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The first press images of the successor to the venerable Motorola V9 on AT&T have surfaced.

Images courtesy of Engadget Mobile
The update to the V9 adds a new color and AT&T Navigation service, but is otherwise identical to the former with an outer touch sensitive QVGA display with haptic feedback, 2.0 megapixel camera with video [...]

A member of  Windows Mobile enthusiast board PPCGeeks has posted the first images of the forthcoming HTC Touch Diamond for Sprint.

According to the person that posted these images, the Sprint version is little changed from the current Diamond save for the EVDO Rev. A radio.
The camera is the same 3.2 megapixel unit with autofocus found [...]

In a post on the Opera Mobile blog, Opera has announced that it will release the first public beta of Opera Mobile 9.5 for Windows Mobile on July 15th with interested testers simply needing to go to opera.com to download the beta directly and leave feedback for developers.
The post also mentions that there will be [...]

Mobile Linux platform developer Purple Labs has announced in a press release that it has acquired the Mobile Phone Client Software arm of Openwave through a sale led by Openwave systems on June 27th in a combination cash/stock deal worth $30 million.
A conditional $2 million addition has also been offered when certain unlisted conditions are [...]

The Samsung Ace is the first Windows Mobile Standard device since the release of the fondly remembered Pocket PC Smartphone powered i600 on Sprint. How does it stack up against incumbents such as the Q9c and other similar devices on the Now Network?

While Sprint has not yet uploaded the update to their servers, PhoneNews.com has the final version of the Windows Mobile 6.1 upgrade for the HTC Mogul.
This update also adds, as previously reported, Sprint TV service to the Mogul. Previously, Sprint TV service was available on the HTC Touch, but not on the Mogul. This makes [...]

The Symbian platform today announced broad and sweeping changes to the entire platform. These changes are aimed at paving the way for Symbian to become a better competitor for the Android platform.
First and foremost, Symbian will unify the UIQ and S60 platforms. With the advent of S60 touch, this is a logical progression for the [...]

Posters on venerable wireless enthusiast site HowardForums have revealed the release date for the forthcoming replacement to the 700wx Windows Mobile based Treo and new colors for the Rumor and Curve.

The Treo 800w will now launch through Telesales and DirectShip beginning on July 9th with wider retail availability on July 13th at for $599 retail, [...]

The first official images of the forthcoming replacement to the Casio G’Zone Type-S have surfaced.

Image courtesy of PhoneArena
The Casio c711 clamshell we previously covered is now known as the Casio Boulder and will feature a Mil-Spec bodyshell along with EVDO Rev. A access for its forthcoming push to talk service, 256 MB of internal memory, 1.3 [...]

Nokia has officially announced the latest addition to their E-Series line up, the E71 and E66. Supporting over a thousand email accounts from various services, both phones are designed to support the lifestyles of those who are very much mobile.

The stainless steel devices come pre-loaded with the Mail for Exchange mobile email client to use [...]