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 not full OBEX (can exchange vCards though)
VGA camera
Speakerphone

Verizon Wireless is selling the LG VX5300 for $49.99 […]

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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 US major carriers:

T-Mobile USA + Verizon Wireless - 104
Alltel - 99
Cingular + Sprint Nextel - 95

The […]

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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 phones currently sold in the US. It was introduced almost a year ago and has […]

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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 prompts than text. The display is specially formulated to perform well in direct sunlight, something […]

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Nokia has begun to ship two more important handsets, the N73 and N93. Both handsets are part of Nokia’s flagship N-Series lineup that had initial shipment delay troubles. The N73 and N93 are second gen devices, each building on an already popular predocessor.
A little about each:
Nokia N93 (shown)

Builds on the N90
3.2 megapixel camera with […]

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In time for the 2006-7 season, Sprint has removed the extra fee for its NFL Mobile service. NFL Mobile is now apart of Vision or Power Vision and comes at no additional cost. Sprint is a major sponsor of the NFL and is able to exclusively offer NFL content.
On gameday, NFL Mobile is updated […]

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Motorola is finally bringing its SLVR handset line to the CDMA standard. The Motorola SLVR L7c was announced today and is rumored to be heading to both Verizon Wireless and Sprint PCS. The SLVR L7c introduction came along with a slew of other handsets, including the RAZR MAXX, KRZR, RIZR and RAZR XX.
Features of […]

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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 today, the first is the RAZR MAXX.
Features of the RAZR XX include:

WCDMA: 2100 GSM: […]

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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 network, so the MAXX might come stateside.
Features of the Motorola RAZR MAXX include:

WCDMA 2100, […]

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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 just for the Asian market).
Features of the Motorola RIZR Z3 include:

GSM 850/900/1800/1900 plus EDGE
176 […]

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