BARCELONA--After I''ve spent years scrounging through drawers looking for the right charger and kicking myself every time I forgot my charger while traveling, the mobile industry has finally decided to make one device that can juice up any cell phone. On Tuesday, the GSMA trade association announced at its 2009 Mobile World Congress h...more

Sixty mobile phone operators have linked up to develop new chat functionality for subscribers that will replicate the experience of online programmes such as MSN Messenger, according to an industry initiative unveiled Monday. The aim is to enable users to see which of the contacts in their address book are available and then allow them...more

The Google Phone, widely touted as the first serious rival to the highly successful Apple iPhone, launches on the Australian market today. Made by Taiwanese electronics company HTC and dubbed the Dream, it is the first and so far only smartphone in the world to use Android, an open-source computer-style operating system, built by Googl...more

By Claudine Beaumont, Technology Editor, in Barcelona Last updated: 6:37PM GMT 16 Feb 2009 The device, called Blue Earth, was unveiled at the Mobile World Congress technology event in Barcelona, and Samsung said it underlined the Korean company''s commitment to environmental stability. The phone is designed to resemble the s...more

With the newly announced LG Arena KM900, LG is preparing to present more models this week, according ot its press release on Korea website. The new announcement will include the LG GM730, featuring the S-Class UI optimized for smartphones. The new LG GD900 is a slider phone with a world first transparent keypad. The LG GC900 will be LG’s ...more

LG and Intel today announced collaboration around mobile Internet devices (MIDs) based on Intel’s next-generation MID hardware platform, codenamed “Moorestown”, and Linux-based Moblin v2.0 software platform. The LG device is expected to be one of the first Moorestown designs to market. “Moorestown” is the codename for Intel’s second-ge...more

It looks like every new iPhone leak is related to its casing design, thanks to the manufacturer in China, the photo below might be the new iPhone 2009. The back case is now in glossy matte black. It is designed for better gripping according to macrumors. Apple is rumored to be launching 3 new iPhones this year. ...more

To be presented on Mobile World Congress, i-mate is bringing its new 810-F rugged windows mobile smartphone to the show. The smartphone meets tough US military specification 810F. It can withstand harsh conditions like shock, vibration, solar radiation and blowing dust. The i-mate 810-F will be running Windows Mobile 6.1, supports...more

Samsung Electronics has unveiled a solar-powered full touchscreen phone called “Blue Earth”. Made from a recycled plastic — extracted from water bottles, the handset as well as charger, is also free from harmful substances. There is no further info on the device’s specifications. The ecological-friendly phone will be available in the U...more

LG has announced that it will set up a ECO Friendly Zone at the upcoming Mobile World Congress 2009, together with a eco friendly prototype phone which has built in solar panel and made from recycle plastic or bio plastic. The company has also planned to enable user to make a 3 minutes phone call with just 10 minutes charging. ...more