T-Mobile has teamed with Family Dollar to offer a new pre-paid device for a very low price. The phone in question is the LG GS170. The phone will be present in 6,000 Family Dollar locations across the United States for $30. Just so we’re clear, Family Dollar is not a dollar store despite its name.

Another pre-release video, actually two, of the clamshell-styled BlackBerry 9670 have surfaced giving us a pretty nice look at both the handset itself as well as OS 6.0. The nice part here is that that good look was mixed in with some confirmed specs. And those include that the 9670 Clamshell is running an early more »

We still have little else in terms of details and features, however the clamshell styled BlackBerry 9670 has recently taken some time and posed for a few more images. Sadly, I am still not really digging the look. Via [The Cellular Guru]

Today’s phones scare a lot of folks. Pantech has those folks in mind with it’s new 3G Pantech Breeze II, a basic phone that was announced today and will be on AT&T. The phone costs $19.99 after rebate and two-year contract. Hearkening back to a time when people just talked on phones, the Breeze II more »

This fine Tuesday morning has brought us all a few more images of the clamshell styled BlackBerry 9670 and I have to say — it still looks funky. But like anything else, I am sure it appeals to someone out there. So whether you are checking out these images because you cannot wait to get more »

It looks like a new BlackBerry handset has recently been revealed, and as you can likely seem from the images it has a clamshell style design. The phone is the BlackBerry 9670 and it is CDMA-based. Other features include; 480 x 360 display 5 megapixel camera Wi-Fi Bluetooth Optical Trackpad microSD card slot OS 6.0 more »

According to the rumor mill, the clamshell styled Viliv N5 is going to be available for purchase as of this May. According to the details, which come courtesy of Pocketables, “the plan right now is to release the Viliv N5 in May.” In other words, nothing official has been announced as of yet. In terms more »

No kidding, right? I think maybe everyone but Nokia saw it coming. Or maybe they did too…just not at this drastic of a level.

According to the popular market research firm Canalys, Nokia’s market share dropped down to 38.9 percent in the third quarter; which is down from 51.4 just a year earlier. On the other hand, Apple jumped to 17.3 percent, and RIM increased to 15.2 the same quarter.

Canalys credits some of the Apple and RIM increases to new phones and new marketing strategies. In a statement, the firm said “”The introduction of the iPhone 3G in July and Apple’s expansion into many more countries helped propel the vendor to second place globally.” Continued.

So RIM said they couldn’t put together a BlackBerry Flip with a full QWERTY keyboard. LG said, “We can.” Take a look at the LG Lotus that will be available on the Sprint network. It’s a flip phone with a full QWERTY keyboard and an odd square form factor. What else does it do outside more »

After finding out I was on crack this week, I was reminded of some information I had on BlackBerries. As you know, Research in Motion (“RIM”) is releasing their Pearl 8220, the first BlackBerry with a clamshell design. Gadgetell got a chance to speak to RIM and found out that the keyboard on a clamshell more »