Samsung Galaxy S Samsung LAS VEGAS–A new Android smartphone from Samsung will be making its way to North America, as well as other parts of the world, this summer. Dubbed the Samsung Galaxy S, the device was introduced at CTIA 2010 and includes features that boast the multimedia and social experience of the phone. To …

LAS VEGAS–At CES 2010, AT&T revealed that it would add two Palm WebOS smartphones to its lineup. On Monday, we learned the identities and prices of the upcoming devices. The Palm Pre Plus and Pixi Plus will be available from AT&T in the coming months (no specific release dates were given) for $149.99 and $49.99, respectively, with a two-year contract …

Everyone loves a great deal, and Nokia and T-Mobile serves up a pretty enticing offer with the Nokia 5230 Nuron. Available on March 24 for $69.99 with a two-year contract, the Nuron is a full touch-screen smartphone that offers 3G support, access to the Ovi Store, and free maps and voice-guided, turn-by-by navigation via Ovi Maps. The latter is really …

Dry those tears, dear Sprint user, because you’ve finally received your invite to the Nexus One party. The carrier announced on Wednesday the upcoming availability of Google’s Android “superphone” and promised to release an exact release date and pricing soon. Like the other models, the Sprint N1 will be sold directly from Google, but Fared Adib, Sprint’s vice president of …

This post was last updated on March 18 at 3:44 p.m. PT with a statement from Verizon Wireless. Hang tight, Motorola Droid owners; it looks like you’re one step closer to getting that Android 2.1 update. On Wednesday, Verizon Wireless posted details (PDF) about the software upgrade and its lists of enhancements and improvements, which include: Pinch-to-zoom support in the …

Now playing: Watch this: HTC HD2 (T-mobile) 1:12 Well, it’s about time. T-Mobile made it official on Tuesday evening and finally revealed that the much-awaited HTC HD2 will be available starting March 24 for $199.99 with a two-year contract and qualifying data plan. Alternatively, you can purchase the smartphone with an Even More Plus Plan, which doesn’t require an annual …

Though sales of the Nexus One aren’t exactly booming, perhaps the addition of the AT&T and Rogers Wireless models of the Android smartphone might give Google a boost. That’s right: available immediately, you can now get a version of the Nexus One that is compatible with AT&T’s and Rogers’ 3G networks (850/1900/2100MHz). Aside from the different 3G bands, the handset …

AT&T sprang into action on Monday and introduced a quartet of new Quick Messaging phones as well as a set of services designed to bring smartphone-like experiences to mass-market phones. These services will first debut on the Samsung Strive (see below) and include three tools: AT&T Address Book, AT&T Mobile Share, and next-generation messaging. The latter simply brings a reply-all …

Dubbed as a handset for blue- and white-collar workers, Sprint took the wraps off its latest Nextel Direct Connect device, the Motorola i890. The i890 offers the standard Direct Connect push-to-talk features as well as Group Connect, Direct Talk, Direct Send, and Next Mail. In addition, you get a 2-megapixel camera with fixed focus, 4x digital zoom, and video-recording capabilities. …

For the rock ’em, sock ’em, beat ’em up cell phone types, Verizon Wireless launched a new rugged handset on Thursday called the Casio G’zOne Brigade. Much like the G’zOne Boulder and Rock, the Brigade is MIL-STD-810F-certified, so it’s water-resistant and can withstand shock, dust, vibration, humidity, and other elements. Unlike the other two, the Boulder is the first rugged …