Research In Motion (RIM) (NASDAQ: RIMM; TSX: RIM) today announced a stylish new smartphone for socially-connected customers. The new BlackBerry® Curve™ 9320 smartphone features all the core BlackBerry  messaging and social-centric features that keep people connected, and it offers global 3G connectivity backed by long battery life to allow users to make the most of their day.

Nokia announced today that the Nokia Lumia 610, its most affordable Lumia smartphone, has begun rolling out in Asia. It will go on sale first in the Philippines in the final week of April, and in China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Taiwan and Vietnam in the following weeks.

All day, every day – that’s how much you use your smartphone. With its impossibly thin and lightweight design, Motorola RAZR™ MAXX boasts features with the wow factor and a battery that can handle even the most demanding lifestyle.

Motorola Mobility Chile Limitada announces the chilean launch of the Motorola MOTOKEY SOCIAL™ EX 225, a smart, compact handset, that is the first offering users greater flexibility and comfort with direct one key access to Facebook®. The device, with 3,5G technology, combines a touchscreen and a full QWERTY keyboard so you can keep in touch with friends and family, enhance efficiency on the job, and have all your friends with you anywhere you go.

Say “hola” to MOTOSMART Flip™, a Motorola Mobility cell phone that really will surprise you and will truly make you flip. With its pocket-friendly design and smartphone smarts, MOTOSMART Flip gives you the best of both worlds in one mobile device. And all at a price that won’t set you back much on nuevos soles.

Today China Telecom and Nokia announced the Nokia 800C, the first CDMA Windows Phone in China and Nokia's first Lumia phone for the world's largest smartphone market. The Nokia 800C combines head-turning design and the fastest way to connect to the people, places and things that matter most, in an experience uniquely tailored for people in China on the country's leading 3G network.

UR Mobile, which provides mobility solutions for enterprises, announced today it has received $1 million in new funding to help scale to meet the demand from several new clients. The new funding follows a round of seed funding worth $2 million, which UR Mobile received from a local investor.

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., the global leader in Android™ smartphones, today announced the availability of Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) software upgrade for GALAXY S II. The upgrade will begin in the European countries including Poland, Hungary, and Sweden, as well as Korea today and gradually roll out to other markets. Android 4.0 ICS software upgrade for GALAXY Note, GALAXY SII LTE, GALAXY R, GALAXY Tab 7.0 Plus, 7.7, 8.9 and 10.1 will follow soon.

ZTE Corporation (“ZTE”) (H share stock code: 0763.HK / A share stock code: 000063.SZ), a publicly-listed global provider of telecommunications equipment and network solutions, today announced it had attained the No. 1 global ranking for PCT patent filings in 2011.

Samsung Electronics today announces the latest addition to its Android powered Galaxy portfolio, the Galaxy Pocket. Featuring AndroidTM 2.3, this new smartphone offers those on the lookout for a new handset, a stylish portable option.