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Nokia has once again decided to go it alone with its high-end Internet-centric, multimedia-savvy smartphones, announcing the N85 and N79 devices are now on sale in the United States. Both phones are available unlocked and without partnerships with network operators, which means users will pay the full brunt of the unsubsidized phone's cost: $539 for the N85 and $439 for the N79. "We're excited to have these two multimedia… Read More

While other smartphone manufacturers battle over who has the biggest screen or the nicest QWERTY keyboard, Asus brought a focus on speed to the game with Friday’s launch of the P565. Thanks to an 800MHz CPU inside, Asus claims it’s the fastest smart phone on the market today. According to Asus, the Marvell TavorP process delivers benchmark scores up to twice as high as those from competing phones, making the P565 more suited to… Read More

Following up on promises made this summer, Nokia officially gave word on Monday that its flagship N96 smart phone is available in the United States. Though American consumers who have been drooling over the hot Finnish phone will be able to get their hands on it without any import shenanigans, the price tag on the new phone will keep it in firmly in the hands of the elite. Key features on the N96 include a 2.8-inch display, 16GB of… Read More

As long as we're talking about 3.5G HSDPA smartphones that aren't likely to make it to North America (ahem), we might as well mention the HTC S740, a follow-up to the HTC Touch Diamond that packs 7.2 Mbps HSDPA/WCDMA 900/2100 MHz access for use in Europe, along with quad-band GSM/EDGE and a standalone GPS receiver. The S740 runs Windows MObile 6.1—and so offers access to Outlook, mobile versions of Office applications,… Read More

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At an event in New York City today, Motorola took the wraps off its new collection of mobile devices, including a new version of its highly successful RAZR phone, a new version of its ROKR music phone, an updated version of its Windows Mobile-based Q smartphone, and a new self-proclaimed "media monster," the Moto Z8 phone. "This focused new product portfolio further advances Motorola's goal of bringing the ultimate… Read More

Looking to capitalize on the buzzword-worthiness of anything containing the terms “Internet” and “video,” the world's leading mobile handset maker Nokia announced it has made a deal with video sharing site YouTube to put YouTube videos on Nokia's N-series of Internet-enabled mobile devices. “We are thrilled to be giving users easy access to entertaining YouTube videos anytime and anywhere. By… Read More