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Following up the launch of the Motorola DROID, Verizon has also launched the HTC DROID Eris.
As previously reported, the DROID Eris is functionally identical to the Sprint Hero with pricing set at $469.99 Retail/Month-to-Month, $269.99 after a new 1 year agreement and $199.99 after a 2 year, with the $100 mail-in rebate bringing the totals [...]

Verizon has launched the long-awaited Motorola DROID Android smart device after weeks of anticipation.
The complete featureset consists of the 3.7 inch WVGA resolution capacitive touch display, QWERTY keyboard, 550 MHz application processor, microSDHC expansion slot with included 16GB card, 5.0 megapixel camera with dual LED flash, autofocus and DVD resolution video recorder.
Secondary specifications include Bluetooth [...]

Today Sprint announced that they will be adding the BlackBerry Curve 8530 to their smartphone lineup.
The Curve 8530 features BlackBerry OS 5.0, a landscape HVGA resolution display, dedicated media player keys, 3.5mm headphone jack, optical directional pad, Bluetooth with stereo audio support, redesigned QWERTY keyboard and Wi-Fi radio. It also includes preloaded applications including BlackBerry Media [...]

Verizon has launched the LG Chocolate TOUCH after an unexplained delay.
The LG Chocolate TOUCH is a music oriented touch screen device that features an FM radio with 12 presets, Song ID, dedicated side key foraccess to favorite songs, Bluetooth with stereo audio support,“Join the Band” music accompaniement feature, Dolby Mobile equalizer technology, 3.2 megapixel camera [...]

T-Mobile USA CTO Cole Brodman has confirmed that carrier billing will be coming soon for purchases made on the Android Market. While no timeframe has been set for the introduction of the service, this will allow customers the choice to bill purchases to their T-Mobile account instead of having to use a credit card [...]

The FCC has revealed the LG GM730F Windows Mobile smart device with US 3G support.
The draft user manual makes references to AT&T services such as Video Share support and MEdiaNet access, while the device features HSDPA access, optical directional pad, 5.0 megapixel camera with autofocus, microSDHC expansion slot, Bluetooth with stereo audio support and Windows [...]

Verizon has confirmed that it will allow tethering on the forthcoming Motorola DROID for an additional $15 on top of the required $30 data plan for the device, pricing both device data and modem access at $45 per month.
Verizon will begin to offer the service in 2010.
Update: Verizon has clarified to PhoneNews.com that the rate [...]

An internal document has been leaked confirming that Verizon Wireless will raise the ETF on customers that purchase what it classifies as an “Advanced Device” (smartphone) from the carrier to $350 beginning on November 15th. The ETF will decrease by $10 for each month the customer remains with the carrier during the 1 or [...]

Not long after the introduction of the VoLGA voice over LTE standard in September, AT&T and Verizon along with other telecom companies have introduced their own standards-based proposal known as One Voice.
If adopted by the 3GPP, One Voice would utilize the IMS (Internet Multimedia Subsystem) network overlay to send voice calls and SMS over LTE [...]

The web is full of numerous reports of T-Mobile service problems on T-Mobile’s network.  Our sources are reporting the outages include data and voice.

T-Mobile confirmed the problem via their official Twitter account and official T-Mobile forums. T-Mobile’s also issued a short and brief statement confirming the outage:
“All – We’re aware of the current service disruption. Our rapid response [...]