Nokia and Motorola Come Up Stale

Wireless-phone makers rolled out their new models at the annual CTIA trade show this week in Las Vegas.

And while there were few fresh phones from No. 1 Nokia (NOK Quote) and No. 2 Motorola (MOT Quote), Korean challengers Samsung and LG made strong impressions with new designs.

Overall, the top features continue to be cameras, Bluetooth, messaging and music. And there seems to be no end in sight for the thinning trend.

Nokia introduced four phones destined for the U.S. market. Three of the phones are on the CDMA standard, but none has high-speed data capability available on the new 3G EV-DO networks. Two of these phones are clamshell-style and all have color screens. ...