Samsung sure seems to be padding AT&T’s roster of messaging phones. After announcing the eco-friendly Evergreen earlier this week, Samsung today unveils the Solstice II. Sold for just $29.99 on contract–just like the Evergreen–the Solstice II has a 3-inch touch-screen display that supports a 240×400-pixel resolution with 65,000 colors and features the Samsung TouchWiz 2.0 …

If you were waiting at your local Sprint store this past weekend to grab the LG Optimus S, you might have been disappointed to learn it wasn’t there despite the promised launch date of October 31. It turns out Sprint has delayed the Optimus S by another week to November 7. If you want the purple version, you’ll have to …

A Californian woman has accused Apple of purposely turning the iPhone 3G and 3GS into “iBricks” with its iOS 4 software update, resulting in frustrated owners having to upgrade to the iPhone 4. In a lawsuit filed in San Diego last week (a copy of which was uploaded by Wired), Bianca Wofford accused Apple of “unsavoury, dishonest and deceptive business practices”, …

Time Warner Cable saw bigger profits on increased revenue during the third quarter of 2010 even as it lost TV subscribers. The second largest cable operator in the U.S. reported a 34 percent jump in profits for the three-month period. Earnings increased to $360 million, or $1 a share, up from $268 million, or 76 cents a share, during the …

The thing that drives us mad about Windows Phone 7 is that the launch handsets are all identical. Literally exactly the same, save for a Qwerty keyboard here or a few megapixels there. Acknowledging this tedious state of affairs, LG has made a move to make its Optimus 7 stand out by offering a bunch of free apps. LG will …

Android is riddled with security holes, the Galaxy S outsells the iPhone and yes Android is sued again, All that and more coming up on this week’s edition of Android Atlas Weekly for Thursday, November 4th, 2010. Join Justin Eckhouse and guest host, Senior Associate Editor Jessica Dolcourt! Now playing: Watch this: Ep. 23: Multitouch Paternity Tests 49:12 Listen now …

We have to hand it to Mozilla: its mobile team has recently been hauling out tweaks and updates to its mobile Firefox browser for Android and (two) Nokia Maemo devices. Mozilla unveiled the hotly anticipated Firefox for Android app (called Firefox 4 beta) early last month. It was a good first effort, but we balked at the beta software’s huge …

JCB, the same company that makes construction equipment like forklifts and loaders, have released four new super-rugged mobile phones. If something as precious as an iPhone 4 wouldn’t last a minute in your pocket, these hard nut gadgets are targeted at you. Telco firm Data Select, who worked with JCB on the devices, said that although these phones were originally …

The heavily rumoured Facebook phone failed to materialise yesterday, but there were significant updates to the social network’s Android and iPhone applications, including the debut of Facebook Places for Android. The Android app now includes a button to access Facebook Places. This feature means you can join iPhone owners in ‘checking in’ to locations with your phone’s GPS. On the …

Sony Computer has announced that PlayStation 3 owners will be able to stream and discuss classic movies through the new Mubi service from 4 November. Mubi founder Efe Cakarel launched the service at Sydney’s Chauvel Cinema yesterday, which will feature over 500 classic films, including free “featured” films for streaming through the PlayStation 3. “Australia is one of our best …

Well, so much for that rumor. Facebook held a mobile event at its Palo Alto, Calif., headquarters today, but it didn’t reveal the Facebook phone. In fact, the company pretty much shot down that idea. Still, there was plenty of mobile-related news surrounding the popular social networking site, and Jessica Dolcourt is here to give you the full scoop. Plus, …

A new browser allowing you to watch Flash videos on your iPhone or iPad is coming to the App Store tomorrow, in spite of Steve Jobs’ vigorous denunciations of the software. The Skyfire 2.0 Mobile Browser has received Apple approval, according to CNNMoney. But Steve Jobs has already said he won’t allow Flash near his hallowed devices… could it be? …

We had to be harsh with the Nokia N8, judging it the greatest touchscreen phone Nokia’s ever made, but still not good enough to take on the smart phone competition. Three stars. But Nokia fans didn’t like seeing us spank the object of their affection. We love our commenters and treasure every word that drops from their keyboards, so we …

Australia’s Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization tomorrow plans to unveil a breakthrough in wireless technology that will allow multiple users to upload content at the same time while maintaining a data transfer rate of 12 megabits per second (Mbps), all over their old analog TV aerial. The technology, named Ngara, allows up to six users to occupy the equivalent …

Remember the National Broadband Plan? Blair Levin, former executive director of the National Broadband Plan, a report that was presented to Congress in March and was supposed to serve as a blueprint for policymakers to bring ubiquitous access for broadband to all Americans, does. Blair Levin, the former executive director of the National Broadband Plan. FCC Levin, who had served …