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• First Look: Dell Mini 3i Smartphone The first Dell smartphone to go on sale will be the Mini 3i, which will be available in China this December for about $700.
• New AT&T TV Ad More Misleading Than Verizon's Claims The Luke Wilson commercial promotes the iPhone, but doesn't name it, then tries to sell Samsung handsets. Talk about halo effect!
• Setback For AT&T in Suit Over Verizon Ads Tired of a competitor hauling you into court over your TV ads? Turns out there’s a judge for that. Who on Wednesday denied AT&T’s request for an injunction against ads featuring Verizon’s red and blue 3G coverage maps.
• When Bad Things Happen to Good Products Ten major upgrades that went awry, the consumer revolts they prompted, and how the products involved recovered--or didn't.
• 5 Reasons Why Google Should Not Sell Handsets Why would Google do this when it doesn't have to and is likely counterproductive?
• Nokia Ousts Symbian OS From High-End Handsets It may be world leader in handsets, but Nokia has no iPhone or Android.
• Palm Pixi: An Inexpensive Entry-Level Smartphone The Pixi, the second smartphone to run Palm's Web OS, could be considered the Palm Pre lite.
• Windows Marketplace for Mobile App Store Expands Access Microsoft has expanded the availability of Windows Marketplace for Mobile to older Windows Mobile versions. The move is a step in the right direction, but may not be sufficient to really make a difference for the floundering mobile operating system.
• Verizon Responds to AT&T Lawsuit: "The Truth Hurts" Verizon mocks AT&T for whining in its response to lawsuit. Verizon's legal filing says "the truth hurts" and claims AT&T is simply trying to squash the marketing before the holidays.
• Does It Make Sense for Nokia to Buy Palm? Should one company that has trouble selling smartphones buy another?
• Palm: Survival of the Weakest? Developers are voting, and they are not voting for Palm.
• Age of Android: More Than Just The Droid Google's operating system is for more than "just" smartphones.
• Dell's Global Mini 3 Strategy Shows a Hint of Genius Dell is launching its Android-based Mini 3 smartphone in China and Brazil. The global strategy seems questionable at face value, but contains a flash of genius as well.
• AT&T Escalates Verizon Ad Battle, But Why? AT&T continues to wage its battle against the Verizon 3G marketing campaign. AT&T is drawing more attention to the ads and making a big deal over nothing.
• The New Google Latitude, More Useful And A Tad Creepy Latitude can now keep track of where you've been and alert you when friends are nearby.
• Samsung's New Smartphone OS: It's Bada News Another smartphone OS, just what the world needs. And from Samsung, world leader in, what?
• Data-stealing Hack Targets Jailbroken iPhones An iPhone vulnerability is allowing hackers to play pranks and inflict worse on jailbroken iPhones.
• Motorola Droid: Off to a Fast Start Verizon sold 100,000 Droids over its first weekend, early estimates show.
• Nokia's Charger Recall Just the Latest Tech Do-Over Analysis: Here's a recent brief history of electronics recalls and official oops experiences.
• How to Buy a Cell Phone Need a new phone but dread making all those choices? Consumer Affairs Columnist Amber Bouman can help.
• My First Weekend With the Moto Droid Three days into life with the Droid, here's one editor's take on Verizon's new smartphone.
• Apple Plans Clampdown on Jailbreaking Apple is seeking a new sheriff to secure iPhones and adress the jailbroken.
• Droid Battery Life Requires New Charging Habits Droid users new to smartphones may be disappointed in its battery life. Like some other smartphones, its powerful features require new habits for keeping the device charged.
• Are Smartphones Recession-Proof? Global smartphone sales are increasing, despite the poor economy, IDC discovers.
• Apple Plans for 'World-mode iPhone' Bad News for AT&T Rumors are circulating of a world-mode iPhone that does both GSM and CDMA, and rumors continue to grow that the iPhone will come to Verizon in 2010. These rumors are bad news for AT&T--hopefully it has a Plan B.