Fujitsu held a design competition for mobile phones and presented the winners at the Ceatec trade show in Tokyo.

Google and Verizon Wireless are forming a partnership to “leverage” the latter’s 3G network and the former’s Android mobile operating system. Expect Android handsets from Verizon in the next few weeks.

Vivox Voice, a third-party voice chat app launched on the social network, gives users the ability to communicate with friends in-network and out-of-network for free.

VoIP provider receives go-ahead to offer its mobile app to iPhone, iPod Touch, and BlackBerry owners. The app is free and available in their respective app stores.

The Pure is a rebranded version of the HTC Touch Diamond2, and the Tilt2 is for AT&T’s power business customers.

Still, it’s an Exchange 2007 reset, along with a few bug fixes, that’s the main component of 1.2.1, making its way to handsets over the weekend.

Comcast and NBC Universal could team up to form a joint venture controlled by the cable giant in an attempt to reshape these companies’ online-video strategies.