It’s time for round two.
AT&T’s iPhone and Verizon’s Blackberry Storm are ready to go head-to-head once again. In two days. The updated version of the first touchscreen Blackberry, the Blackberry Storm2, will be available Wednesday, Oct. 28.
For the eager, die-hard Blackberry fans, the Storm2 can be purchased at Verizon Wireless stores and online at www.verizonwireless.com. [...]

Gone are the days that smartphones — the BlackBerry, for all intents and purposes — were a mark of the user being an executive or business traveler. Today, smartphones are now bought mainly by individual consumers and used for mostly personal needs, according to a new survey of more than 1,000 users by the consultancy [...]

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 [...]