For those who love tech there's nothing like a launch day. For those who adore tech, there's nothing like a launch Midnight. Thus, the scene at Verizon wireless stores in East Coast centers. Reportedly, more than a hundred people were lined up at midnight Thursday night outside a Verizon Wireless store in midtown Manhattan to be among the first to buy the new Motorola Droid.

Verizon Wireless and Research in Motion (RIM) announced on Monday that the much-anticipated BlackBerry Storm2 will launch on the Verizon network on Oct. 28th. The new RIM device will be available from Verizon
Wireless Communications stores, online at www.verizonwireless.com, and through business sales channels.

Nokia is suing its U.S. rival, Apple for patent infringements on mobile phone technology for the iPhone. The 10 alleged patent infringements involve wireless data, speech coding, security and encryption. Nokia claims that it has not been compensated for its technology and feels that Apple has received a free ride using Nokia's innovation.

Motorola shares are on the rise, up 8% on Monday alone. The buzz is all about the upcoming release of the new Android phone! Motorola has gone all out on this second release of the Android, and Wall Street thinks it's going to be a hit.

Verizon's recent Droid ad slammed the iPhone, but was coy about a Droid release date, saying only November. However, a little decoding seems to indicate that's conservative.

Apple (AAPL) stock climbed above the $200 mark in after hours trading after the company released its Fiscal Q4 results. Strong iPhone and Macintosh sales helped Apple's earnings rise 46%.

Over the past few weeks, Verizon has been slamming the iPhone with ads such as "there's a map for that," which points out the well-publicized issues with the iPhone and AT&T's network. They've also been announcing a series of Google Android phones, and their latest spot (nicknamed iDroid or simply the Droid commercial), about the Verizon Droid device, hits the iPhone right where it iCan.

The BlackBerry Storm 2 has been launched by Research in Motion (RIM). The question now becomes, will it make consumers forget the underwhelming Storm (1)?

Delphi is working on a concept to allow you to control many of your car functions with your iPhone via a computer application called IDriver.

Apple has become the latest company, and probably the highest profile, to leave the U.S. Chamber of Commerce over that organization's stance against limiting greenhouse gases to slow the effects of global climate change. Three other companies, Pacific Gas and Electric, PNM Resources and Exelon, also recently pulled out of the Chamber over its climate policy. Additionally, Nike resigned its position on the Chamber’s board, though it has maintained its membership.