windows CE...
Jul 28 2006 - 12:25 PM ET | Cingular
Cingular subscribers have the ability to tune in live to a Rolling Stones concert taking place in Paris later this afternoon. A startup named Listen Live Now is using the performance (which starts at 3PM ET) to launch its live...
T-Mobile USA and Verizon Wireless tied for the top ranking in the J.D. Power & Associates twice annual wireless customer care survey. Both carriers typically rank well, last year T-Mobile got #1 and Verizon #2. Here are the rankings for...
Jul 26 2006 - 03:29 PM ET | Virgin Mobile
Virgin Mobile has launched the Kyocera Oyster, an entry-level handset with a pearl white exterior. The Oyster continues a recent trend of phones taking on real names (LG Chocolate, Sanyo Katana, Kyocera Strobe, etc) instead of more cryptic product codes...
Verizon Wireless has launched the LG VX5300 which is an updated version of the VX5200. The update adds Bluetooth, an improved screen and comes in almost an ounce lighter. 128×160 pixel screen with 262k colors Bluetooth with DUN support, but...
Jul 25 2006 - 04:55 PM ET | Data
Google has made an impressive update to Google Maps for mobile, the service now shows live traffic information in more than 30 metro areas of the US. Google Maps for mobile is a free Java application that works on most...
Jul 25 2006 - 04:20 PM ET | Motorola
Another day, another new phone from Motorola. The MOTOFONE brings high-end design to an affordable handset aimed at "the next billion users". Besides price point, the MOTOFONE aims to simplify the user experience by relying more on icons and voice...
Jul 24 2006 - 08:30 PM ET | Motorola
While it comes as no surprise (thanks to the ample supply of leakage), Motorola has officially announced the KRZR K1. Codenamed the Canary, the Motorola RAZR K1 will come in both GSM and CDMA variants. The CDMA version will be...
Jul 24 2006 - 08:30 PM ET | Motorola
Motorola has officially announced the RIZR Z3, or what we have known in rumors as the Capri. It's the first slide-style handset in the RAZR design series that is destined for a US launch (there was one prior to now...
Jul 24 2006 - 08:30 PM ET | Motorola
As part of a handset introduction for the second half of 2006, Motorola has unveiled the RAZR MAXX V6. Based on the now iconic RAZR, the RAZR MAXX is a HSDPA 3G handset. Cingular is currently ramping up its HSDPA...
Jul 24 2006 - 08:30 PM ET | Motorola
There are now enough RAZR models that Motorola can't come up with new names. Introducing the Motorola RAZR XX, a HSDPA 3G infused version of the tried and true RAZR V3. This is the second HSDPA handset announced by Motorola...
