Now Text, Voice, and Image Can All Be Sent as Instant Messages from the BlackBerry to Users of Many IM Services Read the full story here.

It's all still rumors and hearsay until Canada's Rogers and FIDO officially announce their iPhone 3G pricing structure, but that doesn't mean this latest leak isn't on the reals. Howard Forums' prolific rumor-monger, i.Fido, has posted what could be an internal document detailing the pricing structure for the Canadian launch of the iPhone 3G on Rogers [...]

Online SMS With All the Benefits of IM, Including Message Sending and Receiving, Conversation Threading, Message History and Reply All Read the full story here.

Check out this here rugged successor to the Casio G'zOne Type-S. Verizon is preparing to offer their "outdoors-y" subscribers a revamped take on the rugged Casio G'zOne handset. What you see here is the re-designed, and shockingly pleasing, Casio G'zOne Boulder. The Black version is definitely a mean-looking handset, but we have to give it up [...]

The global launch date for the iPhone 3G is getting closer and closer, and today we have some insight in to what could be a component supplier breakdown for the iPhone 3G. Chinese-language tech-rag Commercial Times is reporting that the iPhone 3G will be integrated by Foxconn (Hon Hai), not Quanta, as earlier reports had indicated. And, [...]

Freebies always draw large crowds. And so, when I heard that LG was giving away free Bluetooth headsets at the Peterson Automotive Museum, I had to check it out (for the readers, of course). Seeing as how it's a slow news day anyway, I hopped in the car and braved the triple-digit temperatures to check out [...]

While we're waiting for the BlackBerry 9000 series, Rogers has discontinued the old BlackBerry 8800, only to replace it with the more powerful 8820 model. The newly launched device (at least on Rogers), builds on top of 8800's specs adding WiFi connectivity to the mix. The Blackberry 8820 is already available on the largest Canadian mobile [...]

Mercedes-Benz introduced a new iPhone integration kit, allowing Mercedes car owners to access key iPhone functions hassle-free, while driving. As long as the iPhone is in the cradle, iPod controls are completely integrated with the main nav screen and COMAND controller. At the same time, the cradle is charging the iPhone and is providing you with [...]

Kudos to Samsung. The Korean company has announced the initial Soul numbers and they are impressive, to say the least. In the first month of availability, they managed to move one million units! The Samsung Soul is a stylish slider, boasting HSDPA support and that haptic-feedback display at the bottom instead of real keys (hence, their [...]

Recognizing that everyone needs email, Sprint has announced that it will be adding support for Microsoft Exchange and IBM Lotus Domino accounts into its Sprint Mobile Email portal on consumer handsets. The service will be available first on the new Samsung Instinct. Read the full story here.

Alltel has announced that it will be offering the Samsung SCH-R430 MyShot to customers. U.S. 9th Circuit rules that employers have no rights to text messages on work phones. Nokia 5800 "Tube" shows up again, Nokia completes Trolltech Acquisition. Read the full story here.

Delta Airlines is running a trial at New York's LaGuardia airport that lets passengers check in with their cell phones. Passengers visit Delta's website on their mobile phones up to 24 hours before the flight to download their boarding pass, speeding up the check-in process. Read the full story here.

Apple may have Steve Jobs to showcase its products, but Sony Ericsson has Maria Sharapova as a brand ambassador. And honestly, whom do you want to watch more? Today the Swedish-Japanese handset maker unveiled the Maria Sharapova Design Collection in London, inspired by the beautiful tennis player's own lifestyle and the latest fashion trends. She worked [...]

The government of China has urged the leading mobile operator in the country, China Mobile, to accelerate its TD-SCDMA preparations to ensure the 3G mobile service will be ready for the the Olympic Games. According to the official Xinhua news agency, China Mobile has been asked to upgrade TD-SCDMA networks, improve TD-SCDMA terminals and expand promotional [...]

KDDI is partnering with Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ to launch a 24-hour online bank. The 50-50 venture will be called Jibun Bank or "me bank," and will reportedly debut in mid-July. Initially, account holders will be able to make online payments using their mobile phones or PCs, with such features as loans, insurance and credit card [...]

Glu Mobile will be bringing Hancock, the upcoming Will Smith movie, to mobile phones. The mobile games developer signed a deal with Sony Pictures Television International to release the game in Europe as part of a wider distribution agreement between the two companies. The game will be available later this month, and so far we don't know [...]

A month ago we wrote how Scalado's CAPS imaging technology is chosen as reference component to ship within Symbian OS. Now we have Symbian going out to officially sign a licensing agreement with Scalado to bring their "state of the art image handling capabilities" to Symbian OS. Scalado's solution for Symbian OS will significantly improve Symbian's [...]

Swedish military concluded that potential acquisition of TeliaSonera by France Telecom will not have security implications. Previously we've heard Swedish government, a 37% owner of TelaSonera, citing possible security concerns as reasons for not approving the deal. "The defence forces judge that a change of the ownership in TeliaSonera, provided that sufficient measures are taken to ensure [...]

With the acquisition of Alltel, it looks like Verizon is set to bring the same My Circle goodness to its business users. Verizon is rolling out its own free-calling circle plan, of sorts, for subscribers of the No. 2 US wireless carrier's Verizon Freedom for Business unlimited long-distance plan. A penny shy of $5 every month [...]

With SK Telecom's Helio MVNO talking to Virgin Mobile over possible merger or buy-out deals, it seems an odd move to actually shutdown much of Helio's operations throughout the US. But, we're hearing that the negotiations between Helio and Virgin Mobile aren't exactly making waves. Add to that the rumor that Virgin Mobile is planning to [...]