Never compromise individuality with the new, budget-friendly Android-powered smartphone from Motorola Mobility. The fashionable Motorola FIREsmartphone offers a full QWERTY keyboard with touchscreen display and ultimate personalization options users expect from the fun and versatile Android platform. The Motorola FIRE which comes in licorice and ultra white will be available from September in Germany at the recommended retail price of 189 euro without prepaid contract, including tax.

Motorola FIRE has a sleek, modern design and a sophisticated finish…

Nokia today unveiled the Nokia Asha 308 and Nokia Asha 309, the latest additions to the Asha Touch family of mobile devices. The dual SIM Nokia Asha 308 and single SIM Nokia Asha 309 give consumers fast web access at low cost. To create this smarter Internet experience, Nokia released a new version of Nokia Xpress Browser, which enables up to 90% more efficient mobile browsing and faster access to rich web applications compared to conventional browsers…

Now available at AT&T, the Pantech Renue is a Quick Messaging Phone that delivers a durable and stylish mobile experience to anyone committed to being more sustainable through product purchases. With its physical keyboard and compact design, Renue has been optimized for messaging and updating your status. It is constructed from 67 percent recyclable components, while the packaging is made from 95 percent recycled paper and non-POV soy ink…

Now there is no need to sacrifice design or function with the Motorola FIRE™ XT, the new, slim and budget-friendly Android™-powered smartphone from Motorola Mobility Italia. The Motorola FIRE XT gives users an engaging experience with its 3.5-inch, extra-bright touch-screen display, dual cameras for vivid video capture, and all the social networking you want. Motorola FIRE XT comes in dark titanium and is expected to be available from the end of November in Italy at the recommended retail price of 199 euro without contract, including tax…

Expanding on a collaboration with a proven track record of success, LG, Inc., Qualcomm Incorporated, and its wholly-owned subsidiary, Qualcomm Technologies, Inc., today announced that the successor to the award-winning LG Optimus will utilize Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 processor, the industry’s most advanced mobile chipset. Qualcomm Snapdragon is a product of Qualcomm Technologies, Inc…

Nokia is today strengthening its CDMA portfolio with the announcement of three new CDMA mobile devices: Nokia 6316s, Nokia 3806 and Nokia 1506. Together this new line-up highlights Nokia's continued commitment to CDMA as a major standard in key markets around the world.

The Nokia 1506 is expected to become available in China at the end of 2009, while the Nokia 6316s and the Nokia 3806 are expected to become available during the first quarter of 2010.

"Nokia is boosting its leadership in the CDMA market by updating an already strong line-up with products that appeal to a wide range of customer needs," said David Tang, Vice President of Nokia China…

ZTE today celebrates the introduction of its latest mobile phone, ZTE Grand S Flex, to Europe, with the device ranged in Germany, Finland, Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia and Spain. The handset is a stylish and user friendly HD LTE Smart phone, combining intuitive technology with elegant design.

Movies and videos can be played in outstanding quality with its sharp 5” HD display. In addition, high quality pictures can be taken quickly and easily with the handset’s 8MP camera and 1MP front camera which is optimised for video calling…

Acer announced today that its Liquid E smartphone is available for purchase by customers in Canada exclusively through Rogers Communications, Canada’s leading wireless provider. The elegant Liquid E is an attention getter that looks as good as it performs. In addition to an eye-catching design, it sports an ultra-fluid tactile interface, the user-friendly Android 2.1 Éclair operating system and three predictive keyboard options.

“We’re thrilled to bring the Android-powered Liquid E to our customers in Canada,” said Dan Gralak, VP of Sales for Acer, Smart Handheld Business Group Americas…

InfoSonics today announced the expansion of its ruggedized line of phones with the launch of its new verykool RS75 Smartphone.

The RS75 is powered by a 1.0 GHz processor and the Android 2.3 (Gingerbread) operating system. Although slim, compact and elegant in its design, it is extremely rugged with an ingress protection rating of IP67, indicating that it is both dust proof and waterproof. The phone is also shock resistant and outfitted with tempered scratch resistant glass protecting its 3.5" LCD TFT capacitive touch screen…

ASUS today announces PadFone 2. Building upon the successful PadFone combination of an Android smartphone and dockable tablet for incredible mobile flexibility, PadFone 2 consists of a higher specification quad-core, LTE-equipped smartphone and a completely redesigned tablet.

ASUS Chairman Jonney Shih unveiled PadFone 2 in front of the world’s media at a press conference in Milan, Italy. “Our relentless drive to innovate through our ‘Design Thinking’ philosophy has empowered us to create PadFone 2. It’s beautiful, it’s fast and, best of all, it’s intuitive,” said Mr. Shih…