In a pretty surprising press release, the Garmin-Asus nuviphone G60 is set to hit Taiwanese retail stores on July 27, while Singapore and Malaysia will be receiving the same phone by late August. Let’s not forget about the M20 which is set to reach Asian countries such as Taiwan, Hong Kong, Singapore, Thailand and Malaysia by late August. The main difference between the G60 and M20 is the fact that the M20 runs on Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional, while the G60 runs on Linux. In terms of availability in Europe and the United States, Garmin-Asus expects both phones to be available sometime in the second half of 2009, while carriers and pricing will be announced in the coming months.

Many have tried to follow Apple and compete with their App Store, such as Android, RIM, and Palm, just to name a few. Now, it seems LG wants to join the party as they plan to launch their LG Application Store starting tomorrow, July 14, 2009, with the debut taking place in Asia. Application stores more »

Ever wanted to own a cellphone that can switch between GSM and CDMA bands without any of the fuss? The Samsung Anycall W599 will let you do just that. Because it works with two SIM cards, and two networks running at the same time. Which isn’t new, but still worthy of another shot, especially from more »

Philips is at it again with the release of a reworked Xenium 9@9 smartphone, this time giving it the powers of a stylus-based touchscreen. Dubbed the Xenium 9@9v, this new smartphone will hit Asian shores next month with the following features: the previously mentioned touchscreen, handwriting recognition, dual-SIM card support and an astonishing 1 month more »