T-Mobile launched the RIM BlackBerry Pearl 8120 with WiFi and UMA support, as well as an updated 2-megapixel camera with video recording. Ricky puts the updated smartphone through its paces to see how these improvements stack up. Read the full story here.

Samsung recently introduced the SCH-W510, a slider handset built partially from cornstarch, and the SGH-F268, which was built without brominated flame retardants (BFR) and polyvinyl chloride (PVC), both of which are bad for the environment. Read the full story here.

The Pantech C820 was seen recently on the FCC, paving the way for it to be sold in the U.S. The C820 appears to be a followup to the C810, which is a dual-slider featuring Windows Mobile 6 Standard. However, the FCC filing only reveals that the handset is GSM and features Bluetooth. Read the full story here.

Sprint Nextel is trialling a new service that uses MMS to offer visual search to cameraphone owners. The service allows subscribers to snap a photo and send it to a special address where it will be analyzed and replied to with product info. Read the full story here.

Samsung and Sprint have announced that on June 20th the new full touchscreen Instinct will sell for $129.99 after rebates, but will require a voice plan with unlimited data. Read the full story here.

Sprint today announced the Samsung Instinct will launch on June 20 for $129.99 with a two-year contract after a $100 mail-in rebate. The touch screen features tactile feedback, called haptics, which transform the virtual QWERTY keypad and other screen interactions into a sensory experience. It also has a Speech to Action button for calling, texting, picture messaging, traffic, movie, sports, news, weather and search. With EV-DO Rev A, the Instinct quickly browses the Web, accesses business or pe...