Mobiles reviews

A group of Democratic senators are pushing a bill that would require states to ban text messaging by drivers or risk losing 25 percent of their annual federal highway money.

LG Electronics today unveiled the new Chocolate BL40, a widescreen handset with "split screen" technology that can show two views simultaneously.

AT&T today said the Samsung Solstice, a touch screen handset with access to Facebook and MySpace, will be launched on August 2.

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LG has unveiled more details on its upcoming BL40 Chocolate. The minimalistic touchscreen device features a 4.0-inch super-wide cinematic display for improved web navigation and content viewing. Read the full story here.

Motorola beat second quarter financial expectations by posting $26 million in earnings, up from $4 million in the same quarter of last year. Read the full story here.

In a report issued to the U.S. Copyright Office, Apple claims that jailbroken iPhones could cause "potentially catastrophic" damage to a cell phone network. Read the full story here.

Research firm Juniper Research says that mobile application downloads will climb to 20 billion per year, based on research following-up on the success of Apple's App Store and an increasing number of competitive options. Read the full story here.

Federal lawmakers have proposed legislation that would effectively force states to ban texting while driving a motor vehicle. Read the full story here.

Today Samsung and AT&T announced that the Samsung A887 Solstice touchscreen phone would be available to AT&T customers starting on August 2. Read the full story here.

The Motorola i465 Clutch for Boost Mobile and Sprint Nextel is a compact, durable push-to-talk cell phone that also features a full QWERTY keyboard for messaging. Brian gives it the once over in this review. Read the full story here.