No, not Marvel Comics.  Marvell Technology today announced the completion of the XScale chip purchase.  The XScale chip has been powering mobile phone handsets and PDAs for many years, but has seemingly stagnated under Intel’s ownership.
Hopefully, Marvell will continue innovation in the space by working on power requirements, performance and feature integration.
Via: The Wireless Report [...]

If you are looking at the Motorola H700 BT Headset, you may be interested in the infoSync World review of the device.
While its a nice small headset, it does have some cons like average call quality and unstable feeling on the ear.
Via: infoSync World = Review: Motorola H700 Bluetooth headset

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A new version of Opera’s “Mini” browser has been released for mobile phones.  Version 3.0 now features nifty photo sharing tools, and sports an RSS viewer as well.
In addition, SSL is now supported for secure online transactions.  The product is free and requires Java, you can download it from the OperaMini site.

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Cingular has launched the Palm Treo 680, at the $199 price-point. This Palm OS powered phone has some nice updates to the basic Treo design.
The big change to the 680 is the lack of an external antenna, which allows for a sleeker appearance, and more pocket-friendly. Improved buttons on the keyboard, and [...]

Well, this is an interesting turn for anyone who uses mobile phones.
Cell phone owners will be allowed to break software locks on their handsets in order to use them with competing carriers under new copyright rules announced Wednesday.

“I am very encouraged by the fact that the Copyright Office is willing to recognize exemptions for archivists, cell phone [...]

Jason Dunn of Thoughts Media fame has a great write-up of the Pocket PC Techs Lil’ Sync Penguin (and other items). I first found a reference to this item over at Pocket PC Thoughts, then I found the link to Jason’s The Two Inch View blog.
Somehow I missed the launch of Jason’s [...]

Looks like Arne Hess has dug up a story on the upcoming HTC Cavalier - a follow on upgrade of the HTC Excalibur.  Looks like the main enhancements are:

UMTS/HSDPA
Bluetooth 2.0
400MHz Samsung SC 2442 Processor
2MP Camera
802.11g (WiFi)

Could this be your next phone?  
Via: the::unwired - LEAKED: First HTC Cavalier photo hits the Web

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I want to wish everyone a very happy Thanksgiving.  We’re taking a break over the next day or so, but we’ll be back later in the week with more news and stuff.

It appears that Symbol may be prepping a device for the consumer market - or at least the enterprise market.
The MC35 is said to include GPS, VoIP, and push-to-talk features.  Enhanced WiFi and Bluetooth variants are sure to follow.
Via: Engadget - The MC35: a Symbol for the masses?

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HTC is expanding its line of Pocket PC Phones, improving on their previous designs. With the P4350, they’ve taken the basic HTC Wizard, and upgraded some of the included software, bumped the camera resolution to 2MP, and slimmed the device somewhat.
Unfortunately, this device will only be available in Europe during its debut in [...]