SMARTPHONE

It's not a matter of if, but when the last big project from Steve Jobs will reach the hand of consumers. The debate varies from spring to summer or even fall, but most every qualified observer agrees -- the iPhone release date is coming in 2012. Among the best bets is an early summer unveiling with release soon to follow, keeping in Apple's release tradition that was broken with the iPhone 4S because the product simply wasn't ready yet.

Wireless service provider Verizon Wireless will not include Google Inc's payments app Google Wallet on its latest smartphone Galaxy Nexus this month, The Wall Street Journal said.

The highly anticipated Galaxy Nexus for Verizon Wireless, the latest high-end smartphone from Samsung, will sell for $299.99, The Wall Street Journal reported being told by people familiar with the situation.

Verizon Wireless is said to release the highly anticipated Samsung Galaxy Nexus for $299.00 on a two-year contract.

LG Nitro HD smartphone, made available on AT&T Sunday, is expected to feel lots of burden from Samsung Galaxy S2, which is considered to be the best Android smartphone yet.

Blackberry manufacturer Research In Motion's Indonesia CEO will be charged with negligence after a sale last month of its smart phones turned into a stampede, police said on Monday.

Mobile phone applications that allow online shopping on the move could give battered British retailers something to cheer about in what is otherwise set to be one of the toughest Christmas trading periods for years.

Looking for the dress you saw on a hit television show or the jerseys worn during a football game or soccer match? An iPad app aims to help viewers shop while watching TV.

Blackberry manufacturer Research In Motion's Indonesia CEO will be charged with negligence after a sale last month of its smart phones turned into a stampede, police said on Monday.

Research In Motion (NASDAQ: RIMM), which is struggling to gain ground in the battle against Apple, Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Android, should resort to a third-party operating system and ecosystem to get back to winning ways.

Droid Razr is the latest in line of Droid devices, but it also combines the Droid line with the Razr branded feature phone that Motorola popularized in the mid 00's. Back then (before iPhone) it was known as a particularly thin phone, but now the Razr is back and it shares some features with the Razr and Droid lines.

If Verizon ever releases the Galaxy Nexus, the world will finally get its hands on the new Android 4.0 software update that is supposed to run on tablets and smartphones. At least Android 4.0 will be live on one device, it's just that on top of us having to wait for the Nexus, we still have to wait to hear what Android devices will get the update.

Samsung, HTC, and Carrier IQ, a company behind software found on millions of smartphones, have been hit with class-action lawsuits alleging that text messages and keystrokes were illegally intercepted and logged.

Kindle Fire, BlackBerry PlayBook and the Nook Tablet are taking a byte out of Apple this holiday season with their low prices, solid builds and Android systems. Of course, the Kindle Fire is the one device more responsible for this feat than than any other, but that magic $200 price tag is the place to be if you are an Android tablet.

Research in Motion capped an already dismal year with a steep profit warning on Friday, taking a huge charge to write down inventories on its languishing PlayBook tablet and sending its shares tumbling more than 8 percent.

AT&T said Monday that Nitro HD smartphone from LG would be made available through its stores and online from Dec. 4 for $249.99 with two-year contract. LG Nitro HD is expected fell immense pressure from Apple iPhone 4S.

Two RIM employees were so drunk on a plane that the airline had to turn around and boot them off. The RIM employees were arrested and each pled guilty.

Since discovering that Carrier IQ could potentially track keystrokes on smart phones in the U.S, consumers are asking one question: Is my phone being hacked? The answer, most probably, is yes. Manufacturing companies have denied pre-installing the carrier onto devices, but it turns out network carriers can choose to customize their phones with it and use it as an analytical tool that they claim does not breech user privacy. Do we believe them?

Apple's iPhone edged past major news events, celebrities and pop stars as the top searched term on the Web in 2011, according to Yahoo.

Research in Motion warned on Friday it would fall short of its financial targets after taking a huge charge to write down the value of its PlayBook tablet, and the BlackBerry maker's shares tumbled.

There has been much animosity surrounding the iPhone 4S since its battery life flopped and it failed to come out with a sleek redesign. But according to a new survey, the majority customers are overall satisfied with the new iPhone because of one feature: Siri.