Budget Android 2.1 smartphone out next month Three, T-Mobile and Virgin Media have all now said they will offer HTC's latest Android handset, the budget Wildfire, in the future.

Simple, but effective Review Hot on the heels of the music-centric Nokia X6 touchscreen smartphone comes the X3, a scaled down version, with running Symbian S40 this time rather than S60, but with a similar UI on top. Theres no touch screen or Comes With Music, no 3G or Wi-Fi or GPS, though it does have a 3.2Mp camera and yet still has music in mind.

Do you carry a cell phone? Today, chances are it’s called a “smartphone” and it came with a three-to-five megapixel lens built-in - not to mention an MP3 player, GPS or even a bar code scanner. This ‘Swiss-Army-knife’ trend represents the natural progression of technology - as chips become smaller/more advanced, cell phones absorb new functions. What if, in the future, new functions on our cell …

Do you carry a cell phone? Today, chances are it's called a "smartphone" and it came with a three-to-five megapixel lens built-in-not to mention an MP3 player, GPS or even a bar code scanner.

Google on Wednesday revealed a free online navigation service that will be a part of its forthcoming Android 2.0 mobile operating system. It could also come to the iPhone , the company said, if given the green light by Apple. A beta of Google Maps Navigation will arrive next week when the Motorola Droid smartphone debuts on Verizon 's network. The service will be added to all other Android devices, as well, when they are formally updated to version 2.0. Verizon Droid: 5 Standout Fe