Tech companies are such teases. Just check out this invite that I received from HTC today. The handset manufacturer is hosting an event in New York on September 20 at 9:30 a.m., ET, and HTC definitely isn’t giving up much in the way of details. The only part that could be a clue is the …

If you were planning to head to Sprint today to pick up the RIM BlackBerry Curve 9350, you’re going to have to save that trip for later. The carrier announced on its Community page that the launch of the entry-level BlackBerry is delayed till October due to “unexpected circumstances.” Sprint said it will share the specific release date closer to …

Compared with the past few weeks, this seems like a relatively slow news week, but there’s still plenty going on in the mobile world. The AT&T and T-Mobile saga continues with a new lawsuit from Sprint, and a court date between the Department of Justice and AT&T. HTC is fighting back and suing Apple (anyone else need a chart to …

In addition to the Kyocera Milano, Sprint announced the upcoming availability of the Kyocera Brio. The Brio is a basic, no-frills cell phone with a full QWERTY keyboard, 2.2-inch QVGA display, and 1.3-megapixel camera. With the keyboard, the phone does support Sprint’s Mobile Email and Mobile Email Work services, as well as access to popular e-mail clients like Yahoo, AOL, …

Back in July, AT&T revealed that, like Verizon, it, too, would offer the Sony Ericsson Xperia Play, and now, the release of the gaming smartphone is near. The carrier announced this morning that the Xperia Play 4G would be available starting September 18 for $49.99 with a two-year contract, which is both affordable and smart, considering the smartphone’s been out …

Now playing: Watch this: Motorola Droid Bionic (Verizon) 4:03 After months of delays and teaser promos, Verizon Wireless officially announced the release date and pricing for the much-anticipated Motorola Droid Bionic. Available starting Thursday, September 8, for $299.99 with a two-year contract, the Droid Bionic is the carrier’s first 4G smartphone to feature a dual-core 1GHz processor, more specifically TI’s …

In contrast to last week’s announcement of the pricey HTC Jetstream,, AT&T is going the affordable route this week with the introduction of the Impulse 4G by Huawei, an Android smartphone that’s easy on the wallet. The Impulse 4G, which will be available starting September 18 for $29.99 with a two-year contract, has a decent set of features, though there …

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 …

Though not much of a surprise, HTC fans were among the first to get a look at the company’s new Windows Phone Mango handsets today. The HTC Titan and the HTC Radar were introduced at meetups held in England, France, Spain, and Germany, with both smartphones expected to be available in Europe in October. Pricing, as well as U.S. availability, …

Along with the Galaxy Note and the Galaxy Tab 7.7, Samsung trotted out three new Bada smartphones at IFA today, the Samsung Wave 3, Wave M, and Wave Y. All three of the handsets will run the Bada 2.0 mobile operating system, which brings new capabilities such as multitasking, voice recognition, NFC support, and Wi-Fi Direct, and uses the TouchWiz …