As the iPhone 3G launch draws near, there are undoubtedly many first-generation iPhone adopters that are looking to hock their iPhones on the secondary market for as much as possible. In the last couple weeks leading up to the iPhone 3G launch, you'll want to make sure that you don't hurt your iPhone's resale value [...]

To make sure our readers get a chance to protect their precious mobile phones from scratches and nicks, we're teaming up with Clear-Coat to give away 100 FREE protective films for a variety of mobile devices - cellphones, laptops, MP3 players, etc. Clear-Coat is making it easy to win a free protective film. All you have [...]

Well, that sure was a long and drawn out wait. We've been waiting on Motorola to launch their Kodak-branded 5 megapixel cameraphone for some time now, and with Motorola's future as a viable handset manufacturer in doubt, this announcement couldn't have come at a better time. Motorola has finally gone official with the Motorola MOTOZINE ZN5. [...]

Quick heads-up for our readers across the pond. Apple's iPhone 3G carrier in the UK, O2, has apparently upped the ante when it comes to data-roaming charges. With the iPhone 3G poised to serve up wireless data at speeds that, depending on the network, can rival broadband speeds, UK iPhone 3G hopefuls are looking at steeper [...]

Granted, controlling an unmanned aerial vehicle using the iPhone over a dedicated web-server is more a gimmick than a true use of the iPhone as a remote control. But, it's still cool. So, then, that would make this remote controlled iRobot truly trick. The iPhone you see in this video is being used to connect to, [...]

The ability to blog on-the-go is at once a blessing and a curse. Mobile blogging (or, moblogging, as it were) opens up so much in the way of productivity, but it also puts a kibosh on all "away from the computer" excuses.  Double-edged swords like this are commonplace in the mobile space. With the Palm Centro [...]

Nokia today announced the U.S. availability of its N78, the newest Nokia Nseries device that combines integrated A-GPS, a 3.2-megapixel camera with Carl Zeiss optics and high-speed HSDPA connectivity. The N78 offers new Nokia services such as Nokia Maps and Share on Ovi. Nokia Maps to calculate routing information, provide details on up to 15 million different points of interest, and give audible and visual turn-by-turn directions. Integrated A-GPS lets users 'geotag' images with location inform...

Nokia today said it is offering to buy the 52 percent of Symbian, the consortium that makes the software for its phones. Nokia plans to make it available for free to other manufacturers, in hopes of blunting the influence of competing software providers. Nokia will then establish a foundation with Sony Ericsson, Motorola and Japanese carrier NTT DoCoMo to make the software available royalty-free. Symbian previously licensed its software for royalties. They will combine their three different vers...

Jaxtr Completes $10 Million Series B Financing as Members Gain Ability to Purchase Calling Credits to Satisfy All of Their International Calling Needs Read the full story here.

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Today Nokia, Sony Ericsson, Motorola, and NTT DoCoMo announced that the Symbian OS, S60, UIQ, and MOAP(S) are all being combined into one royalty-free, open source platform. The process starts by Nokia purchasing the remainder of Symbian Limited. Read the full story here.

Palm unveils an unlocked GSM Centro for $299. Virgin Mobile adds an unlimited voice plan for $79.99 that requires no contract of any sort. AOL has made a new beta of AIM for Windows Mobile available. Read the full story here.

Demonstrates total leadership in customer services for any device, anytime, anywhere Read the full story here.

It wasn't too long ago that Google announced their OHA (Open Handset Alliance) and the Linux-based Android platform. Once Android demonstrations started popping up all over the blogosphere, we couldn't wait to get our hands on an Android-powered device. Unfortunately, we're going to have to wait longer still. The Wall Street Journal is reporting that Google's [...]

With news that Google's Android-push will take just a bit longer than we would prefer, it's fitting that Nokia has just announced that it will be working to bring together the fragmented Symbian environment under a single, open-source umbrella. Nokia has been working closely with Symbian for years with S60 development, and it seems that the [...]

T-Mobile, facing ETF-pressures from consumers and the Feds alike, have finally given in to the prorated ETF trend. But, we really can't fathom why America's favorite (at least according to JD Power) wireless carrier wouldn't give customers a bigger break on their ETF (early termination fee) policy. While the rest of the Big Four will be [...]

What's this? A recent interview with Alltel CEO Scott Ford has revealed that prior to getting prepped as Verizon's $28 billion meal, Alltel tried to buy one of the Big Three US wireless carriers. Apparently, Alltel made a bid to takeover Sprint not once, but three times. Talk about gung-ho dedication. AT&T and T-Mobile were even [...]

We've already seen iPhone related lawsuits cropping up from legitimate patent holders as well as frivolous settlement-hunters. And, with the iPhone 3G set to go live on July 11, we're seeing another round of iPhone lawsuits start to surface. Typhoon Touch Technologies has just named Apple, in their multi-defendant lawsuit, for violating two patents regarding a [...]

Despite being Verizon's next big meal, Alltel has announced that it too will be rolling out an EVDO Rev. A data network to give data-hungry customers some high-speed wireless data as they wait for LTE to get real. The EVDO Rev. A network will give Alltel's data speeds a boost from 400-700Kbps to 600Kbps-1.4Mbps on the [...]