LG goes Goth with black Shine

LG has introduced its latest Shine handset: a Goth-friendly dark metal machine dubbed the Titanium Black model - a phone with ’something of the night’ about it. Continued

Gears up for big Sprint Nokia’s N800 tablet is to get Mobile WiMAX connectivity in order to be used on Sprint’s US WiMAX network next year, though it’s probably keeping Wi-Fi and Bluetooth just in case. Continued

Beats Vodafone to the starter’s block? Online retailer Expansys may have beaten Vodafone to the chase by launching the Samsung i620 device before what was supposed to be the mobile operator’s exclusive UK release. Vodafone was expected to launch the handset onto the UK market “soon”, but Expansys has said it can deliver the device to Joe Consumer from 22 August. Continued

Will outsource chip development Nokia is to outsource most of its chip development to other manufacturers in order to reduce its R&D spend and concentrate on developing core chipset technologies. The Finnish firm, which is the world’s largest mobile maker, said the new licensing and multi-sourcing model would allow it to broaden its pool of chip suppliers, while enabling the firm to focus on its core competencies in chipset development. Continued