Germany will soon be able to say hello to the Samsung Wave 723, the newest model of the smartphone built on Samsung’s open Bada platform. Samsung will release the Wave 723, also known as GT-S7230E, in Germany in September, and then it will gradually release it to other countries in Europe, Southeast Asia, the Middle …

AT&T AT&T AT&T isn’t shy when it comes to padding its lineup of quick messaging phones. These are typically cell phones in the middle of the feature range, with a healthy quantity of social media apps on board in addition to optional AT&T services like the AT&T Navigator and a music store. We’ve rounded up five top picks of AT&T …

Microsoft’s Bing for Android may not technically be the first Microsoft-made app for Android phones (that honor belongs to the rather obscure Microsoft Tag Reader,) but the Bing is its highest-profile app. Released on Monday, Bing for Android closely resembles Bing for iPhone, with an image of the day marking the backdrop, and a pop-up menu to search by images, …

Mozilla is one step closer to getting its Firefox browser surfing on Android phones, and on the Nokia N900. On Friday the company issued an alpha version of Fennec, the code name for every instance of “Firefox Mobile” that’s still in development stages. Features-wise, Fennec alpha is very similar to the Fennec prealpha we got a peek at in April, …

If you’re eagerly awaiting 4G coverage like we are in San Francisco, prepare to either apply some patience or settle into frustration. We discuss why the road to 4G speeds is long and riddled with potholes. There’s also talk of Virgin Mobile and Verizon’s experiments with unlimited data plans, which is interesting in light of continuing talks among carriers about …

We’ve said it before and we’ll say it again. Not everyone needs a fancy smartphone with all the bells and whistles, especially if you’re new to the cell phone world. Senior citizens, particularly, often have have different needs, with vocal communication and user-friendliness trumping advanced features like HD video recording. Instead, high audio quality, intuitive navigation, and a large numbered …

Most of the Earth’s surface is covered with water, which we land-lubbers have a difficult time exploring on our own. A new update to Google Earth for Android adds an ocean layer to its application for surveying our planet. The Ocean layer will be switched on by default. To explore the ocean floor, zoom in to just below the ocean …

Microsoft has just delivered on Monday an answer for software developers wondering when they’ll be able to start creating apps for the Windows Phone 7 platform. The company is planning to release its Windows Phone Developer Tools on September 16, giving program authors at least a couple months to code before the “holiday release” of Windows Phone 7 handsets. In …

It’s been confirmed that for the first time, Verizon Wireless is teaming up on a cell phone with China-based mobile device manufacturer ZTE. The debutant in question is the ZTE Salute, which we first heard about on Friday, and which is indeed being billed as an entry-level, easy-to-use vertical slider phone. It features a 2.4-inch QVGA (240×320 pixels) screen, a …

Well, this is interesting. A new Verizon phone is on sale, and it’s made by a company we haven’t seen associated with Verizon before. According to the specs we see on Wirefly.com, the ZTE Salute is a vertical slider phone with a 2.4-inch touch-screen display (240×320 pixels; 65,000 colors), and an alphanumeric keypad. Featurewise, it’s a pretty entry-level phone; however, …