Last week Nokia E63 made a surprise appearance at the Symbian smartphone show. It even got pictured side by side with the current E71. Judging from this we can assume that the phone is nearing its oficial release…. [These are short news! Click for details]

Starting today O2 customers in Germany can finally get the new Sony Ericsson Xperia X1 for 349.99 Euros on a 2-year contract or for 619.99 Euros outright.And the rest of us continue to wait…… [These are short news! Click for details]

Sprint Nextel announced that it is going to “rejuvenate” its Nextel iDEN network. It decided that the iDEN network is a key asset, and it will do what is necessary to reinvigorate the Nextel services and brand. To that …
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Mobile phone makers fear further weakening demand after global shipments of cell phones slipped in the third quarter due to the troubled economic situation. Manufacturers shipped 299 million phones in the July-September period, down 0.4 percent from the second quarter, according figures IDC research reports. The third quarter normally sees a ramp-up in shipments as stores stock up ahead of the holiday season. Sales in key European markets continued to fall in recent weeks, fears over weak Christ…

Recently AT&T started selling the Motorola RAZR2 V9x. This model differs from the original V9 by adding support for AT&T’s Navigator service, as well as a number of other improvements, such as access to more features from the external display, Video Share, support for up to 8GB of memory, and increased talk and stand-by times. It is available for $200 on a new contract after rebates…. [These are short news! Click for details]

According to reports, next year Asustek (Asus) is planning to launch its first Android-based smartphone. They will announce it sometimes in the first half of 2009, and the first market on the list to get the phone is Taiwan. Well see…… [These are short news! Click for details]

Before we’ve seen it only on pictures, and now it’s gone official at AT&T. The Pantech Slate is the “world’s thinnest QWERTY keyboard” handset, designed for messaing junkies. It may not be pretty and high-end, but that’s all you can get for $50. Features include:Full QWERTY keyboard;Bluetooth;1.3Mpix camera;Video recording;E-mail and instant messaging;Support… [These are short news! Click for details]

The Department of Justice has approved Verizon Wireless’s purchase of Alltel as long as Verizon agrees to divest 100 markets in 22 different states. The divestitures cover North Dakota and South Dakota in their entirety, significant swaths of Colorado, …
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The FCC has revealed a new Windows Mobile device from Samsung on its website, called the i770. According to FCC documents it runs Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional, and features the following:Full QWERTY keyboard;CDMA-EVDO and quad-band GSM radios;Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 2.0+EDR;microSD storage cards;Headset jack;Camera (unknown res)This one probably goes to Verizon Wireless, but this … [These are short news! Click for details]

Electronic Arts unveiled games tailored for Google phones running on Android open-source software. Tetris is available for the first of what is expected to be an array of mobile telephones based on a free, open software platform created by a Google-led Open Handset Alliance. EA said that puzzle-game “Bejeweled” and a video game version of “Monopoly” will be available for T-Mobile G1 handset in November and that more games are in development. “Android is another exciting new platform to offer cus…