AT&T has dropped its requirement that all customers purchasing “quick messaging devices” — or QMDs for short –  subscribe to an unlimited texting plan. According to Fierce Wireless, AT&T implemented the rule in January 2010 before quietly discontinuing it sometime in February of this year. The unlimited texting plan was ...

As tech writers we get to play with a ton of phones, but nothing really takes us back to our high school days like playing with a Sidekick — and we just had a chance to sit down with the first one powered by Android. Built by Samsung, the Sidekick ...

Today, via two separate press releases, Verizon announced the addition of the LG Vortex – a full-touchscreen, Android 2.2 smartphone — and the LG Cosmos — a full-QWERTY messaging phone — to its handset lineup. The Vortex will boast a 3.2-inch touchscreen display with haptic feedback, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 2.1, 3.2 megapixel camera, micro-SD card slot ...

Verizon Wireless today announced the upcoming availability of two new feature phones, the Pantech Crux and the LG Octane. The former, a full touchscreen offering from Pantech, features a 3-inch display with a virtual QWERTY keypad, a variety of widgets, mobile IM and email support, a 1GB microSD card with ...

If you’ve got a device dubbed “MSGM8″ (Message Mate) on your hands, you’re bound to sell a couple of units to avid texters and IM users. Cricket launched said handset, a compact bar QWERTY phone with email and IM apps on board.The handset packs a 2.2 inch screen, a 1.3 ...

AT&T has just started selling the Pantech Impact handset today, available in two colors, bright blue and soft pink. This is a brand new form factor for AT&T’s line of messaging phones, since Impact comes with two screens and a full hidden keyboard.Pantech’s new device packs a high-gloss faceplate with ...

Nokia has just announced that the long awaited E72 handset is now available in stores, coinciding with the release of a study showing that people use email more than phone calls or text messaging, when it comes to vital info.Nokia E72 was designed with top messaging and email features in ...

Pantech Reveal C790 has just been made available via AT&T, for $80 on contract and you can check out the device in the image below, if you’re not familiar with its name. Also known as Pantech Aladdin, the handset is a slider with an alphanumeric keypad and a full QWERTY ...

LG has just announced the GW300 handset, a messaging and social networking powerhouse, that comes in a fresh form factor and sports a full QWERTY keyboard. There’s also a 2.4 inch landscape display on board and a 5-way nav pad for simple browsing.On board the device you’ll find a Facebook ...

After launching the successful Samsung Corby model, the handset maker decided it was time for a follow-up to the popular device… or two. The new models are CorbyTXT and CorbyPRO and they’re destined to appeal to a youthful market and people with active lifestyles.Samsung CorbyTXT is a messaging phone with ...

Alltel has just started selling Samsung Freeform, a not so impressive device with medium level specs, like Stereo Bluetooth technology, GPS, expandable memory (up to 16GB) and a speakerphone.Freeform comes with a slim design, a 4 row QWERTY keyboard, a music player, threaded text messaging, voice recognition and a 2.2 ...

MetroPCS has just started selling Samsung Messager II (560) today and the device’s name is a clear indication to the purpose of the handset: messaging. Messager II is already available in Canada via Bell, being known as Samsung Vice north of the border.The phone comes with a standard alphanumeric keypad, ...