Don't know have you noticed the HTC Diamond's virtual keyboard in one of the device demos, but I find it looks quite appealing. As a matter of fact, because of the multiple typing modes, I can even say it's better than the one Apple uses on the iPhone. It has been hacked and now it's available [...]

It's cool to have a single number to ring all your phones, but if you're a savvy user, you also want you voicemail converted to text. Guess that's why voicemail-to-text and visual voicemail services provider, PhoneTag (former Simulscribe), decided to collaborate with the Google-owned service. Prior to this integration, consumers who wanted to experience unified communication [...]

Swisscom secured the rights to carry the iPhone in the land of watches, cheese and banks. It's the first-gen version which many of you already own, and not the rumored 3G version with GPS, mobile TV and video conferencing. Similarly to SingTel's or Vodafone's announcement, Swisscom isn't saying anything but "we got the iPhone." You can [...]

DreamSpring released a new version of its popular contact management application for Symbian UIQ phones - DreamConnect 3. The version 3.60 is primarily enhanced to make the application more accessible using fingers, hence it's ideal for those owning the Sony Ericsson W960i smartphone. Gesture support providers quicker and more convenient access to contact details. Users can [...]

LG and Samsung are teaming up to propose their jointly developed technology as the North American technology standard for mobile DTV. Two Korean giants are proposing a system that will "reflect the findings of the IDOV (Independent Demonstration of Viability) conducted by the Association of Maximum Service Television (MSTV) on behalf of the Open Mobile Video [...]

Guess this was expected following the unveiling of the BlackBerry Partners Fund. Research In Motion (RIM) announced plans to launch an annual developer conference to "provide commercial and corporate developers from around the world with opportunities to advance their skills and knowledge in building powerful, world-class applications on the market-leading BlackBerry platform." The first BlackBerry Developer [...]

According to a new report by Juniper Research titled "Mobile Web 2.0: Leveraging 'Location, IM, Social Web & Search' 2008-2013," the global market for Mobile Web 2.0 (social networking and user generated content) will be worth $22.4bn in 2013, up from $5.5bn currently. Juniper suggests that at the core of Mobile Web 2.0 evolution is the [...]

Microsoft's Managing Director of ODM Embedded Devices for the Asian market, Eddie Wu, has said that by the summer of 2012 the company hopes to have 40% of the global smartphone market. In 2007 Microsoft only managed to reach 13% of the market according to Canalys. Unless they start giving away Windows Mobile I don't [...]

Here's an interesting mobile phone concept designed by Emir Rafat. The cool thing about it is that it's made to be an all-in-one device, sporting a total of 5 touchscreens which change to suit the current application used. That being said, you can use a numeric keypad or a full QWERTY keyboard which is divided [...]

LG and Samsung will collaborate on developing technology that they intend to propose for adoption as the mobile digital TV standard for the North American market. The combined technology will be presented to the Advanced Television Systems Committee (ATSC), the international organisation which is establishing broadcasting standards for digital television, before 2009, they said. "LG and Samsung are already world-class in digital TV and mobile communications, said LG President and Chief Technolog...

Verizon Wireless is backing a free operating system that competes with programs from Microsoft, Google and Qualcomm and expects it to become the "preferred" software on its network. The No. 2 U.S. mobile service joined a consortium working on a Linux-based mobile operating system expected to rival a mobile system being developed by a group headed by Google. The announcement follows signals last month that AT&T would support Android, the Linux operating system being developed by Google and ab...

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Qualcomm has recently shown off a new chip that is capable of supporting both Qualcomm's MediaFLO mobile free over-the-air TV standard and ISDB-T, a standard with variants used in Japan and Brazil. Read the full story here.

LG and Samsung have announced that they are working together to develop a new standard for mobile digital TV to be used in North America. The two plan to take advantage of the existing terrestrial digital TV infrastructure in North America. Read the full story here.

Verizon Wireless today announces that it will fill the last seat on the LiMo Foundation's board of directors. The LiMo Foundation is dedicated to promoting the use of Linux in the mobile industry as a way to encourage openness and reduce costs. Read the full story here.

Nokia's head of Location-Based Services, Michael Halbherr, recently stated at the Where 2.0 conference in California that the company has plans to ship 35 million GPS-enabled devices this year alone. Nokia's Maps GPS software is currently available for its S60-powered smartphones, with a version for non-smartphones expected later this year. Read the full story here.

Get 'em while their hot (and available)! While Apple's online storefront is still bare when it comes to iPhone stock, AT&T has started to offer customers a last-ditch batch of refurbished iPhones in the days leading up to the next-generation iPhone launch. If the prospect of a newer, 3G-adled iPhone launch doesn't faze you, AT&T's got [...]