Mobile News

Luxury mobile phone brand Gresso has released a handset made from red crocodile skin, specifically designed for women, costing $2,800.

Microsoft said its new mobile operating system, Windows Phone 7, will not be able to run any programs written for older versions of its software, leaving many applications obsolete.

Microsoft is aiming to launch two smartphones for Verizon in May or June, targeting teenagers who use social network sites.

Sony Ericsson is developing a new smartphone capable of downloading and playing PlayStation games to counter the growing popularity of Apple's iPhone and stem the rival's push into the portable-gaming market.

Lawmakers could soon vote on a bill that would require handsets sold in Maine to carry warning labels about the potential link between cell phone radiation and brain cancer.

Internet calling firm Skype has released software for Nokia's Symbian operating system, expanding its reach to more than 200 million smartphones around the world.

Nokia said it will release the 5230 Nuron -- a Symbian-based touch screen device with free navigation software -- for T-Mobile in the coming weeks, hoping the mapping offering will boost demand for its smartphones.

Apple has filed lawsuits against HTC, the Taiwan-based maker of Google's Nexus One smartphone, accusing it of infringing on 20 Apple patents related to the iPhone.

Nokia plans to release the C5, a stainless steel handset running Symbian software and the first device from the company's new C-series portfolio, in the second quarter for $180.

Palm warned its Pre and Pixi smartphones weren't selling as well as hoped, partly placing the blame on Verizon, after the company bet its survival on the devices a year ago.

Palm has released its WebOS 1.4 update -- which adds video recording, editing and sharing on Facebook and YouTube -- for Verizon and Sprint's Pre and Pixi smartphones.

T-Mobile reported a fall in earnings, despite adding 371,000 new customers in the last quarter, due to gains in its lower-paying prepaid business.

Federal regulators are hoping to get more wireless spectrum for advanced mobile services by offering to pay television broadcasters -- including NBC, CBS, Fox and ABC -- to give up their rights to airwaves worth an estimated $50 billion.

The four major U.S. carriers, as well as Google, are telling federal regulators that they give consumers adequate notice about early termination fees, insisting that the charges they place for breaking a contract are a necessary to recoup the cost of high-end devices.

Sprint has expanded a program for recycling old cell phones, saying it is now allowing customers to trade in any device -- regardless of handset maker or carrier -- for credits worth as much as $300 that can be used on new service and phone upgrades.