A rebate form leaked from Verizon reveals that they will carry the BlackBerry Curve 3G in Charcoal Grey and Fuchsia… Photos:

The iPhone 4 will officially land in South Korea starting September 10th, according to  KT Corp. which confirmed the highly anticipated launch date on Saturday. The iPhone 4 was originally expected to launch on July 30th in the Asian country but problems with regulatory approval forced its delay. After some wrangling, the South Korean government finally gave Apple’s flagship smartphone the rubber stamp of approval at the beginning of August. As the exclusive …

Apple has announced that its fledgling music-centric social network, Ping, has amassed over a million users in the first 48 hours since it opened to the public. Read the full story here.

According the WSJ, T-Mobile USA may be in talks to bring Huawei’s affordable Android IDEOS smartphone to its customers. The newly announced IDEOS is a touchscreen device that offers the latest version of the Android operating system, 2.2 Froyo. Read the full story here.

Google has reached a new milestone in its quest for world domination, as Android now accounts for a quarter of all US mobile web consumption… Photos:

Check what we got for you for the Labor Day – tons of mobile games on a discount. I’ve found special offers from three publishers – Namco, Glu and GameHouse. If you know that some other gaming company has same/similar deals, don’t hesitate to post them in the comments form below. Here’s what we got (only iPhone/iPad titles are linked): Namco iOS – Most games will be …

LG seemed to totally focus on their Korean market recently, but today they showed that they haven’t forgotten about the rest part of the world. LG announces a whole new series of touch based mobile phones called Wink. Those mid range handsets are LG T300 Wink, T310 Wink Style, and T320 Wink 3G. Those phones will be named Cookie in Europe, and Wink in everywhere else. Maybe they even have Wi-Fi for outside Europe depending on the carriers. LG T300 Wink (Left Picture) is the most basic of those three lines. It has 2.4 inch touchscreen with QVGA resolution and a body resembling like the old LG KP500 Cookie. T300 Wink also has a 3.5 mm headphone jack, FM radio, and microSD slot. But those features are available for the whole series…

Surely every Droid X owners can’t wait Froyo for their device. But remember, if you “fast forwarding” your device with a leaked room to get the Droid X Froyo, you will not have an upgrade path for the officially released build. Motorola is warning Droid X owners in their support forums. “Do NOT load the leaked 2.2 upgrade that has been floating around on the internets. There is currently no upgrade path from that load to the official 2.2 load that will be released by early September. This could make it more difficult to upgrade the official version. Please consider this if you’re thinking about loading it” said the warning. This issue is similar with the Evo that has to recall that HTC had to push a fix to their entire device so that it could have the right …

It is a day of price cuts for the Palm Pre . According to a leaked Sprint document, the now one-year old handset will be dropping to $49.99 starting September 12th. While the Pre will receive a much needed $100 reduction, the Pixi will see a $50 reduction, bringing the final retail value to the irresistible price tag of free. Both prices are after a $100 mail-in rebate so potential buyers will have to cough up …

Sony Ericsson fields an 8.1 megapixel shooter with S60 5th Edition under the hood. Despite its potential, the Vivaz has problems. (follow link to read)

Huawei launched a low price breakthrough in an attempt to win the Android phone war. Huawei Ideos embedded with Android 2.2 operating system just priced USD 150. Inevitably, the presence of ideos is just like a shock therapy for other Android phone vendors. Because, Android so far is synonymous with top-class phone with a price that is less pocket friendly. Even if there is an Android phone that the cost was not too stifling, the version of the Android OS is still the early series, such as Android 1.5 or 1.6. Well, this condition seems…

The HTC DROID Incredible receives its Froyo update for all, after what felt like an eternity…

According to the Wall Street Journal, T-Mobile USA is in talks with Huawei about the Chinese company’s new IDEOS Android smartphone. A source cited by the Journal said that a deal isn’t in place yet, but one could be forged within four to six weeks. Huawei developed the Tap touch phone, which was branded and sold by T-Mobile. Huawei has yet to strike a major win with U.S. network operators, and the company confirmed that it is talking to the carriers about distribution deals. The Journal believes the device will be available before the holidays for about $100 on contract. The IDEOS runs Android 2.2, has a 2.8-inch touch screen, camera, Wi-Fi, GPS, and Bluetooth.

Shazam, the world’s leading mobile discovery provider, today announces significant feature updates on the App Store, many of which take advantage of iPhone 4 features and iOS4 operating system. Continue reading…

Sprint retail stores celebrated the arrival of America’s second 3G/4G phone Tuesday by opening their doors early to accommodate anxious customers interested in getting their hands on the acclaimed Samsung Epic 4G, the only Galaxy S smartphone with a full QWERTY keyboard and front-facing camera along with a brilliant Super AMOLED touch-screen. Continue reading…