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VIDEO: AT&T fires back at Verizon in ad war

American mobile phone operator AT&T has hit back at rival Verizon using the secret weapon of Luke Wilson.

The new ad, which supposedly compares the two operators' 3G offerings side by side, is a direct response to Verizon's current map-themed campaign which makes...

Apple to launch worldmode 2.8-inch iPhone nano

That Apple will launch an iPhone nano, a smaller possibly less-featured version of its popular iPhone is a rumour that has not gone away, but new reports from sources in the Taiwan handset supply chain have recently reignited talk of such a device.

In a nutshell,...

VIDEO: Verizon stays on the offensive with new anti-iPhone ad

Despite a motion currently registered with the US courts that Verizon should stop "misleading" US consumers about AT&T's coverage, Verizon has released another advert slamming its rival's 3G network.

Relegating the iPhone to the "island of misfit toys" thanks...

Droid by Motorola goes on sale in the States

Today sees the sales kick off for the Droid by Motorola on the Verizon network in the States. 

Those that signed up for more info have received the above mailer with the somewhat quirky message as follows:

"The phone that makes you feel like a four star...

Who'll be selling the Motorola Droid in the UK?

We've been doing a little bit of digging to find out who, in the UK, will be offering Motorola's forthcoming Droid handset. The Android 2.0-sporting QWERTY slider scored a whopping 9/10 in its Pocket-lint review, but given that it's supposed to be due on Friday in the...

Casio G'zOne Brigade gets tough with Push To Talk

Casio has gone tough in the US with Verizon, launching a new Push to Talk  (PTT) handset geared towards those who like to beat their handset while they work.

Coming with "Military standard" ruggedness - a real term - the handset made by Casio will be called the...

LG Chocolate touch launches, forgets stylish heritage

LG announced a new "Chocolate" handset on Thursday on the Verizon network in the US forgetting its stylish heritage for a brief moment.

The rather gaudy looking handset will be offered for $79.99 and slip into the mid-tier range of handsets for those looking for...

PHOTOS: Verizon Droid Eris by HTC hands on

HTC and Verizon have confirmed the rumours that the second "Droid" handset alongside the Motorola Droid will be called the Droid Eris and be created by HTC. 

The new handset will offer a virtually identical feature set to the Sprint HTC Hero and feature a 3.2-inch...

HTC Hero becomes Verizon Droid Eris by HTC

Verizon and HTC just dropped a bombshell on Sprint and its HTC Hero offering, marketing a virtually identical handset for $80 cheaper in the US, in what is sure to create a price war in the run up to the holidays.

The new handset, The Droid Eris by HTC, has been...

HTC Droid Eris revealed in unboxing pics

The HTC Droid Eris has been steadily leaked over recent times, but just-revealed unboxing shots from US blog Boy Genius Report propel this effort from the realm of rumours into the big time.

We know Verizon is planning an entire family of Droid-branded Android...

AT&T sues Verizon over "there's a map for that" ads

It seems Verizon's "there's a map for that" AT&T bashing campaign has not gone down well with the latter's legal department.

AT&T is suing Verizon and has filed a motion to get the adverts pulled as it considers them "misleading".

As those who've...

VIDEO: Motorola Droid gets big budget ad

In the States Motorola has revealed its latest advert for the coming soon Droid.

Moving away from the iPhone-bashing Droid Does pre-launch campaign, this new effort is a big budget affair seeing Droids in pods fired to the earth from Stealth bombers, before...

HTC Droid Eris gets a little bit more leaked

While Verizon has come clean about the Motorola Droid it's had lurking up its shirt sleeve, there's still the mystery of the HTC Droid Eris to clear up.

We know that Verizon is planning a veritable family of Droid handsets and the Eris, also known as the HTC...

Verizon: Droid becomes a family, other handsets coming

Verizon has confirmed that the Droid name will become a family of handsets with multiple phones from different manufactures, rather than just the single offering from Motorola.

The news, clarifies rumours on the Internet that the Verizon Motorola Droid isn’t...

PHOTOS: Droid by Motorola

Further to the news we brought you of Verizon's official unveiling of the Droid by Motorola, we now have a hands-on gallery of real-life pics to share with you, straight from its New York debut.

The slim QWERTY slider will be the first Android 2.0 device to launch...

VIDEO: Verizon intros the Motorola Droid on film

...3G, QWERTY keyboard, multi-tasking abilities, a 5-megapixel camera with video, voice-activated search, 3.7-inch high res widescreen, touchscreen display, Android 2.0, Google Maps Navigation, Wi-Fi, aGPS, Android Market, customisable homescreens, accelerometer, Bluetooth...

Verizon officially announces Motorola Droid

Verizon has officially announced the teased and leaked Motorola Droid - or as it's officially dubbed "Droid by Motorola" - in the US with a launch date in early November and a $200 price tag to those happy to sign away 2 years of their mobile life.

And happy...

VIDEO: Apple fanboy hits back with "iDon't care" clip

An Apple fanboy has hit back at Verizon's Droid Does teaser campaign, created to promote the soon to be officially revealed Motorola Droid handset by bashing the iPhone, with a home-made 'iDon't care" response.

The video, that's currently racked up over 100,000...

Verizon confirms BlackBerry Storm 2

Verizon has finally confirmed that it will be offering the BlackBerry Storm 2 handset from Wednesday 28 October in the US.

The handset, which is the follow on from the original BlackBerry Storm that launched in 2008, will cost $179.99 after a $100 mail-in rebate...

Droid becomes product range, not just a handset

It seems like the Droid isn't just a phone from Motorola - it's a label that's going to be applied to a whole army of Android-powered handsets from the American cellphone network. Engadget Mobile is reporting that many phones will get the badge, including the forthcoming...

DROID by Motorola officially outed...

So much for a teaser campaign, Motorola has just gone live with full details of its yet unannounced handset the Droid thanks to a slip up from the website team.

The microsite, which has since been pulled, offered, albeit briefly, a plethora of details no doubt...

Verizon confirms it will offer the Palm Pre

It's been revealed that the Palm Pre is to be offered via an alternative mobile phone operator in the States, ending Sprint's current exclusive on the handset.

Perhaps suggesting a similar move may take place here in the UK, where O2 has only just launched...

VIDEO: Verizon teases with "Droid does" anti-iPhone ad

Motorola's leaked Droid, a new Android-based handset, is getting very close to launch as Verizon - the mobile phone operator in the States that will offer the device - has begun a teaser campaign.

"All the things your phone doesn't do, Droid Does", states...

Motorola Droid leaked in more detail

After months of rumours, some specific info - and images - of the Motorola Droid have been leaked online by US blog Boy Genius Report.

The new phone, due to launch on the Verizon network in the States, appears to be Motorola's high-end attack on the Android...

VIDEO: HELLOMOTODROID teaser

It seems as if Motorola is going all out with the robot theme for its new, and as-yet unannounced, Android phone the Motorola Droid.

Previously leaked under its production name of Sholes, the new gPhone is a QWERTY effort due to the Verizon Wireless network in...