News Archive

• May 31
• • Best Buy contest to win Palm Pre and 6 months of service starts today-or does it?
  • Cellphones becoming the hottest black market contraband in prisons
  • Apple staff gets training on direct downloads of TV shows and movies?

• May 29
• • UPDATED:Verizon to offer official BlackBerry Storm 9530 OS upgrade this Sunday?
  • Sprint replies to McAdam's Pre-mature announcement
  • HTC Hero appears in a promo video
  • Samsung to announce the new Giorgio Armani… WM smartphone?
  • Gresso Lady Gold and Ultramarine Gold – more luxury for the ladies
  • Palm officially announces more webOS features
  • Verizon says it will offer Android phone by year end; 20 to 30 markets to have LTE in 2010
  • Sony Ericsson renames the Idou to Satio, announces the Aino and the Yari

• May 28
• • Pre to support iTunes syncing
  • Is T-Mobile really sending out the Cupcake upgrade for the G1?
  • Casio Exilim 5MP camera phone's price revealed
  • Palm Pre and BlackBerry Storm 2 to be for sale at Verizon in 6 months?
  • Verizon announces the LG enV 3, enV Touch and Glance
  • Thursday's News Bits - May 2009 edition
  • Motorola Clutch i465 is now available with Boost
  • AT&T CEO Stephenson seeking to extend iPhone exclusivity, put focus on wireless
  • American Idol generates 178 million texts while controversy rises over AT&T's actions
  • UPDATED Hands-on with a Casio Exilim C721 dummy phone
  • UPDATED Motorola Rival A455 coming soon to Verizon Wireless
  • UPDATED LG enV3 and enV Touch coming to Best Buy

• May 27
• • Donut features displayed at Google I/O
  • RIM CEO Lazaridis says SurePress is not going away
  • AT&T increasing bandwidth and upgrading 3G network
  • Nokia apologizes as Ovi Store is swamped on opening
  • Skyfire releases version 1.0 of its mobile browser for Windows Mobile and S60
  • Samsung Dash in a new photo, to get a new name?
  • Samsung Gloss now available with U.S. Cellular
  • More phones for AT&T
  • Rogers to offer Xperia X1 in limited cities on June 9th?
  • New iPhone to come in 6 different variations?

• May 26
• • LG HQ heading to AT&T with Windows Mobile and a 20 key design?
  • American teens sent and received average 2,272 texts per month in 4th quarter
  • First birds and now RC Helicopters used to smuggle phones
  • Tuesday's News Bits - May 2009 edition, part 4
  • LG Monaco to be a Windows Mobile projector-enabled side-slider
  • Samsung prepares two budget but stylish models
  • Samsung Pivot and Trinity, Pantech Aladdin and some data cards for AT&T
  • Nokia's Ovi Store is now opened

• May 25
• • Today's news bits
  • The Motorola Heron and Sawgrass are QWERTY sliders
  • Nokia also has something for AT&T
  • AT&T to introduce several smartphones
  • BlackBerry Magnum, Onyx, Gemini and Pearl 3G coming to AT&T
  • 16 GB iPhone 3G now classified as EOL (End of Life) by Vodafone's supplier?
  • HTC Touch Pro2 gets pictured wearing Verizon brand?

• May 23
• • Limited internet use on mobile phones allowed in North Korea
  • SlingPlayer coming to the Pre?

• May 22
• • Pre-party canceled?
  • BlackBerry Bold trade up program hints at new iPhone
  • Best Buy to launch Palm Pre in 2 phases
  • The rumors about the next-gen iPhone continue
  • Sprint allowing few to buy the Pre a day earlier; Best Buy stores getting only 4 units each?
  • More pictures of BlackBerry Storm 2 - SurePress is sure gone
  • 70 iPhones stolen in daylight robbery, crooks arrested

• May 21
• • Palm Pre will not work on the SERO plan
  • AT&T is now offering the BlackBerry Curve 8900
  • LG Glance to come on June 5 for $50
  • G1 V2, Samsung Houdini and Motorola Morrison are upcoming T-Mobile Androids?
  • $50 will let you pre-order an enV Touch at Best Buy; no deposits taken for the Pre
  • Leaked OS for BlackBerry Storm 9530 is 4.7.0.148; will Verizon make it official?
  • Live images of the LG enV Touch for Verizon
  • LG's Glance shows us the gold

• May 20
• • Samsung t349 brings half-QWERTY to T-Mobile customers
  • Spare Touch Pro battery burns through pocket
  • Live photos of the Sprint HTC Touch Pro2
  • BlackBerry Storm 2 out as soon as next month?
  • Nokia N97 to hit U.S. land on May 31?
  • Palm Pre to have limited supply at launch?
  • AT&T to launch BlackBerry Curve 8900 on Thursday?

• May 19
• • enV Touch price confirmed and new video of the enV3
  • HTC Magic to offer Microsoft Exchange support?
  • Photo shoot of HTC Magic & Samsung I7500 shows comparisons
  • AT&T announces buy one, get one free offer for LG Xenon
  • Video of HTC Hero shows new Android look
  • Hands-on with the Acer X960
  • Palm Pre comes on June 6 for $199.99
  • Nokia 6600i slide announced - adds a 5MP camera
  • N.Y. Times claims Palm Pre will be released first week in June
  • French carrier to launch the i7500 as the Samsung Galaxy
  • Cupcake upgrade heads back to the kitchen for more seasoning; next serving in June?
  • enV Touch to voyage to Verizon on June 5th?
  • LG and Samsung have each sold 20 million touchscreen phones worldwide

• May 18
• • Wal Mart shoppers, prepare for the Palm Pre in the electronics aisle?
  • Nokia announces the 2730 classic, the 2720 fold and the 7020
  • Verizon's HP Mini 1151 NR Netbook – live photos and impressions
  • Mozilla releases Alpha 1 version of Fennec for Windows Mobile
  • Vodafone UK says HTC Touch Pro2 is Coming Soon

• May 17
• • Verizon's MiFi 2200 and Netbook are now for sale
  • LG's enV3 price and release date confirmed for Verizon
  • New images of the LG enV Touch and Glance
  • Sprint stores receiving Pre Advocate units
  • Samsung i7500 gets past the FCC, carrying Android goodness for release on T-Mobile?

• May 16
• • New Nokia RM-526 swivels for the FCC on the way to Verizon

• May 15
• • Verizon's BlackBerry road map is leaked?
  • 100% of G1 population should be offered Cupcake by May 25th?
  • enV3 set to launch May 29th on Verizon
  • Project Charlie - the new iPhone?
  • Best Buy continues to promote the Pre; phone to be launched in Tuesday's WSJ?
  • Verizon to roll out 4G LTE in 20-30 markets during the second half of 2010
  • First look at the BlackBerry Storm 2?

• May 14
• • Verizon's New Every 2 is changing to 18 months
  • Samsung Jack is the new BlackJack
  • HTC Willow for Sprint: live images
  • HP Mini 1151NR from Verizon coming on May 17th

• May 13
• • Schiller to lead keynote speech at Apple's WWDC
  • Sprint also to launch the MiFi 2200
  • Bell's inventory report shows the BlackBerry Tour 9630?

• May 12
• • AT&T to charge $199 for BlackBerry Curve 8900 with 2 year deal?
  • Virgin Mobile posts profit in Q1 thanks to its new unlimited plan
  • Survey finds over 40% of Americans use their phone in the bathroom
  • Does somebody out there know about a Zune phone?
  • T-Mobile G1 V2 speculations
  • Snapshots of the Palm Pre package, release date to be announced on May 19?
  • Verizon rejects BlackBerry Storm OS build 4.7.0.141 after testing it?

• May 11
• • Hands-on Preview of the Samsung Alias 2
  • Motorola MOTO W7 Active Edition has been announced
  • Samsung Magnet A257 and A177 now available for purchase
  • September bringing the BlackBerry Driftwood/Onyx to T-Mobile?
  • Nuvifone G60 delayed for the second half
  • The Samsung Alias 2 is now for sale by Verizon Wireless

• May 9
• • Leaked rebate sheet for Verizon lists env3 but no envTouch
  • MetroPCS reports profitable first quarter
  • Palm Pre banner display seen on Best Buy web site
  • AT&T to buy some Alltel assets from Verizon
  • Gee Whiz! T-Mobile's Wal Mart road map includes version 2 of G1 and brand new G2?

• May 8
• • T-Mobile reports revenues up 4%, earnings down 4% in the first quarter
  • Could this be the Nokia 5900 XpressMusic?
  • Palm Pre - it's lunch time! Oh, we mean launch!
  • Mach5 Web is the new Windows Mobile browser with Flash
  • BlackBerry Pearl Flip 8230 now available on Alltel for $99.99
  • Samsung Exclaim M550 succeeds the Rant next month?
  • No Acer smartphones in U.S. until 2010?
  • Samsung Alias 2 shows up on YouTube video

• May 7
• • Samsung working on Windows Mobile powered Behold?
  • Ericsson says Sony is the best choice to buy its stake in the joint venture?
  • AT&T to take $10 off the price of its data plans?
  • Vodafone releases official 4.7.0.141 OS upgrade for Storm 9500
  • Nokia 6750 Mural surfaces on FCC's site, goes to AT&T?
  • Spy shots of upcoming Samsung phones for T-Mobile
  • Hands-on with the Samsung SGH-a657
  • Live images of the Motorola Rival а455 and Samsung Alias 2 U750
  • Cupcakes served as Android 1.5 arrives at T-Mobile UK today, USA next week?

• May 6
• • Verizon's MiFi to offer shared 3G service
  • Nokia E52 keeps you online with its long battery life
  • New details on the Palm Pre features
  • AT&T to show off the Curve on May 25th?
  • Leaked photo reveals what's coming for T-Mobile customers
  • Storm 2 to hit land in September carrying 5MP camera and featuring easier typing?
  • Xperia X2 confirmed on Twitter by Sony Ericsson rep
  • LG's VX11000 will officially be called the enV Touch

• May 5
• • HTC Hero revealed, info on Samsung Houdini leaked – attack of the Androids

• May 4
• • Texting while driving a bus don't mix
  • RIM planning next generation version of the BlackBerry Storm
  • BlackBerry Curve overtakes iPhone to become top selling U.S. smartphone in NPD rankings
  • AT&T confirms early summer availability of the RIM BlackBerry Curve 8900
  • Boost finding it hard to manage traffic through its $50 unlimited plan
  • Sprint posts $594 million first quarter loss
  • FCC points at T-Mobile USA as the carrier to offer the HTC Touch Pro2
  • AT&T snagging the BlackBerry Curve 8900?
  • Leaked Verizon papers confirm May 11th launch for Samsung Alias 2 at $79.99
  • T-Mobile version of HTC Magic to be called My Touch 3G?

• May 3
• • Palm Pre to arrive at Best Buy Mobile in June?
  • Developers can now access Windows Marketplace for Mobile
  • CDMA version of the Palm Eos ticketed for Sprint?

• May 2
• • The latest on the Samsung Alias2
  • Motorola introduces the Clutch i465
  • Google and many others are sued for infringing on the Android trademark
  • BlackBerry Gemini 8520 features new optical trackball for navigation

• May 1
• • Say "Hello!" to the Palm Eos
  • Did T-Mobile drop the Cupcake?
  • Motorola loses $228 million dollars in the first quarter