
PC maker Dell said it is forming a mobile device group to launch a bigger push into smartphones. http://bit.ly/7mbEZg

The Federal Communications Commission is looking into why Verizon recently doubled the fees it charges customers who want to break their contracts on smartphones. http://bit.ly/7x1N16

Motorola said it has invested in a company that makes software to potentially convert any device into a touch screen unit. http://bit.ly/6i4itT

Verizon said it will release a Google Android update for the Motorola Droid -- to improve the camera's auto-focus feature and the phone's voice reception quality -- in the coming weeks. http://bit.ly/5ZlpHp

Verizon is the best in customer support, voice and data service but tends to be costly, while Sprint and AT&T ranked the lowest, according to a survey to appear in the January issue of Consumer Reports. http://bit.ly/83Cp49

Nokia expects the global handset market to recover faster next year than analysts are forecasting -- around 10 percent in volume next year after falling some seven percent this year. http://bit.ly/8Owmi8

AT&T and Verizon have agreed to drop lawsuits accusing each other of misleading viewers with TV ads, but Verizon said it was continuing to advertise with maps that had started the fight. http://bit.ly/4IY0DO

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AT&T plans to launch the HP iPAQ Glisten, a Windows Mobile 6.5 touch screen smartphone with 3G world capabilities, in the coming weeks for $230. http://bit.ly/7bIDOx

Verizon plans to launch the Samsung Omnia 2, a Windows Mobile 6.5 smartphone with one of the largest touch screen displays, on December 2 for $200. http://bit.ly/8mQpPI

Verizon today introduced the Casio G'zOne Rock, a rugged clamshell that has six operating modes -- including one that shows the tides and sea levels to find the best time for fishing. http://bit.ly/2ubXUb

T-Mobile today announced that it will sell a prepaid BlackBerry plan for $60 that doesn't require a contract or credit check. http://bit.ly/GADmf













