Filed under: Culture, Handsets We'll admit, there's something strangely intriguing about the over-the-top design put forth by this gilded, Buddha-themed candybar turning up in the streets of Shenzhen. The shell is alleged to be stainless steel with a 24 karat gold plating -- though we suspect that might only be [...]

Filed under: Handsets, Samsung, Symbian, Windows Mobile, GSM, EDGE, UMTS Letting the Instinct bask in the limelight back at CTIA earlier this month, Samsung has gone and saved a three-pack of fancy new phones for Dutch show Televisie 2008 this week. First up, the U800 (pictured) is the latest Ultra [...]

Alcatel-Lucent, Ericsson, NEC, NextWave Wireless, Nokia, Nokia Siemens Networks and Sony Ericsson have all signed a pact agreeing to the fair cross-licensing of intellectual property they collectively own in building new Long Term Evolution equipment and standards. Qualcomm did not[...]

LAS VEGAS--The top content executives at the top two telcos-turned-video-distributors would like to partner and cooperate more with broadcasters and content developers[...]

Filed under: Handsets, HTC, Windows Mobile, GSM, EDGE It seems like having designers gussy up your handsets and selling them to the highest bidder is a fairly successful way to turn a profit for your charity of choice, and HTC's the latest to get in on the action -- in [...]

Nokia, Ericsson, NEC, and others say they'll join the Long Term Evolution framework for the next-generation wireless network.[...]