New images emerged over the weekend that confirm the Samsung Hercules as T-Mobile’s take on the Galaxy S II. While the full specifications have yet to be uncovered, a TmoNews source suggests that the Hercules has a 4.5-inch display, which would make it larger than the smarpthones that other U.S. carriers are expected to deliver this fall. We’ll have to …

Research In Motion is slated to launch its first QNX-powered BlackBerry, code-named Colt, in the first quarter, according to a report today. BGR The timing of the launch is still conditional on the testing process, according to Boy Genius Report. Also of note, the blog reports that the first phone won’t feature support for the BlackBerry Enterprise Server because of …

Verizon Communications said it couldn’t agree to a new contract with its workers, resulting in the first strike at the telecommunications giant in 11 years. The strike began at 12:01 a.m. ET today as union leaders representing 45,000 workers in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic states decided to call a strike. A majority of the workers are field technicians or work …