Linux shines as smartphone OS

"Linux is benefiting from growing support in the handset OEM community, most notably Motorola, but also Nokia with less traditional types of devices aimed at mobile broadband applications" Over the next five years, Linux use in smartphones worldwide will grow at a faster rate than Microsoft Windows Mobile, Symbian, and other operating systems, a research firm predicted Tuesday. via EETimes - Original Story

BlackBerry Pearl 2 (8120) could be the iPhone killer?

New specs and pictures leaked for the new Blackberry Pearl 2, which in fact is Pearl 8120 and in a first opinion I am telling you guys this is the best candidate to beat the iPhone sales. via BizToolbelt - Original Story

Nokia brings back N-Gage 'taco' game phone

Nokia Corp.'s failed N-Gage video game-cell phone hybrid is coming back as a multi-player gaming service tied to smartphones, the Finnish company says. via Imedinews - Original Story

Plantronics launches the Calistro Pro Series multi-function home phone

Plantronics has launched the Calisto Pro Series, a revolutionary home phone with a multi-function Bluetooth headset that they are aiming at home professionals. via Pocket-lint.co.uk - Original Story

Review: Rival Phones No Match for iPhone

"Hey, let's give it two top menus! Give the user more choice" The iPhone makes me mad.Not, mind you, at the iPhone itself, but mad at cell-phone manufacturers who have saddled us for years with interfaces that lure us into labyrinths of menus.The buttons that are supposed to guide us through this maze do different things on every screen: a single button can mean 'Back' on one screen, 'Cancel' on another, 'Exit' on a third.The iPhone has one button on its face. It always does the same thing: takes you to the top menu, where icons representing all functions of the phone _ music player, Internet browser and more _ are laid out in a clear manner. Wham, you're out of the labyrinth. Read more - Original Story

Charges Dropped Against Calif. Pedophile

"The people cannot proceed with a criminal prosecution after they discover that an element of the charged offense cannot be proved" Prosecutors on Tuesday dropped charges against a self-described pedophile who was arrested last week after he allegedly violated an order that prohibited him from being within 30 feet of children. via StarNewsOnline.com - Original Story

Prepaid cell phones are the best option for teens

My household has no cell phones because we've not been able to justify the expense. via Pasadena Star-News - Original Story

Lawsuit Over AT&T Cell Phone Service To Proceed

At issue was a clause in old Cingular contracts that forced customers to litigate their grievances independently, instead of grouping together for a class action lawsuit. via KOTV Tulsa - Original Story

Aaa's Renowned Travel, Navigation, Road Service Now Available Via Select GPS-Enabled Cell Phones

"Travelers also have useful information at their fingertips such as a hotel's Diamond Rating or a restaurant where they can show their AAA card to save money." AAA's well known proprietary travel information, mapping expertise and road service is now available on select GPS-enabled mobile phones via a newly launched service called AAA Mobile , AAA announced today. via Telephony World - Original Story

FCC stops short of full consumer choice

The following editorial appeared in the Dallas Morning News on Wednesday, Aug. 8: Imagine owning a car that will run on only one brand of gasoline. via Cape Cod Times - Original Story

Sanyo won't sell cell phone unit

"We are conducting various reviews in order to strengthen our mobile phone handset operation, but we have not made any decision to sell the operation" " - " Troubled Japanese firm Sanyo Electric Co. denied Saturday that it had decided to sell its mobile phone manufacturing unit. via Times of Oman - Original Story

You're not allowed to read your ex's SMSes

"If it were to be solved by community service, everything would be clean." Prague - A four-month suspended prison sentence was the punishment that a 23-year-old man in the Czech Republic received from a court for stealing his ex-girlfriend's cellphone and plunging through her text ... via Independent Online - Original Story

Gresso Release Avantgarde Collection

Gresso have released their latest collection of mobile phones, the Avantgarde Collection. via Sybarites.org - Original Story

Price Cuts Hurt Chip Revenue in First Half of Year

"We expect that key end markets will grow in line with expectations through the remainder of the year, and that total semiconductor sales for 2007 will meet the revised forecast" Continuing price cuts in the semiconductor market held revenue growth down to 2.1 percent in the first half of 2007, even though strong sales of PCs and cell phones pushed chip shipments to rise nearly 7 ... via PC World - Original Story

Samsung Takes Second Spot In Worldwide Cellular Race

"Total global cellphone shipments have continued to slow down this year, but Samsung is speeding up" By Joseph Palenchar -- TWICE, 8/3/2007 1:06:00 PM Boston, Mass. Samsung became the world's second-largest supplier of cellular phones in unit shipments in the second quarter, overtaking Motorola, Strategy ... via Twice - Original Story

Verizon earnings up 4.5 percent

Verizon Communications Inc. reported second-quarter earnings that satisfied analyst expectations Monday and said its wireless arm would buy a rural cellphone carrier to expand its reach. via Buffalo News - Original Story