California based Tessera today announced that its new OptiML non-mechanical 3x optical zoom system for cameraphones is now available. OptiML lenses create a specially distorted image that can then be processed to give zoomed images that are superior to digital zoom. Read the full story here.

Today UK based 24/7 Mobile Solutions announced the availability of its SIMable product, a phone unlocking system that works by modifying the user's SIM card instead of the user's phone. Read the full story here.

The Casio Boulder is a follow up to the popular G'zOne handset currently available from Verizon. The G'zOne product line is handsets which are virtually indestructible. The upcoming Boulder sports EV-DO high-speed data support, as well as Bluetooth. Read the full story here.

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Music Lovers Gain Easy Access to Music They Love Including Locally Relevant Content Read the full story here.

Nokia is adding real-time traffic information to its Nokia Maps GPS navigation solution. Maps will offer real-time traffic information as a premium option, and will use the information to dynamically route around traffic problems. Read the full story here.

The as-yet unannounced Asus P320 smartphone is sparkling brightly on the FCC website, showing off its 2.6" QVGA touchscreen display and 2 megapixel autofocus camera. This little Windows Mobile 6.1 smartphone is packed with features. Read the full story here.

Some Verizon dates have been leaked. We're talking about three devices - the LG VX8610 which we saw earlier "in the wild," the Prada-like VC9700 and the LG VX8560 Chocolate Flip phone. Apparently: The VX8610 Decoy, slider with a unique built-in removable Bluetooth headset, is reportedly scheduled to hit the online offering on May 30th and [...]

Nokia is having its first ever "Design Event" in Central London today at their new Studio, pictured above. Several concepts were presented of projects currently being worked on, but are not going to see the light of day for another 3 to 5 years. First up is this new "People First" concept that is simply [...]

Someone has been selling the unlocked BlackBerry 9000 on eBay, but that action is mysteriously ended now. While we've no idea whether this comes from a true RIM insider who wanted to make an extra buck by selling the device before any carrier even had a chance, something tells us this guy/girl knows his stuff. [...]

Damn Colorware and their awesome painting jobs. For a second I thought this is the long-awaited bad-ass 3G iPhone. It's all black, looks so mean and comes with a matching earphones and iPhone dock. But no, they just made it look like that, without changing anything in terms of specs. Not that we expected Colorware [...]

Leading Location Based Application Lets Users Take Full Advantage of Nseries GPS Capabilities Read the full story here.

Verizon Wireless will start selling the LG VX9100 enV2 messaging monster tomorrow. The VX9100 features a small external display with an oversized keypad, and opens laptop-style to reveal a larger internal display and full QWERTY keyboard. Read the full story here.

Skype has recently launched a Java ME based application to allow mobile phone users to take advantage of the low-cost phone calls and chat with their Skype buddies. Still in beta, Skype mobile "thin" client works on about 50 of the most popular Java-enabled mobile phones from Motorola, Nokia, Samsung and Sony Ericsson. The problem with [...]

New Rate Plan Includes Unlimited Internet and Messaging Read the full story here.

It's Sidekick rumor-mill folks. Just as we reported about the two upcoming Sidekick devices, the always highly informed BoyGenius brought us the news about the new special edition Sidekick LX. Apparently, T-Mobile will be rolling out the Tony Hawk branded LX on the 16th of July, just in time for the Tony Hawk Boom Boom [...]

It's Nokia Music Store for people living in Singapore. After opening its digital music stores in Ireland, Netherlands, Australia and France, the Finnish giant is entering the mobile music market of an island nation located at the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula. Again, users will be able to buy songs from major international artists, [...]

Nokia's S60 Web Run Time Widgets platform recently got two important partners - Plusmo and WeatherBug. Plusmo said that it will provide users with instant access to the latest news, sports scores and other Web-based information. A simple UI and one-click access to content, as well as the automatic updates are naturally in the mix, too. On [...]

Apple has finally managed to agree with Rogers Wireless to push the sales of its flagship handset to Canada. We talked about this on and on in the past, and I'm sad to say we don't have much of the details today. Roger's President and CEO, Ted Rogers, issued a statement, saying only: "We're thrilled to [...]

Nokia Download! Solution Enables Mobile Consumers to Easily Find, Download, Try and Buy the Premium Push E-mail, Calendar and Contacts Solution, RoadSync, on Nokia Devices in North America, Brazil and Europe Read the full story here.