Lenovo Group today announced that it is acquiring the entire interest of Lenovo Mobile Communication Technology Ltd. from a group of investors led by Hony Capital. Consideration of the acquisition is approximately US$200 million in cash and Lenovo shares. Lenovo

Nissan Motor announced that it will license its "Scratch Shield" paint to NTT DoCoMo for mobile phone in Japan. The self-healing paint, currently applied to certain Nissan and Infiniti vehicles worldwide, was developed in collaboration with University of Tokyo and

Bundled with the Nokia Comes With Music service, the Nokia X6, is now available in selected markets. The Nokia X6 is expected to retail for approximately EUR 450, before taxes and subsidies. Featuring a 32GB internal memory, the Nokia X6

Mobile operator 3 has launched the first mobile TV subscription video-on-demand (SVOD) service, giving subscribers on-demand access to entire episodes of hit TV shows. The breakthrough SVOD service, called 'TV on Demand', is fully managed and powered by Mobix Interactive.Leveraging

Sprint and Kyocera announced the launch of the SANYO Incognito SCP-6760. Chock full of media and messaging features, Incognito features a Titanium Black mirrored external surface that jumps to life with the activation of the phone's glow-through keypad and OLED

Together with the Nokia 6700 slide, Nokia has introduced the Nokia 7230, scheduled to be available in the first quarter of 2010. Its retail price is even lower at EUR 100, comes with 3.2 megapixel camera, 2.4-inch display and support

With a choice of six fresh and vivid colors - pink, red, petrol blue, aluminum, lime and purple - the upcoming Nokia 6700 slide is a compact slider with aluminum finish. It supports 3G network, and will be available in

Verizon Wireless has start selling the BlackBerry Curve 8530 smartphone, featuring built-in GPS and Wi-Fi capabilities, as well as easy access to music, games and other mobile apps for entertainment on the go. The BlackBerry Curve 8530 smartphone is for

AT&T and HP announced the upcoming availability of the new HP iPAQ Glisten. It is AT&T's first smartphone with an AMOLED (active-matrix organic light-emitting diode) touch screen, featuring the Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.5 and QWERTY hardware keyboardUsers can easily move

Demoed in Japan a month ago, the new linux platform Else Intuition is officially launched today in London. Its website http://www.else-mobile.com is also opened for business to give you an idea of what it could offer with its First Else

Available from December 2nd next month, the Samsung Omnia II in CDMA version will be offered by Verizon Wireless with a price of $199.99 after a $100 mail-in rebate and two-year service agreement. The CDMA version does not have much

Myriad Group AG today announced that it has been selected by LG Electronics as the major Open Mobile Alliance (OMA) applications partner and J2ME partner for its new Android device, LG GW620, which is due to be released this month

VXi Corporation announces the VXi BlueParrott Xpressway, designed specifically for high-noise environments with its Xtreme Noise Suppression technologies. The Extended Talk feature ensures over 16 hours of continuous talk time and up to 150 hours of standby time with a

Gameloft plans to launch High Definition games on next generation Android phones like the Motorola Droid and the Sony Ericsson Xperia X10. Gameloft also continues to support the current generation of Android phones and announces the imminent arrival of titles

O2 has announced the HTC HD2, which will land in UK today and available for free on certain O2 Pay Monthly plan. The HD2 packs in a massive 4.3-inch touch screen, fast processor and camera with LED flash into a

China Mobile will soon become the first mobile operator to sell the Mini 3i OPhone, comes with a 3.5-inch touch screen and 640 x 360 resolution. The Mini 3i runs China Mobile's OPhone open source platform, and pre-loaded with softwares

TomTom's latest version of the TomTom app for iPhone and iPod touch (version 1.2) can be purchased on the App Store this month. The new version will also be made available for free to existing TomTom app for iPhone customers.

Verizon Wireless and CASIO today introduced the new Casio G'zOne (pronounced Jeez_wun) Rock, comes with 2 megapixel camera, LED light, bluetooth, microSD card slot and Triple Sensor technology for Earth Compass, Walking Counter, Thermometer, Astro Calendar, Sunrise Sunset and Tides

Cerulean Studios has finally completed their Trillian for iPhone development, the software is available for purchase at $4.99. Push notification is supported through the company's server, unlike its desktop version which connect directly to IM server.Everything in Trillian for iPhone

LiMo Foundation announced the Samsung SCH-M510 as the first LiMo Compliant handset which will be deployed in the Korean marketplace. The Samsung SCH-M510 is the first LiMo compliant handset for the Korean market, and the 45th LiMo compliant device overall.