Facebook phone rumors were swirling for quite awhile, then HTC answered a question that seemingly nobody asked by delivering unto the world a phone with a dedicated Facebook button… the ChaCha. In what can only be considered a stroke of luck for all of humanity, the Taiwanese handset maker has been granted the opportunity to rectify its naming gaffe courtesy of a trademark infringement suit brought by ChaCha Inc. That company...

The ongoing legal wars between Nokia and Apple are heating up. Nokia is slapping Apple with another lawsuit, this time alleging that Apple’s iPhone and iPad 3G products infringe five Nokia patents. The complaint was filed in the Federal District Court in the Western District of Wisconsin. Nokia is alleging that Apple is infringing patents that “relate to technologies for enhanced speech and data transmission, using positioning data in...

The final buyer of Palm is announced. It’s not HTC, Lenovo nor Dell. It’s HP. HP has not released any breaking mobile devices for a long time. HP said the mobile market is highly profitable and the acquisition would help to accelerate the growth. They think the unique webOS is great and innovative. Jon Rubinstein, the current Palm CEO, will remain with the company after the acquisition. HP has bought Palm at a price of $5.70 per share...

MOTO Labs has used the human finger to test the touch screen. Some people argue that it is not that accurate. MOTO Labs has recently tested again using robot. They have also added several new phones for the test. The results are actually similar to that one using the human finger. It’s still saying iPhone has a pretty good screen. In the long run, the situation may not be changed. Video after the break. Robot Touchscreen Analysis from...