Reviews have already started to come in for the BlackBerry Bold 9700, so we thought that we would take a look at a few of them and see what the consensus is. We already know that the BlackBerry Bold 9700 is the follow on to the much-loved original Bold, so has some big boots to fill.

We know that the new Bold will be coming to AT&T and T-Mobile in the U.S., but we still wait to learn which UK network will offer the 9700. Read more on this story here.

The new Bold is now the size of a BlackBerry Curve, but RIM has squashed in 3G surfing and push email. The first review on offer is from FoneHome, they start off by claiming that the Bold 9700 is “one of the best handsets ever built.” This is a huge claim, so you will need to read the full review to learn more.

PC Adviser also managed to get their hands on the BlackBerry Bold 9700, they state that it is now slimmer and lighter than the original Bold and the inclusion of a trackball is a nice touch by RIM. However, the true test will be if users will warm to the smaller QWERTY keypad.

PC Pro were also given the opportunity to review the new Bold, they also pickup on the smaller keyboard and worry that its smaller size could prove a problem, as it was the size of the keypad that original Bold users loved.

These are just three reviews of the new BlackBerry Bold 9700; feel free to offer us your own review.

Just in case you needed any further reminders to pick up the new BlackBerry Bold 9700, we have the official video teaser to show you now, straight from RIM themselves.

Ever since the Bold 9700 was announced, we have been kept you informed on all the relevant stuff, specs, availability and so on. We even told you about the white version of the Bold 9700, which you can read up on here.

As for the video though, its short and straight to the point really. If you have owned a BlackBerry Bold in the past, then the phone will probably appeal to you a lot more.

In our opinion though, there are a lot more exciting phones on the way that you might be best off saving your money for.

Let us know if you plan to pick one up.

We have another of those unboxing reports for you to take a look at now, this time for the BlackBerry Bold 9700 handset, which should now be shipping to customers in the U.S this week.

As reported from ElectricPig, their Bold 9700 handset has just arrived and they have wasted little time in unboxing the handset and putting all the juicy pics up for all to see.

A quick reminder of specs if you need them: It features a 2.4-inch display screen, 3.2 megapixel camera with auto-focus and LED flash, Bluetooth 2.1, WiFi, GPS and a snazzy leather case on the back.

The phone will ship on the new BlackBerry OS 5.0, so customers who pick one up can expect a nice new feel to the phone in the way of interface changes and messaging layout.

Head over to Electric Pig for the pics.

All the top wireless carriers from around the world have all got together to discuss its preferred way how they wish to deliver voice and SMS services on LTE (Long Term Evolution). Some of the carriers include AT&T, Telefonica, Orange and more as well as cell phone makers as well.

All the companies have now agreed on a technical profile for LTE One Voice initiative. The profile defines an optimal setting for existing 3GPP-specified functionalities, this will be used by all network carriers and cell phone makers to make certain that the LTE voice solutions is compatible with all devices.

The conclusion of these talks has concluded that the IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) looks to be the best solution; this is the best for meeting customers’ demands. This is said to be the most reliably and will offer the best quality.

Now that this technical profile has been met jointly by these companies, the industry will now be able to guarantee international roaming for LTE voice and SMS services will be seamless and offer continuity. For more information on this, visit AT&T

Over the last few weeks we have heard quite a lot regarding the upcoming BlackBerry Bold 9700, we have heard that the handset should be coming to T-Mobile USA and AT&T, however we have not heard much regarding a UK release.

There has been a little confusion as to whether the handset will be released on T-Mobile on November 16th or November 18th, we are still currently unsure which release date is trustworthy.

Now that the hype for the handset is getting quite large we thought we would ask our readers there preference, therefore feel free to answer the following question in the comments section below.

What US / UK carrier would you prefer to see the BlackBerry Bold 9700 released on? Please explain your answer.

If we go back to the start of the year you would have been shocked to see a wireless charger for your iPhone, BlackBerry or other device. Now as we come to the end of the year, these products seem to be getting all the more common, the latest being the Duracell Mygrid.

The first device to start the trend of this year was the Palm Touchstone, but up to that point would only work with the Pre. The next was the Powermat; this device was different as it could charge up multiple devices at once.

The Duracell Mygrid is much like the Powermat, as you only have to place the device on the mat for it to start charging. The Mygrid supports up to 8 devices, all of which will have to use an adapter, which you slide the desired device in to.

Adapter sleeves are available for the iPhone and iPod Touch, two BlackBerry handsets, and certain models of Nokia and Motorola cell phones. It will take time for more sleeves to come available, but we are certain that they will come.

The mat looks as though it will only can only charge two devices at a time, but MyGrid state that the device can charge up to four items at a time.

For more information, visit www.gadgetress.com

Earlier today we announced that Apple have now confirmed that there are over 100,000 applications available at their App Store, these applications started off pretty basic but have soon developed to cover a wide range of functionality.

Not only has the App Store been great for the iPhone/iPod Touch, but it has also been great for developers, due to the amount of iPhone users out there many developers have made successful business by creating applications.

We thought that this would be a good time to ask our readers what were their top 5 favorite apps at the App Store? Please leave your answers in the comments section below.

Just to get your memory going here are a few applications which have seen success at the App Store, Bejeweled 2, Tetris, The Sims 3, Crash Bandicoot Nitro Kart 3D, Monopoly: The World Edition, Guitar Toolkit, Weather Pro, Wunder Radio, Spotify, Slacker and the list goes on…

We have some good news to deliver to Bell customers out there, as we’re pleased to report that the long awaited HSPA network has now gone live for customers, meaning Rogers now has added competition on the HSPA game in Canada.

As reported from BGR, a great-looking list of handsets that we expected to launch alongside HSPA have indeed become available, and they include favorites such as the Apple iPhone (all versions), BlackBerry Bold 9700 and Samsung Omnia II.

They also have a few handsets not classed in the ‘non smartphone’ category in the way of the LG Xenon, Samsung Impact and the Nokia 2730.

Head over to BGR for full pricing details, as well as details on the types of calling plans that will be available on offer.

What are your thoughts on Bell’s rollout of HSPA?

For those of you waiting for the BlackBerry Tour 9630 to be available from US Cellular, the wait is now over, the handset is now live on their network.

The Tour 9630 turned up on US Cellular’s website about a month ago, however until today it has not been available, if you are thinking about purchasing the handset you may want to check out these reviews.

US Cellular are offering the handset for $199.95 when you agree a two-year deal (this price takes into account a $70 mail-in rebate), the contract requires you to sign-up to a minimum calling plan of $39.99 per month and a minimum data plan of $24.95 per month, check out IntoMobile for more information.

Are these prices too excessive in your opinion?

SlashGear have recently pointed out that Verizon Wireless have recently increased the cancellation fees when canceling contracts for“Advanced Devices”.

Chances are these “advanced devices” are high-end smartphones and laptops, Verizon are now looking to charge up to $350 for an early termination, however this decreases by $10 per month completed.

Obviously the reasons are financial, however many believe this has been brought on prematurely due to people taking Verizon up on their buy-one-get-one-free BlackBerry deal, it is thought that some people exploited this deal by terminating the contacts, paying the fees and then selling the handsets at a profit.

To be honest I feel Verizon are well within their rights to charge large amounts for early terminations, at the end of the day an agreement was made which has not been fulfilled, check out SlashGear for more information.

What do you think about the increased termination fees?

We have been asked by one of our readers when the new Palm Pixi (aka Pixie) will be released on the Verizon network. The reader is a Palm Treo owner and is waiting for the new handset to arrvive but was unsure when this is.

We do not have an official release date for the handset yet, but we recently mentioned that the Pixi will be released sometime in mid-November on the Sprint, but no idea on the Verizon carrier. We ask if any of our readers have any more news on this.

The Palm Pixi is aimed at women users and looks like a BlackBerry love child. The 2.63-inch multi-touch capacitive touchscreen display has 320 x 400 pixels and comes with a 2-megapixel camera. Other features include GPS, 8GB of internal memory, 3.5mm headphone jack and changeable covers.

The Pixie has something in common with the Palm Pre, it can use the Palm TouchStone wireless charger. According to Trusted Reviews, the new handset will run on the webOS, which is much improved thanks to a few updates since its launch.

When it comes to technology NASA and Apple are at the top of their game, so it comes as no surprise that NASA has decided to launch an app on the Apple iPhone. The best thing about the new app is that it is free, and allows you to see an overview of the path and progress of NASA’s space exploration.

The information is given to you in real time and is a great way to see how your money is being spent. According to Geek.com, NASA has spent some time developing the application and if you thought that the app is just for geeks who love astronomy, then you would be mistaken.

The app offers up-to-date information on current missions and is easy to access thanks to its fast nimble user interface. The app will allow you to gain access to all the stories from NASA and other information that NASA is undertaking.

The NASA iPhone app will also make use of the live trackers on the International Space Station (ISS) as well as their other space vehicles. Users will even have access to more than 1,300 images from NASA spaceflights and more than 5,200 Astronomy Pictures. For more information, visit Geek.com

Apple have just announced that they have today passed the 100,000 mark, in terms of number of applications currently available to download on their ever growing mobile App store.

As reported from Apple Insider, the figure applies to apps available for both the iPhone and iPod Touch. It is also worth pointing out that this figure has been reached only a year and a half after the Apple App Store first debuted.

Naturally, Philip Schiller - Apple’s senior vice president of Worldwide Product Marketing had something to say on the big news, stating:

“The iPhone SDK created the first great platform for mobile applications and our customers are loving all of the amazing apps our developers are creating.”

It will be interesting to find out just how many of those Apps became available after the release of iPhone OS 3.1.

More details over at Apple Insider. Let us know your thoughts on Apple’s milestone.

Right Bite, Inc has now launched Right Bite 1.0, which is said to be a revolutionary behavior modification & weight loss tool for the Apple iPhone and iPod Touch. The app has been designed to work with the unique features of both devices, the app works very different to other weight loss programs.

Right Bite 1.0 uses proven scientific research in order to help user’s lose weight, this is done by controlling the pace of your eating rather than how you would normally eat. Most us would not know that the pace that we eat can control our weight.

Scientific study shows that by eating slowly will produce less consumption and there will be no loss of satiated. If you focus on chewing your food more, then more caloric energy is used up, much the same as if the food had been pulverized.

The app will cue users a perfect speed to chew their food, Right Bite claims that some users could lose up to 30+ pounds in less than 6 months than they normally would when eating at their normal pace.

For more information, visit http://prmac.com

While the US waits patiently for it’s release, we can now confirm that the phone is shipping in Europe and Taiwan. Those of you who pre-ordered the phone might even have the phone in your hands already.

As reported from Pocket-Lint, the HD2 (Previously known as Leo) will be powered by Windows Mobile 6.5 and has been in demand ever since it was announced.

Specs include a 4.3-inch touchscreen display, Snapdragon processor, 5 megapixel camera, HSDPA, WiFi and GPS. It will also run HTC’s lovely (and rather popular) Sense UI Interface, so it definitely is a phone that you should consider if you’re looking for one at the moment.

Have you received your HTC HD2 yet? If so, let us know your initial impressions of the device.

Nokia have recently announced four new handsets, don’t get too excited though, as these handsets are very cheap and basic. The handsets are called the 1280, 1616, 1800, 2200 Slide, and 2690.

The 1280 costs just €20 ($29.50), the handset will be available sometime during Q1 2010, it features a 800mAh battery which allows up to 8.5 hours of talk time, check out the IntoMobile link at the end of this post for more details.

The 1616 costs just €24 ($35.40), the handset will also be available sometime during Q1 2010, it also features a 800mAh battery and features a 3.5mm headphone jack, flash light and FM radio, check out the IntoMobile link at the end of this post for more details.

For full details on the above mentioned handsets and the other three check out IntoMobile.

According to a recent article on Cnet it seems that we should expect to see the U.S. release of the impressive HTC HD2 sometime in early 2010.

We have already heard confirmation regarding a UK release, however there has not yet been confirmation regarding what U.S. carrier will be offering the handset.

Most rumors seem to suggest that T-Mobile USA will be offering the handset first, however this is not yet confirmed.

The fact that the handset combines a 4.3 inch capacitive touchscreen display with Windows Mobile 6.5 and a 1GHz processor means that many carriers will be doing their up-most to offer it.

As we hear confirmation as to what U.S. carrier will be offering the handset we will keep you posted.

What carrier would you prefer the handset to be available on?

It looks as if iPhone extraordinaire GeoHot has done it again, after it has been reported that his latest iPhone hack for the 3GS model, unlocks your device in under 20 seconds. Amazed?

As reported from Pocket-Lint, the latest version of Blackra1n allows users running iPhone firmware 3.1.2 to fully unlock the device - allowing you to use the carrier of your choice, not to mention being able to store the millions of unapproved apps.

The software is now available to download for both PC and Mac users, just follow the link to the official website here.

We expect that Apple will be forced to release yet another firmware update to combat the exploits of GeoHot, so it probably isn’t the end of the battle..yet.

More info over at Pocket-Lint.

A pretty in-depth preview/review for the Acer Liquid A1 smartphone has recently been posted on the::unwired, previously we have seen a brief hands-on for the handset, but nothing this detailed.

The Liquid A1 was officially announced in mid-October and boasts some impressive specifications, the handset runs Android 1.6 (Donut) and features a 768MHz processor, and a display which supports a resolution of 800×480, you can see your post which shows the handsets full specs here.

The::unwired article covers a wide-range of details regarding the handset, from the handsets physical design to the ways in which it can be easily connected to your PC.

All in all the preview/review comes back pretty favorably, the reviewer has taken into account that this is Acer’s first Android smartphone and it looks like Acer have set a solid foundation, check out the::unwired’s article for the full review which includes a wide-range of screenshots.

If you are thinking of picking up either the Nokia N900 or HTC HD2, both of which are due very soon, you should check out this comparison we have found, which focuses specifically on the keyboards featured on each device.

The keyboard comparison comes from Slashgear, who have placed each device side by side and have given us their opinions on both keyboards, complete with a series of images to accompany their comparison.

SlashGear have said that typing for them is generally quicker on the HD2 than the N900. They have also mentioned how typing on the N900 feels slightly ‘cramped’ compared to when performing the same tasks on the HD2.

It is also worth mentioning that the top row of keys on the N900 are placed incredibly close to the bottom of the display screen, so that might be one area of caution for those looking to buy one.

What are your impressions of both keyboards? Check out their full comparison and gallery of pics, then let us know your own opinions.