Verizon Wireless announced the Salute, the first phone the carrier has launched from ZTE USA. The Salute sports a 1.3 megapixel camera, a 2.4-inch screen, Bluetooth, VZ Navigator, and support for the mobile web. It also comes with a Social Beat application for those that use Facebook, Twitter, and MySpace. The Verizon Wireless Salute is available  from Verizon Wireless for $19.99 after a $50 mail-in-rebate. ... Read More

GoldVish's Le Million Piece Unique isn't the only mobile phone with a seven digit price tag out there anymore. It has just been joined by the Gresso Luxor Las Vegas Jackpot, which matches its price tag of 1 million US dollars. Gresso is known for its incredibly expensive handsets but today the company reached a whole new level by announcing the Luxor Las Vegas Jackpot. And it is a jackpot alright: ... Read More

Today Cricket Wireless announced the Cricket MSGM8 II (pronounced 'message mate 2'), a feature phone with a full QWERTY keyboard. The device offers a similar feature set to the original MSGM8, and builds on it with a larger keyboard and dedicated keys for messaging and schedules. The MSGM8 II offers a 1.3 megapixel camera, Bluetooth connectivity, a 220 x 178 resolution display, a web browser, and well as SMS/MMS functions. The MSGM8 II ... Read More

Wind Mobile has just announced their first Android handset, the Huawei U8100. It’s not the HTC Magic, but it’s a start. For $160, you get a 2.8″ QVGA touchscreen, 3.2 megapixel camera, 3G, A-GPS, Wi-Fi, and Android 2.1. Not a bad deal at all. It’s high time Wind offered something with Android, as its popularity is exploding, and the hardware is prolific. Now that they’re offering an Android handset, a BlackBerry, ... Read More

Cricket it set to launch the Kyocera ZIO  as the pre-paid carrier’s (and manufacturer’s) first Android handset. While it’s no powerhouse, it still a great option for Cricket customers looking for a cheaper Android phone without a contract. If you don’t remember the Kyocera ZIO, we don’t blame you. Not only is it on the lower-end side of the Android smartphone spectrum, it’s also just not very memorable. The call and ... Read More

Cricket and Kyocera have announced the immediate availability of the Domino S1310 mobile phone. The Domino is a bar-style phone that includes support for standard web browsing, SMS messaging, Bluetooth connectivity, and voice memo recording. The Domino S1310 is the successor to the S1300 and offers function and value to its users. "Kyocera and Cricket enjoyed great success with the Kyocera S1300, the predecessor to the Domino, and we've improved on ... Read More

Reverse cell phone lookup is an activity that most of us would have engaged in at some point in time, when the need arises. I am sure most of us at some point in time would have had the bad experience of receiving incessant anonymous prank calls on our cell phones. We need to put a stop to it. It could also be we need to trace the calls of ... Read More

U.S. Cellular announced a new flip phone created by Personal Communication Devices (PCD), the CDM8635. The CDM8635 offers a 2.2-inch main display, a 1.5-inch mono external display, 1GB of flash, 512MB of RAM, and a 1.3 megapixel camera. It's designed with four dedicated shortcut keys to quickly zoom, launch the speakerphone, set your alarm, or view picture albums. The CDM8635 is also capable of reading menu messages, provides voice dialing, and ... Read More

T-Mobile Hungary is said to be bringing Android 2.1 (Eclair) to the Huawei Pulse. This is certainly good news, as the device has been running on Android 1.5 for some time now. It may not be Froyo status, but it’s better than nothing. It certainly comes as a surprise to hear that of all Android devices out there, the Pulse is getting the 2.1 update. I’m sure there are no complaints ... Read More

If you’re looking for a cheap touchscreen phone with social networking features, Alcatel One Touch XTRA is the answer. This handset is both affordable and well specced, providing support for Facebook and Twitter and combining a QVGA touch display with a full QWERTY keyboard. One Touch XTRA supports GSM/EDGE connectivity, Bluetooth as well and it comes with a 3.5mm audio jack, an MP3 player, FM radio and a 2 megapixel camera ... Read More