The Toshiba TG01 smartphone, notable for its use of a high-powered 1GHz Snapdragon CPU from Qualcomm, has appeared on the FCC website. Unlike the usual FCC listings, the TG01 tested in this case is a production-ready device with support for CDMA networks and not a prototype, indicating it will very soon launch at either Sprint [...]

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Today Verizon Wireless informed government agencies that it will shorten the period of time that it is the exclusive seller of certain handsets. Verizon said that it will restructure its agreements with handset makers, and will allow smaller, regional carriers with less than 500,000 customers the opportunity to sell handsets after an exclusive period of [...]

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Sure, AmazonWireless maybe selling the BlackBerry Storm at a ridiculous price of just $49.99, but it appears that it’s not that costly anymore to get it from Verizon nowadays.
Online, Verizon now has the BlackBerry Storm priced at just $99.99 on a 2-yr contract as it slowly approaches its first year in the market. Yeah, we [...]

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Verizon has disclosed a number of details regarding its upcoming app store, including plans to prohibit handset makers from shipping devices with their own app portals, according to GigaOM. The restrictions will prevent immediate access to the BlackBerry App World or Windows Mobile Marketplace, although users will be permitted to add the stores manually.

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Sprint Nextel recently revealed that it plans to add Wi-Fi to the BlackBerry Tour starting in 2010, and will begin to require that all its future smartphones come with Wi-Fi. Sprint didn’t say exactly when this requirement will be reflected across its entire line-up of devices, but Wi-Fi is definitely on the way. Verizon Wireless [...]

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Documents seen on the FCC site today reveal a new phone from Casio. The drawings mark the phone as the G’zOne Rock, and it carries CDMA EVDO Rev. A and Bluetooth radios. Based on the rendering of the device in the FCC documents, it appears to be a clamshell, as were previous G’zOne models. Verizon [...]

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Today LG issued a teaser press release about the upcoming Chocolate phone. LG said the device will be the fourth phone in its Black Label line of fashion phones. Based on the partial photos of the device revealed by LG, it is a bar-style phone. LG said more details will be available in August, which [...]

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TracFone recently added a new calling plan to its list of pre-paid services. StraightTalk offers unlimited calling and messaging plus 30MB of data for $45 per month. Users can also select 1000 anytime minutes with 1000 messages for $30 per month. StraightTalk offers just three phones — the Motorola RAZR V3a and W385, and the [...]

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Today Sprint announced that it will begin selling the BlackBerry 9630 Tour via telesales, online and its business channels on July 12 for $200. That’s the same date the phone goes on sale at Verizon Wireless and at the same price point.

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The iPhone once again leads Consumer Reports’ smartphone ratings, beating competing products such as the Palm Pre and BlackBerry Storm. The organization considered Apple’s new 3GS handset to lead in categories such as battery life, multimedia, navigation and Internet browsing, while integrating a superior display.
Although the iPhone took the top rank and showed strengths in [...]

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Today Verizon Wireless announced the Ozone from HTC. Similar to the Dash 3G and Snap, it is a bar-style device with full QWERTY keyboard for messaging and runs Windows Mobile 6.1 Standard. It has EVDO REV. A 3G in the U.S., and quad-band GSM/EDGE for overseas roaming. It also has Wi-Fi GPS, 2.0 megapixel camera [...]

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Samsung today announced the Omnia II, including a version for Verizon Wireless. The Omnia II is a Windows Mobile smartphone (upgradeable to version 6.5) and features an AMOLED display with WVGA resolution. Other features include a 5-megapixel auto-focus camera and 3.5mm headphone jack. Pricing and launch date for the Verizon version have yet to be [...]

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The Blackberry Storm has proven to be a big hit for RIM, Verizon, Vodafone and anyone else involved in selling it, but despite its success there was always one glaring flaw … no WiFi. Well it looks like the Storm 2 will rectify that error. These spyshots that have leaked out show a handset that [...]

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Today Verizon Wireless rolled out a new voice plan called Nationwide Plus Mexico. The new plan gives subscribers 1000 night and weekend minutes to use in the U.S. and Mexico; unlimited mobile to mobile calling minutes while in the U.S.; and the plan doesn’t charge long-distance fees. Nationwide Plus Mexico starts at $55 per month.

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The Motorola A4500 for Verizon has been revealed in documents on the FCC web site. This slab-style smartphone is similar to the Q9m/Q9c, but with numerous upgrades, including quad-band GSM world roaming, Wi-Fi, fingerprint scanner, and a 2-megapixel camera. Features in common with the Q9m/Q9c include EVDO data, stereo Bluetooth, memory card slot, voice command, [...]

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