Verizon Wireless and AT&T now require data plans for their quick messaging phones, but we think customers should have a choice.

Originally posted at Dialed In

The Sony Ericsson Aspen makes its debut as the newest member of the company’s Greenheart series and also the first smartphone to run Windows Mobile 6.5.3.

Originally posted at Dialed In

Every two weeks, CNET editor Nicole Lee answers your questions about cell phones and cell phone accessories in The 411.

Originally posted at Dialed In

Motorola might introduce the Nexus Two, which would be the second Android handset for Google’s direct retail channel.

Originally posted at Android Atlas

Verizon Wireless launches a new version of its VZ Navigator location-based service with new features such as roadside assistance and social networking integration.

Originally posted at Dialed In

FCC documents indicate a new version of Google’s Nexus One that supports wireless bands for AT&T’s 3G network will soon hit the market.

Originally posted at Signal Strength

Two models in particular, the Bravo and Supersonic, are getting a lot of attention, which leads us to believe an announcement is coming soon.

Originally posted at Android Atlas

Thought the Nexus One deserves CNET’s “Excellent” rating, there are three things with which we’re not entirely comfortable.

Originally posted at Android Atlas

It appears to be the company’s first touch-screen QWERTY device, and an attempt to bridge the gap between its popular Curve and Bold QWERTY handsets and its Storm touch-screen device.

width="610" height="164" />

Let's not get greedy; they can't ALL be good.

(Credit:

Young Raging Bull)

This episode of The 404 Podcast is dedicated to all of our heartbroken comrades out there who were expecting an Apple tablet computer, but got an Apple e-reader instead. Join us as we recap what might be the most underwhelming Apple product announcement since Apple TV.

Full disclosure here: This entire 30-minute episode is dedicated to the Apple iPad. We know a lot of you must be exhausted with all the moaning and groaning so far, but we’ll take any opportunity to make fun of Wilson. Bear with us as we try to get him to say one bad thing about the iPad.

In addition to a healthy dose of polite yelling, we also play a collection of voice mails that drive the stake in even further. We guarantee tomorrow’s show to be (relatively) free of Apple talk, and we’re also very excited to welcome Jerry Ma and Cliff Chiang of the Asian-American comic anthology “Secret Identities,” who will join us in the studio tomorrow to talk about state of the industry, ethnic minorities in the comic genre, and…well let’s face it, we want their artistic opinion of the iPad.

EPISODE 507

Listen now:

Download today’s podcast

Subscribe in iTunes audio | Suscribe to iTunes (video) | Subscribe in RSS Audio | Subscribe in RSS Video

Video coming soon, check back later today!

…

Originally posted at The 404 Podcast