Hot news for the two giants of the US that fight for a bigger share on the mobile telecommunications market, and I’m talking about AT&T and Verizon.

In this case it was AT&T that sued Verizon and the reason is pretty simple: a misleading advertising campaign, which is named “There’s a Map for that” and is actually a joke related to an AT&T campaign called “There’s an App for That”.

The misleading information is related to a map made by Verizon, in which shows that AT&T doesn’t have much network coverage. But the only detail they forgot to mention, is that they are only counting the 3G network and not EDGE network, and that’s why the AT&T map is full of blank spaces, which could lead to customers having bad ideas…

Tags: At&T, At&T, Mobile News, Verizon, Verizon

As expected, the adoption of touchscreen mobile phones in the US is growing pretty fast. According to comScore at the moment there are 24 million touchscreen phones, which makes it close to a 150% growth rate when comparing to 2008.
In case you are wondering, the number one of the top 10 list of touchscreen devices is obviously the iPhone, which has 32,9% of the “share”. In second and third place we’ve got LG models, more specifically the Dare and the Voyager. As for the fourth place, it’s the BlackBerry Storm with 7,0%, and the next in the list is the Palm Treo with 6,5%.

Donovan, from comScore, comments:

The iPhone clearly set the trend in the industry for touchscreen devices, so it’s no surprise that it has the largest share of the market,” added Donovan. “But as other players have entered the touchscreen market with compelling devices, competition is clearly heating up.

Tags: Cellphone, comscore, Mobile News, touchscreen

Sony’s ultra portable VAIO X made its original debut at this year’s IFA and it’s come a long way since. In fact, we have a video of the device being unboxed for you above.

For those who don’t know, the VAIO X is just half an inch thick, features a 11.1-inch display and an battery with a supposed day’s worth of juice.

via newgadgets

Tags: Laptops, microsoft, Mobile News, Mobile Software, Sony, Ultraportable, VAIO X

Despite originally being thought to be hitting Rogers on October 26th, the carrier has just come around now to offer the BlackBerry Bold 9700 for $299.99 with a 3-year contract. Of course, if you want to pick it up with no plan you have the option to shell out $599.99.

Now we just have to wait until TELUS and Bell put the device up for sale and we’ll be good.

via bgr

Tags: Bell, blackberry bold 9700, Cell Phones, Mobile News, Mobile Software, Portable Devices, Research In Motion, Rogers, Telus

Now, it’s not everyday you see parts from an unannounced device go on sale but China Ontrade has what they are calling the iPhone 4 Generation Midboard.

Normally you could be quick to brush off such a seemingly obvious rumor but according to Gizmodo, China Ontrade had parts that on sale that were then used in the iPhone 3GS.

So, could this possibly be real? We’ll have to wait and find out.

Tags: 4th generation, Apple, Cell Phones, iPhone, iPhone, iPhone 3GS, Mobile News, Portable Devices

The Meizu M8 has seen a tough road with delays and much scrutiny due to its iPhone like design. However, it seems like the software designers are really stepping up their game as you can see in the above video; a demonstration of the new 1.0.0.1 beta firmware.

Anyways, there’s not much to say other than that as we don’t even know when to expect this firmware updated to be pushed out so check out the video and let us know what you think in the comments.

via meizume

Tags: Beta, Cell Phones, firmware, M8, Meizu, Meizu, Mobile News, Mobile Software, video demonstration

Acer has today shown us their brand new Aspire 8940 18.4-inch laptop, pictured above. This beast will start at $1,350 and include some very enticing specs.

Those specs include an Intel Core i7 processor, 4GB of DDR3 RAM, a 500GB HDD, 1GB Nvidia GeForce GTS 250M GPU, Blu-ray drive and 5 integrated speakers for surround sound all running on Windows 7.

Acer didn’t give us an exact day as to when this laptop will be made available but they did tell us it would be sometime this holiday season.

Full spec list, courtesy of Gizmodo, after the break.

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Tags: 8940, Acer, aspire, Blu-ray, Core i7, geforce, gts, Laptops, microsoft, Mobile News, Mobile Software, nvidia, surround sound, Windows 7

The Nook is Barnes & Noble’s first eBook ready and it has already impressed us. But it looks like there’s something fishy about the whole thing. Spring Design alleges that the Nook design was stolen from the Alex. Spring Design has shown the Alex dual-screen eBook reader to Barnes & Noble before the Nook has been developed and it looks like the two companies have worked together for a while. We’re not jumping to any conclusions yet as it’s not our place to do that.

Spring Design has filed a trade secret lawsuit against Barnes & Noble and we’re curious to see what happens next. Eric Kmiec, Spring Design Vice President of Sales and Marketing has this to say about the whole issue:

Spring Design unfortunately had to take the appropriate action to protect its intellectual property rights. We showed the Alex e-book design to Barnes & Noble in good faith with the intention of working together to provide a superior dual screen e-book to the market.

What will you choose between the Alex and the Nook?

via businesswire

Tags: alex, barnes noble, eBook Reader, lawsuit, Mobile News, nook, Portable Devices, spring design

When will we see cell phones capable of delivering WiFi N speeds? It might be a lot sooner than you think actually. It looks like Atheros has developed a new AR6003 chip capable of bringing 802.11n WiFi connectivity to portable devices. The chip will deliver speeds of up to 85Mbps via the 5GHz band and it will be very energy efficient. In fact the new chip will use 20% less energy than the current AR6002 WiFi chip which is great news for smarpthone users. One of the main issues with WiFi N chips is that they consume a lot of energy.

The product is currently being tested by various companies and we might see it arrive on future smartphones and other portable devices really soon.

via Electronista

Tags: 802.11n, AR6002, AR6003, Atheros, Mobile News, smartphones, WiFi

Sony has just come forth to announce their brand new limited edition VAIO Nebula FW notebook, pictured above.

Other than the snazzy cover, this notebook features a 16.4-inch display, various Intel Core 2 Duo processors, up to 8GB of RAM, hard drive space of up to 500GB or the choice of SSDs and a Blu-ray drive which is included in the price.

And that price starts at just $809.99. Not bad, huh?

via chipchick

Tags: core 2 duo, Laptops, microsoft, Mobile News, Mobile Software, nebula fw, notebook, Sony, Vaio

The S60 platform that is used in many Nokia cellphones all around the world has received a serious support update, because Google Voice and S60 can now work together.

The announcement was made today at the Google Mobile Logo, and one of the cool features is the voice-based search, which lets users speak where they want to go, instead of having to type it down like it happens in most cases. The other good feature is the related to the google search shortcut that is placed at the home screen of any S60 mobile phone.

The Google Voice for S60 can be downloaded for free at m.google.com

More info at Google Mobile Blog

Tags: Google Voice, Mobile News, Nokia, Nokia, platform, s60

According to a recent study made by RAJAR - Radio Joint Audience Research - on the UK there is an obvious increase in the number of people that listen to radio on their cellphones.

Just so you can have a better idea, here are some numbers:

- increase of 7,5% on young people (+15) when comparing to the 3Q of last year - making the total number 6.9 million;
- increase of 8,3% on young adult (15-24) when comparing to the same period of 2008;
- the total number of radio listeners is 45. million, or in other words, 89,2% of the UK population;

Tags: Mobile News, mobile phone, radio, rajar

Bell Canda, the largest telecommunications company in Canada, has announced (via the CEO George Cope) that the launch of the HSPA wireless network is due pretty soon, more specifically in two days from now - November 4.

The launch of the HSPA network is ahead of schedule which is a good design, and according to Bell Canada it will provide connection speeds as high as 21Mbps, which makes it the largest service in the whole area. To take advantage of the new high-speed network, the company will start to sell new devices such as HSPA smartphones.

George Cope, comments.

The launch of our new network - months ahead of schedule - underlines that the Bell team continues to deliver on our strategic imperatives to accelerate wireless in Canada and to invest in next-generation broadband networks. We move forward every day toward achieving our goal - for Bell to be recognized by customers as Canada’s leading communications company.

Tags: Mobile News

Early last month we let you know that an Android powered device called the Samsung Moment would be making its way onto Sprint at some time in the near future. Well today word has been sent out that the Moment is now available at $179.99 after a 2-year contract and $100 mail-in rebate.

This device features an 800MHz processor, 256MB of RAM, 3.2-inch AMOLED touchscreen, slide-out QWERTY keyboard, 3.2mp camera, WiFi and GPS.

via engadget

Tags: AMOLED, Cell Phones, Google, Mobile News, Mobile Software, Moment, Qwerty keyboard, Samsung, Samsung, Sprint, Sprint, touchscreen

Mobiado 105GMT Stealth

For the people looking for a luxury phone to capitalize their rant, Mobiado has unveiled a couple of new luxury mechanical watch mobile phones which should leave you breathless. Mobiado presents two phone models, the 105GMT Stealth and Professional 105GMT Antique. These two phones showcase a clock and mobile phones rolled into one. They also come with a sliding battery cover mechanism and a cover made from sapphire crystals as well. The entire construction is assembled by hand with gun metal black stainless steel screws.

Mobiado Professional 105GMT Antique

Other notable features include Quadband GSM, Dual Band WCMA, a 2 megapixel picture and video camera and more than 1GB of internal memory. They also boast of a 2” display which can display over 16 million colors and they usual micro USB ports for connectivity options.

(Source) Mobiado

Tags: Cell Phones, clock, colors, connectivity options, Crazy Mobile, dual band, gun metal, internal memory, mechanical watch, megapixel, mobiado, Mobile News, mobile phones, phone models, sapphire crystals, showcase, stainless steel screws, stealth, usb ports, video camera

The Motorola CLIQ has technically been available since the 19th of this month but if you went into a T-Mobile retail store, you wouldn’t be able to get it.

Today, it was announced that the device has made its way into retail stores and is now available for all, online and off, for $199.99 on a 2-year contract.

via engadget

Tags: Cell Phones, Mobile News, Mobile Software, Motorola, motorola cliq, retail stores, T-Mobile, T-Mobile

It’s no secret that the iPhone doesn’t support Flash and most likely won’t until Apple decides to lift the restriction. However, some people evidently have been thinking it was Adobe’s fault that there is no Flash on the iPhone, as you can see from the above picture.

Of course, Adobe isn’t exactly getting angry at Apple but they are telling consumers exactly what they need to know; Flash won’t be on the iPhone until Apple says it can.

via geardiary

Tags: adobe, Apple, Apple, Cell Phones, flash, iPhone, Mobile News, Mobile Software

Vodafone Portugal is now offering a first for their 5 million mobile phone users with the first visual voicemail service for the iPhone. Powered by Comverse, this special service originally started in March and provides subscribers a better way to communicate with their family and friends via voicemailtechnology. No more typing needed. Simply retrieve the message, select (if multiple) and then listen. Messaging and communication just became a whole lot dramatic and easier for the iPhone users over at Portugal!

(Source) Press

Tags: 5 million, Apple, comverse, family and friends, iPhone, iPhone, Mobile News, mobile phone users, Mobile Software, subscribers, Vodafone, Vodafone, vodafone portugal, voicemail service, whole lot

It looks like the New York State has officially banned texting and driving. From now on you should definitely stop sending SMS messages while driving. If you happen to get caught you will pay a fine up to $150. Next time you text and drive in New York you’d better ask yourself if it’s worth doing it. Not because there is a fine but because texting and driving is actually more dangerous than driving under the influence. Other states have similar laws in place and we can assume that more will follow so start getting used to stopping the car if you absolutely need to answer some of those incoming messages.

via poughkeepsiejournal

Tags: driving, law, Mobile News, New York State, Portable Devices, texting

BlackBerry owners will be happy to hear that RIM is interested to hire a “WebKit Developer.” That means the Canadian company is considering developing a totally new mobile browser. It’s actually not a secret anymore as RIM did purchase Torch Mobile a while ago, which happens to be the company that created the WebKit-based Iris browser. Apparently that’s not enough and RIM needs a more qualified WebKit developer to help out with the cause. A new browser for the BlackBerry OS will definitely be a blessing so if you happen to have the needed skills then go ahead and apply for the job! We’ve been waiting for a new mobile Internet browser for BlackBerry smartphones for too long now.

via careerbeacon

Tags: BlackBerry, internet browser, Iris, jobs, Mobile browser, Mobile News, Portable Devices, Research In Motion, RIM, torch mobile, webkit