The CTIA Wireless 2008 has become quite a venue for the launching and debuts of classy mobile phones. Of course, that is been the role of the mobile phone trade show. Carriers and manufacturers use the event to showcase their products. One of the highlights of the event, is the revelation of a phone that might be able to topple the iPhone.

According to CrunchGear.com,
Samsung and Sprint have worked together to hatch an iPhone Killer. At the CTIA, they have announced the imminent arrival of the the Samsung Instinct.

Killing Apple's iPhone, is a daunting task but the Samsung Instinct has the potential to turn heads around and make an impact on the mobile phone industry. Let me give a few details on the device.

This high-end mobile phone sports great features including EVDO Rev. A, Sprint Music, GPS with TeleNav support and Sprint TV. To compete with the powerful iPhone, the Instinct is designed to have a touchscreen QWERTY keyboard. It will also come with a 3.5mm headphone jack and 2 GB microSD card.

The device revealed at the tradeshow is a prototype so some imperfections and defects surfaced. however, these bugs may be fixed when the production models finally enter the market. Some of the analyst who have hands on experience with the device at the CTIA Wireless 2008 in Sin City were impressed. However, they did not think that it can kill the iPhone.

The Instinct has to overcome a lot of obstacles in order to be on par with Apple's hit handset. For instance, the iPhone has multitouch technology. This technology allows users to interact with a device without conventional input devices. Apple has sought a patent for this technology so Samsung has to look somewhere else to find a competitive technology.

Sprint it seems is putting a lot of faith in the Samsung Instinct. The carrier has announce that it is willing to spend a million bucks to advertise the product. The company is struggling so they maybe hoping that the high-end handset can help them recover. A single handset will not be able to resurrect the company but its a good start for Sprint because it will attract a lot of customers. The mobile phone provider has suffered from customer defections and launching the Samsung Instinct will convince many customers to stay.

Do you love the iPhone? If you are an iPhone fan, then you will like this rumor from The BoyGenius Report.

According to a BGR source, there are exciting rumors from Asia on a possible iPhone update. The rumor goes that Apple have made arrangements for a new round of iPhone production. Why is this important? Well, these newly ordered handsets may be equipped with 3G network compatibility.

One of the biggest criticisms of the iPhone is the lack of high-speed 3G/HSDPA support. The public has been clamoring for the high-end device to have this update. Well, Apple may be granting this request soon because the order was reportedly for a hefty 10 million units. If this number is accurate, then it may be true that it is connected to Apple’s next-generation handset.

Another factor that makes this rumor plausible, is the information that the 3G iPhone is indeed due out this year. If Apple ordered such a large quantity then, it may not be for the current model but the updated version.

There are also rumors that OLED displays will be featured on Apple’s upcoming revamp. However, the sources say that this rumor is not very solid. Nevertheless, the upcoming handsets could be thinner than the current model if it's true that OLED technology will be used. The decreased power consumption of OLED displays would also increase the battery life of the updated device. Since 3G components can be quite a drain on battery life, using OLED technology makes good sense.

I really think that these rumors are promising. The iPhone is already on of the hottest handsets on that business. A 3G model would increase its popularity even more. At this time, perhaps it would not be wise to purchase the old model. If the 3G model comes out, spending money on the old model would seem like a bad idea.