Cricket Wireless announced its second Android smartphone, the Huawei Ascend. Unfortunately some of the specs for the phone remain relatively slim right now, but here's what we do know. The Android 2.1 powered Ascend offers a 3.5-inch touchscreen display with a 480 x 320 resolution. It comes equipped with a 3 megapixel camera as well as dedicated music controls. The phone also has a trackball for navigating throughout the custom Huawei ... Read More

Cricket announced a new device, the CAPTR II. The CAPTR II is a low cost flip phone that offers a rather basic feature set. It follows the original Cricket CAPTR, which launched in September 2009. The phone offers a VGA camera, Bluetooth connectivity, support for navigation, picture messaging, and a speakerphone. It has a 1.8-inch main display with a 160 x 128 resolution, as well as a 1-inch external display with ... Read More

Altek, a digital camera company, announced the Leo, a new Android smartphone with a 14 megapixel camera. Altek claims the Leo is the first Android smartphone to sport such a high resolution camera. The Leo runs Android 2.1 and offers a 3.2-inch WVGA touchscreen display. Its 14 megapixel camera supports 3x optical zoom and is capable of recording HD video. The Leo offers WiFi, Bluetooth, and HSUPA/HSDPA connectivity. Altek expects to launch ... Read More

Rumor has it that Sonim has hit a high score with a new phone - the Sonim XP1300 Core tops the International Protection Rating with its IP68 certification. It can be submerged in deep water for a long time, survive 2 meter falls and it's completely dustproof. Unlike IP67 certified phones, which can soak into a meter of water for up to 30 minutes, the IP68 certification practically makes the Sonim ... Read More

Sprint and Sanyo announced the Vero, a feature phone that is priced at $9.99 with a 2-year Sprint contract. The relatively simple phone offers a 2.4-inch QVGA display, a 1.3-inch OLED glow-thru external display with caller ID and a clock, and a 1.3 megapixel camera. Its battery is rated for up to 5.2 hours of talk time. The Vero also includes Sprint's Family Locator software, which leverages the phone's aGPS functionality ... Read More

TerreStar has been working on a dual-mode satellite/GSM phone for at least the last two years, and today it’s finally available on AT&T. The Genus runs Windows Mobile 6.5.3,  has Wi-Fi b/g, GPS, quad-band EDGE, dual-band HSDPA 3G, 2 megapixel camera, and a 2.6″ QVGA resistive touchscreen. The hardware might seem a little old, but for emergency and remote workers, voice, data, and messaging capabilities through a secondary satellite connection to ... Read More

MetroPCS quietly launched the ZTE Agent, a feature phone with an alphanumeric keypad and a fairly basic set of features. The ZTE Agent offers a 2.4-inch 320 x 240 resolution display, a 1.3 megapixel camera, up to 6 hours of talk time with its 900mAh battery, and a dedicated music button and camera quick-launch button. The Agent also supports threaded SMS conversations. The ZTE Agent is available now for $69.99 with MetroPCS ... Read More

According to the Wall Street Journal, U.S. wireless carrier T-Mobile  may offer Huawei's recently announced IDEOS smartphone, just in time for the holiday season. The reported source has indicated that Huawei is in talks to possibly bring the budget smartphone to the USA. The IDEOS is backed by Google's Android-powered 2.2 Froyo operating system, and features 3G HSDPA and WiFi connectivity with hotspot support, a 2.8-inch touchscreen display, voice dialing, and ... Read More

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