Research In Motion today provided updates to a handful of its mobile applications in conjunction with the release of BlackBerry OS 7.1. BlackBerry Messenger version 6.1 has moved out of beta and is available to all users. BBM 6.1 adds support for BlackBerry Tag, which lets BlackBerry users exchange contact data by tapping their near-field communications-equipped ...

MetroPCS today announced the Samsung Galaxy Attain 4G, a new Android smartphone that supports MetroPCS's Long Term Evolution 4G network. The Attain 4G runs Android 2.3 Gingerbread, has a 3.5-inch display, and is powered by a 1GHz processor. The Attain 4G has a 3.2-megapixel main camera with LED flash and a 1.3-megapixel user-facing camera with Google ...

A poster in a public area of the Las Vegas Convention Center has confirmed that the Samsung Galaxy Note, a smartphone-tablet hybrid device, is headed to AT&T. The Android powered slate is expected to go on sale next month.

This evening, Toshiba announced the Excite X10, the U.S. version of the AT200 Android tablet that was originally unveiled at the IFA trade show back in September of last year. The Excite X10 is everything that the original Thrive tablet wasn't, as it features a razor-thin 7.7mm profile and a fast processor.

Huawei is on the move at CES this morning, and it has unveiled the Ascend P1 S, which it claims to be the world's thinnest Android smartphone, knocking the Fujitsu ARROWS ES IS12F off of its perch.

RIM has announced the details of the latest version of its BlackBerry 7 OS platform for smartphones. BlackBerry 7.1 OS, as the update is known, includes a number of new features and enhancements to the platform.

MetroPCS has announced the Samsung Galaxy Attain 4G, the latest 4G LTE smartphone to grace its network.

Today MetroPCS announced the LG Connect 4G smartphone, which was released alongside the Samsung Galaxy Attain 4G . Like the Attain, the Connect 4G offers LTE capabilities, but it features higher-end specs.

Nokia today announced that Nokia Drive is available for download from the Nokia Store to devices running Nokia Belle. Nokia Drive is an application that allows users to connect their phone to their car’s infotainment system and control the phone through the car's buttons rather than the phone's. Two versions of the application are available. The first ...

LG has revealed a new member of its smartphone family called the Optimus 2. The Optimus 2 looks to succeed the entry-level Optimus One that was introduced in 2010.

Apple has announced that its latest smartphone, the iPhone 4S, will be available for purchase in China and 21 other countries around the world starting next Friday, January 13. With the expansion to China and other parts of the world, the iPhone 4S will be available in over 90 countries.

Samsung has added yet another Galaxy smartphone to its lineup in Korea with the launch of the Galaxy M. The Galaxy M is a mid-level device with a single-core processor and a 3 megapixel camera.