LG Electronics, the world’s No. 3 handset maker, is launching an online store for mobile phone applications tomorrow with an initial focus on Asia and aspirations for a more global reach by year-end.

Phone makers and mobile firms worldwide are in a race to match the success of Apple’s App Store, creating their own virtual stores [...]

Can Nokia’s pricey flagship smartphone, the N97, compete with Apple’s iPhone 3G, now priced at $99, or the Palm Pre, which retails for $299?

Finnish handset maker Nokia comes crashing into the competitive North American smartphone marketplace this week with the N97, its flagship smartphone that the company announced in December. The phone is being sold [...]

I’m out of contract. As a matter of fact, I’ve been out of contract since October. The trouble is that this summer’s going to see the hottest set of handset releases that I can remember. There’s the HTC Magic, the Palm Pre, the Toshiba TG01, the Nokia N97 and the recently announced Apple iPhone 3G [...]