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In a move that comes as no great surprise, Palm announced yesterday that it will discontinue developing new handsets to run on Windows Mobile, instead electing to concentrate efforts on further developing and improving its new webOS operating system. Read More

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Lovingly nicknamed "Donut," version 1.6 of Google's Android mobile operating system is scheduled to be available on Android-powered devices come October. "Donut" will include a number of new platform technologies, several new user features, and an updated Android Market. Read More

Just days after Motorola announced the Android-running Cliq, LG has followed suit, introducing the company's first handset running Google's Android operating system. Read More

At an event in San Francisco yesterday, Motorola unveiled the Cliq, the company's first Android-based handset. The Cliq, scheduled to be available exclusively on the T-Mobile network, features Motorola's MotoBlur social networking and syncing solution. Read More

In a move that could set off an aggressive pricing war among the Big Four wireless carriers, Sprint announced today that it will offer customers unlimited calling and data use for $69.99 a month. Read More

With the leak of the BlackBerry Desktop Manager for Mac beta software last week, fans worldwide are tuned in to BlackBerry’s every whisper regarding the launch of the official build. As BlackBerry found out today, social media is an incredibly powerful communication tool. Diehard fans of the BlackBerry Facebook Page were greeted with a post that was distributed to all fans’ feeds stating: “BlackBerry® Desktop Software for Mac: now available!: [URL is now invalid]”. The BlackBerry Facebook update was syndicated to Twitter. Read More

At long last, Android users have an official Facebook app to call their own. Read More

Today Palm introduced the Pixi, bringing the webOS family to a grand total of two. The playfully named Pixi, effectively a smaller and less expensive version of the more premium Palm Pre, adopts a thin candy bar form factor and will sport personalization options and features purportedly targeted at a younger generation. Read More

Verizon Wireless, the nation's largest Wireless carrier, has announced a number of changes to its feature set and rate plans. Effective September 8th, Verizon Wireless will require subscribers purchasing handsets categorized as "Enhanced Multimedia" devices to have a data plan. At the same time, the carrier will also be introducing VCAST Videos on Demand and grandfathering VCAST VPak and replacing it with two new add-on data features. Read More

HTC announced today that it will be releasing an entry-level Android device with the company's Sense user interface. Breaking its usual mold with the launch of the Tattoo, the experienced Android handset manufacturer will target smartphone users seeking an affordable Android-based device. Read More