Unlike their fellow Korean handset maker Samsung, LG apparently is not interested in developing an OS of their own for use in their phone collection. This is what they disclosed to the press during the recent MWC event in Barcelona. If you may recall, it was at the same event that bitter rival Samsung launched their first handset ( Samsung Wave S8500 ) that’s powered by their proprietary OS called Bada

It’s now official. After numerous rumors, the recently launched Motorola Backflip is now officially AT&T’s first Android phone. This quirky backflipping QWERTY-equipped touchscreen Android phone has just been announced by AT&T and will be available beginning March 7th.

by scot cerullo Ask any cell phone owner who has used a Bluetooth headset about their experience and they will have plenty to say.

Amazon seems to be trying to cover all the bases as far as their Kindle-centric business is concerned with the announcement of the Kindle for BlackBerry app.

We’ve been hearing for the longest time that Rogers will be getting a BlackBerry Storm as part of their line-up, but it’s only now that we’ve got some sort of evidence of this actually happening. This ad from the March issue of the Canadian Business magazine obviously entices its readers to check out the new BlackBerry Storm 2 , but what’s interesting to note here is the last sentence wherein it states “ see all there is to see with BlackBerry Storm smartphones from Rogers and other major retailers. ” There’s no mention though of a specific release date or pricing.

Just as previously reported , Fido has launched this month the Sony Ericsson Naite and Motorola Renew+, two new phones that will appeal to tree huggers in the country. The Sony Ericsson Naite is part of the company’s eco-friendly GreenHeart line of phones which is made of recycled plastic and colored with waterborne paint

Following in the footsteps of Mike (Telus), Airtel is now also offering the Motorola Brute i680 under its iDEN line-up of handsets. For those note familiar with the Brute, this Motorola flip-phone is built to military standards making it ideal for roughing it up in the great outdoors

Got a Slingbox at home and want to watch all your favorite shows on your iPhone even if there’s no WiFi connectivity around? If so, listen up as we’ve got great news for you. The latest version of SlingPlayer Mobile for the iPhone is now available at the App Store and it brings along with it 3G streaming.

Motorola has announced the latest addition to their slowly growing Android family of phones in the form of the Cliq XT which is set to debut on T-Mobile next month. Previously rumored as the Zeppelin, the Motorola Cliq XT sports a 3.1-inch touhscreen, 5-megapixel autofocus camera with LED flash, WiFi, Bluetooth, AGPS, 3G connectivity, navigation touchpad, and a dual-mic noise cancellation system. Debuting outside the US as the Motorola Quench, it also comes loaded with Motoblur and Adobe Flash Lite.

Sony Ericsson has announced not just one, but three new phones to boost their current line-up.