There's just something about saving those relatively expensive wireless minutes by using VoIP calling technology to reach out and touch someone. VoIP solutions have already allowed iPhone users to get jiggy with internet-based telephone calls, but the latest iPhone VoIP application to hit the iPhone brings with it the ability to hand-off calls between WiFi [...]

What kind of nationwide emergency alert system can Americans rely on in times of crisis? Well, if your FEMA, then the Integrated Public Alert and Warning System is just the kind of nationwide SMS text message alert system that you want keepign Americans in the loop during emergencies.  The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has just [...]

The iPhone and its 3G-toting successor aren't the only all-touchscreen offerings for smartphone fans. There's no rule saying that anyone wanting an attractive touchscreen smartphone have to buy it from Apple (but capacitance multi-touch sure does make the decision hard to avoid). RIM, makers of the BlackBerry smartphone lineup, has their own iPhone-fighting handset bearing a [...]

We all know that handset manufacturers (and their partner carriers) that aren't the iPhone are gunning for the all touchscreen form-factor that's proved to be so popular among smartphone fans. But, this newest advertisement from No. 3 US wireless carrier Sprint may be the first case of a carrier overtly going for the iPhone's jugular. Here [...]

If the 3G iPhone launches with A-GPS, tri-band HSDPA, and video recording, we'll be more than happy to wait in line to give Apple more of our hard-earned money. But, if Apple ends up allowing carriers to subsidize the price of the next-generation iPhone, there are going to be throngs of iPhone hopefuls lining up [...]

French fashion-house Christian Dior has teamed up with Swiss-jeweler Swarovski to create a crystal-studded version of its new "My Dior" luxury phone. Dubbed the "Lady Dior," the crocodile skin exterior is inlaid with 640 stones of 3251 carats of Swarovski crystals. The handset includes a 2.6-inch touch screen with QVGA resolution, 2.0-megapixel camera, ringtones. Users can pick up or make calls with a miniature phone the size of a USB key, and use the main phone for more complicated functions - ...

Sprint-owned Boost Mobile is launching a mobile phone recycling program to support Global Inheritance, a non-profit organization working that works to "reinvent activism for today's young generation." Proceeds from the recycling effort will benefit the new Global Inheritance's website POSTed, which provides schools with free artistically designed posters promoting everything from recycling and exercise to [...]

The third Bourne movie featuring Matt Damon is going mobile. Past August we saw the Bourne Ultimatum hitting mobile screens and now it's time for the "Conspiracy part"! Vivendi Games Mobile released the first screenshots, and wowed to bring the game to market later in the month. From what we can tell, it looks like a [...]

China Telecom plans to migrate its newly-acquired CDMA mobile operation to LTE technology within the next three years. According to the company's CEO Wang Xiaochu, the operator will initially focus on rolling out EV-DO Rev. A in key cities before moving to LTE "in two to three years' time." Earlier we reported that China Telecom will [...]

The hot new HTC Touch Diamond has just started landing in shops in Asia, but HTC was nice enough to send us one for review. The new TouchFLO 3D home screen is breathtaking, and with a VGA display, the Opera browser is amazing. Read the full story here.