NEWS: Nokia X3 Touch and Type budget phone announced
Finnish phone fabricator Nokia revealed today what it thinks is the answer to the needs of the mobile Web 2.0 warrior: the Nokia X3 Touch and Type. As its name suggests, it’s Nokia’s first phone that has both an alphanumeric keypad and a full touch-screen display combined into a tasty 9.6mm-thin candybar. Why build a phone with both input options? Well, according to Nokia’s official video …

BlackBerry Torch 9800 Announced, Launching August 12th on AT&T
AT&T and BlackBerry held an event in New York today to announce a new phone. That phone is the BlackBerry Torch 9800 which is the long-rumored BlackBerry slider. The Torch features a full QWERTY keyboard hidden under the slide section, with a 3.2 inch touchscreen up top that features a 480×360 resolution. Below the screen is the usual optical trackpad so you get a choice as to which you want to …

School supply donation locations announced
SIERRA VISTA — Edward Jones financial advisers Landon Spilsbury and Jeff Lane are supporting a school supply donation campaign by using their offices as drop-off locations for a school supply drive. Local residents and businesses may help those less fortunate in the community by bringing in items to the local Edward Jones branch offices during regular business hours through Aug. 9. The branch …

Completion Of Phase I Diabetes Trial Announced By Mass. General Hospital, Iacocca Foundation
Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) and the Iacocca Foundation have announced the completion of the Phase I BCG clinical trial in type 1 diabetes, as well as the submission of all safety reports to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the MGH data safety monitoring boards. Plans for the Phase II clinical study, which will continue the investigation of bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG …