Now playing: Watch this: Motorola Devour 2:43 Verizon Wireless announced today that the Motorola Devour is now on sale in the carrier’s stores for $149.99 with a two-year service contract and a $100 mail-in rebate. Verizon originally introducedthe Devour in February, but only made it available in select Best Buy stores. As we say in …

LAS VEGAS–In addition to the Kyocera Zio, Cricket Wireless is set to bring a new BlackBerry to its lineup. The carrier confirmed at CTIA 2010 that it will offer the RIM BlackBerry Curve 8530, but pricing or a specific availability date was not released at this time. The AWS (Advanced Wireless Service)-compatible device is largely similar to the CDMA versions …

Now playing: Watch this: Opera Mini 5 for iPhone 1:00 LAS VEGAS–Opera Software submitted its mobile proxy-based browser, Opera Mini 5, to the iPhone App Store this week, but whether Apple accepts Opera’s proposed alternative to Safari is still up in the air. Either verdict could benefit Opera’s hand. If Apple accepts the browser, Opera wins and can begin making …

Now playing: Watch this: Sony Ericsson Xperia Pureness 1:49 Two months ago at CES we captured a few photos of the conversation-piece Sony Ericsson Xperia Pureness. And now that we’re back in Vegas, we’re giving it the video treatment as well. The Pureness lacks the high-end features of its Xperia X10 and X1 siblings. On the bottom, its candy-bar design …

LAS VEGAS- Oscar-winning director James Cameron says the key to combating digital piracy in the movie industry is to use technology to create an experience that is unmatched anywhere other than the theater. While “Avatar,” Cameron’s blockbuster 3D-film, has made more money than any other movie in history topping $2.6 billion at the box office worldwide, it is also the …

Just5 (photos) +4 more See all photos While we were perusing through CTIA’s list of Emerging Tech award nominees, we noticed an interesting company called Just5. A company based in Europe, Just5 makes and sells basic phones for the elderly, in the style of both the Jitterbug and the Doro PhoneEasy handsets. Just5 is currently only selling one model of …

Now playing: Watch this: HTC Evo 4G (Sprint) 2:08 LAS VEGAS–CTIA 2010 has come to a close, and the show produced some really awesome smartphones, cell phones, and applications. However, it’s one thing to read about these devices and services, and it’s another thing to actually see them live. Since we couldn’t take all of you to Las Vegas with …

Ever since California passed its no-texting-while-driving law, we’ve seen a steady stream of mobile apps aimed at overcoming the temptation. Most are marketed to parents of rebellious teens and lock down certain phone features, like texting, e-mail, and placing calls after sensing movement of 10 miles per hour or so. TextArrest is one such freemium application we’ve seen at CTIA …

LAS VEGAS–To many people’s disappointment, we didn’t see any handset news from Verizon Wireless at CTIA 2010, but the carrier did announce that it will launch its own app store on March 29, among an already crowded field of app stores. The V Cast Apps store will be available first on the RIM BlackBerry Storm 2, but will be rolled …

LAS VEGAS–Day two of CTIA 2010 is in the books, and it was another action-packed 24 hours filled with talk of wireless trends and product announcements. If you missed any of the news, don’t worry. We’ve rounded up the highlights of the day’s events, which include our hands-on analysis and photo galleries, right here for your reading pleasure. LG Cosmos …