We’ve already told you about Amazon Wireless’ cell phone deals for the holiday shopping brouhaha, but now AT&T is getting in on the act as well. From Black Friday through Cyber Monday, the carrier will be offering a deal a day for many if its phones. Here’s what you’ll see. November 26: AT&T says it …

Well, hello, Amazon. How nice to see you and your selection of Verizon Droid smartphones for just a penny. That’s a great price for any cell phone, but it’s quite a steal for devices like the HTC Droid Incredible and the Motorola Droid II, Droid X, and Droid Pro. And you’ll even give us a credit on the $35 activation …

It wasn’t a huge week at the Federal Communications Commission, but there were two handsets worth mentioning. As Phonescoop reported, the Casio C771 should be an Android phone for Verizon Wireless, and we saw what should be the HTC Evo Shift 4G. Because the FCC has to certify every phone sold in the United States, not to mention test its …

Over the past two weeks iPhone and iPad users alike have been waiting for the promised iOS 4.2 update. After a false alarm last Friday, Apple pushed out Gold Master developer versions of the update today and Wednesday. So as we wait for the real deal–which could come as early as tomorrow–we downloaded the Gold Master to give the update …

Kyocera yesterday released a new cell phone for Cricket Wireless. The Rio E1300 can’t quite match Kyocera’s recent Zio M6000, but it’s no basic handset, either. The candy bar device’s 2.8-inch touch screen will be your primary interface point. Below are a few physical controls including dedicated music player buttons, but there’s no physical keyboard for messaging. Features include a …

Any cell phone reviewer can tell you that the period between Labor Day and the second week of December brings a ton of new handsets. Indeed, after the relatively slow days of summer, the industry shifts into high gear and does its best to take advantage of the holiday shopping season. Whether you want a high-end smartphone or just a …

GreatCall, the mobile virtual network operator that debuted the Jitterbug line of senior phones, announced new monthly rate plans yesterday. The carrier now offers four contract-free options designed for occasional and frequent users. At $79.99 per month, the Simply Unlimited plan is the most expensive option, but it comes with the most features. You’ll get unlimited anytime minutes, unlimited night …

Samsung and Giorgio Armani are making another go at creating a designer cell phone, reports Women’s Wear Daily. Like their original collaboration, the Samsung Armani, the new handset will offer a touch screen and multimedia features, but it will ditch Windows Mobile 6.5, Armani’s operating system of choice on last year’s Samsung smartphone, in favor of Android. Say goodbye also …

The M360 may not be exciting, but it works. Josh Miller/CNET Soon after I posted the news of Sprint’s new Samsung M360 last week, I received a few e-mails from CNET readers wondering why such a simple phone was worthy of our attention. As reader sdf0013 put it in the comments section of the blog, the M360 news was “out …

Forgive us for missing this blog the last few weeks, but we’re back to report on the mobile happenings at the Federal Communications Commission. Outside of the appearance of the Samsung GT-i9020, aka what could be the Nexus S, it was a tablet week at the FCC’s certification labs. We spied the upcoming Sharp Galapagos and the AT&T and international …