The Samsung Nexus S is slowly but surely making the rounds, and the latest carrier to land the Android smartphone is AT&T. Samsung announced today that the AT&T version of the Nexus S will be available through Best Buy online on July 21 and in stores on July 24. Presales start today, and the cost …

First introduced in early May as the successor to the Motorola i1, the Motorola Titanium will be available starting July 24 for $149.99 with a two-year contract, Sprint announced today. The Titanium is an iDEN device with support for Nextel Direct Connect push-to-talk services. However, it adds a full QWERTY keyboard and newer software, but don’t expect Android 2.3 Gingerbread …

There’s a species that’s quickly going extinct in the wireless world, and it’s quite troubling. Of course, we’re talking about the unlimited data plan, and Virgin Mobile is the latest carrier to get rid of theirs. You know who else is in trouble? RIM’s co-CEOs Jim Balsillie and Mike Lazaridis, as the two have six months to prove they deserve …

Sprint revealed today that the Motorola Photon 4G will be available starting July 31 for $199.99 with a two-year contract. Introduced in early June, along with the Motorola Triumph for Virgin Mobile, the Photon 4G is Sprint’s latest Android smartphone and the carrier’s first device to feature Nvidia’s Tegra 2 dual-core processor. The Gingerbread device also offers world-roaming capabilities, 4G …

NEW YORK–AT&T held a special event today to showcase some of its current and upcoming products, including the HTC Status. Available starting July 17 for $49.99 with a two-year contract, the Status is the U.S. version of the HTC ChaCha, which was first introduced at Mobile World Congress. Designed in collaboration with Facebook, it’s the first handset optimized for the …

The HP Pre 3 is expected to be one of the summer’s biggest smartphone releases, but it looks like the WebOS-based smartphone won’t be coming to at least one of the major U.S. carriers. According to This is My Next, Sprint will not offer the Pre 3 and there’s even some doubt over Sprint and HP’s future together. The source …

The Motorola Droid 3 made its debut today with very little fanfare–despite previous hubbub of rumors and leaks–and is available now online from Verizon Wireless for $199.99 with a two-year contract ($459.99 off contract) and in stores by July 14. Much like the original Droid and Droid 2, the Droid 3 features a slide-out, five-row QWERTY keyboard but boasts a …

Welcome to Smartphones Unlocked, my new monthly column designed to explain the ins and outs of smartphones to help you better understand how they work. The world of smartphones is fast-paced and can sometimes be confusing and difficult to keep track of all the new technology in these devices, particularly if you’re new to them, so if there are any …

HTC Status The recent rumblings about the AT&T-bound HTC ChaCha were right, as the two companies made their friendship official today via Facebook. Rebranded as the HTC Status, the Android 2.3 Gingerbread device has a dedicated Facebook share button that lets you instantly post things to the social networking site, such as status updates, photos, and videos. You can use …

The T-Mobile MyTouch 4G Slide claims to have the most advanced camera of any smartphone. Bonnie Cha/CNET Today, T-Mobile finally put the rumors to rest and officially unveiled the T-Mobile MyTouch 4G Slide. Expected in July for $199.99 with contract, it’s the latest addition to the carrier’s line of consumer-friendly Android smartphones, and it’s more than just the next-gen version …