RIM needs a halo smartphone desperately to stem the tide of consumers drifting to Android and iOS. Apparently such a handset, the Aristo, is right around the corner. According to GSM Arena, leaked specifications of an Aristo device spell out a mobile product with muscular components and a sleek design. Measuring a mere 8.85 mm …

AT&T said today it will sell Nokia’s Lumia 920 and 820 Windows Phone smartphones, just the latest in the carrier’s increasingly crowded lineup of mobile devices. The phone is expected to hit the market in November, although AT&T wasn’t more specific. The company also didn’t provide any pricing information. The Lumia 920, however, will be exclusive to AT&T. Related stories …

Google has further evaluated Motorola Mobility’s business and has found more parts that it wants to dump. The company said today in a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission that it has identified additional areas in which it plans to cut staff and restructure the mobile firm. Google says that those actions will occur outside of the U.S. and …

Nokia just shut its coolest phone out of more than half the U.S. market. The Finnish handset manufacturer’s decision to strike an exclusivity agreement with AT&T for its flagship Lumia 920 means much of its hopes of breaking into the U.S. market rides on just the one carrier, which isn’t the smartest decision when said carrier has a huge wave …

AT&T said today it would sell two Windows tablets, Samsung’s ATIV Smart PC and Asus’s VivoTab RT. The tablets are just the latest mobile devices to be unveiled by AT&T in the last few days. Both 4G LTE products, which run on the next-generation Windows operating system, will be available for the holiday season, although the company didn’t specify when …

AT&T and Nokia will announce a partnership on the upcoming Lumia 920 later today, according to a report. AT&T will carry the Lumia 920 in the U.S., Bloomberg is reporting today, citing sources. AT&T won’t immediately sell the Windows Phone 8-based device, according to Bloomberg’s sources, but it’s likely the device will be made available to its customers sooner rather …

Google will announce a new Android version next month, according to a new report. At some point in November, Google will co-host an event with LG where it will unveil Android 4.2, according to blog Android And Me, citing a source. The Android tracker says that LG will take the opportunity to show off its Optimus G Nexus, a device …

Perhaps to challenge Verizon’s supremacy, AT&T held an exciting press event in New York. On display was everything from the new HTC One X+ to Microsoft’s Windows Phone 8 flagship phone, Nokia’s Lumia 920. AT&T’s fresh new gadgets up close (pictures) +29 more See all photos Also on display was Samsung’s Galaxy Note II along with the LG Optimus G, …

CEO Stephen Elop speaks with CNET about Nokia’s strategy for taking the U.S. by storm. Josh Miller/CNET Nokia CEO Stephen Elop knows that the U.S. is a clutch market for Nokia’s revival, and competition is only getting hotter. With the Nokia Lumia 920 coming to AT&T — and apparently only AT&T — Nokia will have to work even harder to …

When I read the news this morning that Motorola had acquired facial and gesture recognition company Viewdle, the first thing that crossed my mind was, “Here comes multi-user profiles for Android.” Why? Because it’s the next logical step for the platform, and one that could help differentiate it from Apple. That, and it’s something for which I’m really hoping. Assuming …