Owners of the Motorola Droid, the original Verizon Wireless Android smartphone, will start to see the Android 2.2 update on devices next week. Verizon Wireless has confirmed that FroYo will start rolling out to the Droid after the weekend. … (follow link to read)  Read More →

According to sources cited by the Wall Street Journal, Nokia Siemens Networks is talking to buy-out firms in hopes of securing a minimum of $1 billion in cash. The company has been in talks with a handful of firms, … (follow link to read)  Read More →

Documents recently published on the Bluetooth Special Interest Group web site confirm some details about an unannounced handset from Samsung. The SGH-i917 Cetus will run Windows Phone 7, and is among the first handsets confirmed to have the unreleased … (follow link to read)  Read More →

RadioShack has announced plans to expand its mobile phone retail footprint by installing kiosks inside Target stores. The kiosks will be branded “Bullseye Mobile” and won’t be identified with RadioShack. The kiosks will be installed in most of Target’s … (follow link to read)  Read More →

The FCC has approved a phone identified as the Samsung R900, which has LTE capabilities using the 1700 / 1900 radio bands. As PhoneScoop reported this past March from the CTIA show, MetroPCS has already announced plans to launch … (follow link to read)  Read More →

Sprint has announced that its first WiMAX handset, the HTC Evo 4G, will also be the first carrier offering to push Android 2.2, or FroYo, to owners. Starting next Tuesday, August 3, Evo 4G owners will begin to receive … (follow link to read)  Read More →

Motorola today announced that the City of San Francisco has selected it to build a Long Term Evolution network in the 700MHz band that will be used for the municipality’s public safety agencies. The LTE network will cover portions … (follow link to read)  Read More →

FCC documents have revealed a curious new EV-DO device from ZTE headed for Sprint. The Peel, as FCC photos suggest it will be called, seems to be a carriage sled for a tablet style device like the iPod touch. … (follow link to read)  Read More →

Boost Mobile today announced two new Motorola handsets, the Rambler and the Bali. Shared features include clamshell designs, 1.3 megapixel cameras with video capture, stereo Bluetooth, and support for microSD cards.Rambler: This flip phone has a full QWERTY keyboard … (follow link to read)  Read More →

Apple has made a second beta of iOS 4.1 available to developers of the iOS platform. No new features were called out by Apple, and none have so far been reported.  Read More →

Cricket has posted a new web site touting the unreleased Kyocera / Sanyo Zio. The Zio M6000 was first announced in March of this year. It is a tri-band CDMA EVDO Rev. A handset with Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and GPS. … (follow link to read)  Read More →

The Federal Communications Commission today announced a new web site with the goal of helping inform consumers about all issues regarding telecommunications. The site includes information about “bill shock,” early termination fees, traveling tips for cell phone users, broadband … (follow link to read)  Read More →

Google today announced another new version of Google Maps for the Android platform. The new version separates the “Places” feature and adds a new icon to the main menu of the handset for that function. Places is Google Maps’ … (follow link to read)  Read More →

AT&T has provided an update on an issue its data network is experiencing in some portions of the country. A software problem originating in some Alcatel-Lucent equipment was limiting network upload speeds to less than 100Kbps. Alcatel-Lucent has developed … (follow link to read)  Read More →

The CTIA Wireless industry trade association has filed a lawsuit against the city of San Francisco. Specifically, it is seeking to prevent San Francisco from enforcing its new “Right to Know” law, which will require mobile phone retailers to … (follow link to read)  Read More →