Cricket announced that it is launching the Kyocera RIO, a touchscreen feature phone. The Kyocera RIO offers a 2.8-inch QVGA touchscreen display and offers a new MyHomeScreen interface that provides up to three customizable homescreens. It also has a 1.3MP camera, a microSD card slot, stereo Bluetooth support, and a 3.5mm headphone jack. Cricket is also loading its Cricket Navigator software for voice-guided turn-by-turn directions. The RIO is available today for $129.99 ... Read More

Remember when we told you that Sony Ericsson is cooking a WP7 device, and the name of the device could be Xperia X7. I think we were right because a video has been uploaded on Youtube which is showing two Sony Ericsson WP7 devices. The devices are named as Xperia X7 and Xperia X7 Mini and Sony Ericsson will launch these phones in Q1 2011. Let’s talk about the Xperia X7. ... Read More

LG is kicking it up a notch with its upcoming Optimus smartphones. The latest entry to be unofficially introduced is the LG Star, a dual-core Tegra 2 offering that runs unknown flavor of Android. Android purists will be happy as this initial rumor suggests the handset will run an untampered version of Google’s mobile OS. The exact version of Android is not known, but LG was one of the first ... Read More

Samsung announced a partnership with Giorgio Armani to create an exclusive edition Galaxy S Android smartphone. The Giorgio Armani Samsung Galaxy S looks a lot like the AT&T Samsung Captivate. However, it comes with a Giorgio Armani logo, a special Giorgio Armani designed user interface with exclusive content, ring tones, fonts, and on/off animations. The device also runs Android 2.2 Froyo, and comes with Flash 10.1 support included. The Giorgio Armani Samsung ... Read More

Let’s face it, the Garminfone  didn’t do much to really attract customers in buying one of the navigation-focused smartphones. Thankfully, that hasn’t stopped the Android OS updates from trickling out, and the four people who actually bought the Garminfone will be happy to know that the handset has been updated to Android 2.1 Eclair. T-Mobile didn’t find it worthy of an OTA update, so if you’re looking to update your Garminfone, ... Read More

Another addition to Samsung's Bada range of smartphones, the Samsung Wave 723 (also known as the GT-S7230) is a competent but unremarkable device aimed at midrange consumers. The primary hardware features of the Wave 723 are a 3.2" 240 x 400 pixel display, 5 megapixel camera, GPS, WiFi and 3.5G support. Usefully, the Wave 723 comes with a detachable leather style flip to protect the screen. Bada is a pretty decent operating ... Read More

Verizon Wireless announced that it will soon offer the LG Vortex, its latest Android 2.2 Froyo smartphone. The Vortex sports a 3.2-inch touchscreen display with the Swype virtual QWERTY keyboard pre-installed. It supports 3G Mobile HotSpot connectivity, which will allow it to share its 3G connection with other Wi-Fi enabled devices. Users will be able to customize up to 7 different homescreens, one of Froyo's features, and the phone also comes with ... Read More

The Best Buy exclusivity of the white HTC EVO 4G  has finally come to an end, folks. Yesterday Sprint announced that the white version of their best Android phone will be available at Sprint  stores, along with many other retail channels. You still may want to check out your local Best Buy if you’re looking for a white EVO, as Sprint will make you pay a $100 mail-in rebate. The beauty ... Read More

LG and Verizon Wireless announced the LG Cosmos Touch, a feature phone with a 2.8-inch WVGA touchscreen. The Cosmos Touch also sports a slide-out 4-row QWERTY keyboard for text messaging. Its Flash powered user interface offers three homescreens which allow for 7 customizable widgets and shortcuts. The Cosmos Touch offers Bluetooth 2.1 connectivity, support for VZ Navigator, and a microSD card slot for up to 16GB of memory. It has a ... Read More

The BlackBerry Torch 9800 is an AT&T exclusive but the smartphone isn't exactly flying off the shelves. Just recently the carrier introduced the red and white version of the Torch 9800 and now we see AT&T cut prices for the holiday season. The phone will cost you $99.99 with a new 2-year contract, which is half what AT&T would have charged you back in August when the phone was officially launched. ... Read More