The company LG Electronics has published the official information on the new cell phone LG Vu, or if we will be more precise on two devices: CU920 - with a TV tuner and CU915 - LG Vu variety without the support of mobile television. LG Vu is made to work in the standards GSM (850/900/1800/1900 MHz), UMTS (850/1900 MHz). Both devices will have 3-inch touchscreen display with WQVGA resolution capable to reflect up to 262K colors, 2 MP camera with self-focusing, Bluetooth 1.2, 120 MB of memory and slot for memory cards microSD (up to 4 GB). The battery of LG Vu of the capacity of 1000 mAh provides up to 3 h of work of the device in the talk mode and up to 269 h in standby mode. At the weight of 89.6 g the phone size is 108x54.9x12.9 mm.  

  The rumors about the new smartphone BlackBerry 9000 appeared on the Internet a long time ago. And now we have proved photographs of the long-awaited novelty. At the same time, there is also information on the Internet about the functionality of BlackBerry 9000. This model provides the processor with a frequency of 624 MHz, 128 or 256 MB of embedded memory, display with a resolution of 480x320 pixels, GPS module, Wi-Fi and support for 3G networks. According to the unconfirmed information, this device is the first smartphone in the history of RIM, equipped by the touchscreen display. Presumably, the American cellular operator AT&T will begin selling BlackBerry 9000 since June 18, 2008. Source: GSMPress

  Nokia presented the budget clamshell cell phone, ressembling to the popular cell phone Nokia 7500 Prism. Nokia 7070 Prism at the price of 50 EUR is positioned as stylish budget  solution. It will appear in the third quarter of 2008. Features: Network: GSM 900/1800 OS: Series 40 Display: 128х160 pixels, TFT Memory: 11 MB Features: lighting sensor Dimensions: 87.5 x44x15.8 mm Weight: 78 g Battery: 700 mAh  

  Sony Ericsson unveils new details on the flagship XPERIA X1. Primarily, the company described the operating system version, it is Windows Mobile 6.1 with its own interface Panels. Besides, the company reaffirmed the date of launch of this device on the market - the second half of 2008. The representatives of the company say also that the interface is extremely powerful. It is easy to configure and provides many capabilities for the introduction of operator services and functions. Recently appeared  documents add other interesting details: the availability of GPS and optical joystick, support of DLNA technology, memory cards MicroSDHC. According to the Slovenian site of Sony Ericsson the price of XPERIA X1 will be $1113.  

  There is an information according to which Sony Ericsson can adapt the new version of Symbian for P1 and W960. Flagship smartphones of music and business classes will receive a new UIQ 3.3, which is based on the Symbian 9.3. This will enable them to become the first devices on the market that support this version of the OS. The hardware platform allows realize this maneuver, but such practice in the world of Symbian devices we see rarely. Perhaps, this can be advantageous for Sony Ericsson because this increases the interest to the "old" devices, while the company  is developing new software and hardware platform and related devices. The cell phones on Symbian 9.5 and OMAP3 sould be presented in May-June.  

  A well-known designer Paul Frank who took out the famous monkey Julius has developed a new series of pouches for iPod Touch and iPhone. All pouches are cheerful, attractive and able to protect very well your favorite gadget from the most vital problems. Each such pouche will cost you 29.95 dollars.  

  Several forums published the information on the new series of cell phones of BenQ. The published information is slides allegedly distributed in Taiwan. They disclose the representatives of E, M, T and S series. The first two are based on the same platform as Siemens SXG75, ie, Qualcomm. The device of T series will be based on the TI platform used in BenQ S88. The cell phone of  S series, a realization of  the BlackBox concept, dating October, 2006, will be based on a new platform. It is difficult to say now when will be the release date of these mobile phones.  

  In the network appeared the information that Nokia 6650, announced at CeBIT 2008, is a smartphone, not a cell phone. In particular, the resource Intomobile affirms that the clamshell phone is working on Symbian S60 3.2. We don't know yet if it is a true.  

  LG prepares relatively inexpensive and functional cell phone with excellent design. LG KP320 belongs to the image class of phones. It works only in GSM networks and will appear in the market until summer. The exact price is still unknown. Features: Network: 900/1800/1900 EDGE; Display: 2 "QVGA, TFT, 262K colors; Memory: 80 MB, microSD; Camera: 3.1 MP, self-focusing, flash; Features: TV output, FM radio, Bluetooth; Sizes: 107x46x13.5 mm; Weight: 81 g; Battery: 900 mAh. Source: GSMPress

  The company Pantech (Sky Premium) proposed to the Korean students to create a design of new series of handsets which should appear in 2010. The company has been selected only five winners of the total diversity of the works. The images of these concepts are presented on our website.   The WaterFall Fish The Simplice Section The Cell Dot The Lily Tower  

  LG is preparing a new stylish slider of Black Label series, to which belong such well-known models as LG Chocolate and LG Shine. LG KF750 is not yet announced, but the Dutch representative office of the company announced that it will be available in April. Dutch store proposes it for 434 EUR with the operator contract. Characteristics: Network: 850/900/1800/1900GSM, UMTS, HSDPA; Display: 240x320 pixels; Memory: slot microSD; Camera: 5 MP, webcam; Features: Bluetooth, FM radio. We already wrote about this phone. Previously, it was thought that it will be shown at CeBIT, together with KF300 and KF240.  

  Nokia introduced another update of the popular Nokia 6300 phone. Nokia 6300i differs by support of VoIP and Wi-Fi. Unfortunately, wireless networks can be used only to make the calls. The access to the Internet through Wi-Fi in this device is not provided. It will appear in the second quarter and will cost 175 EUR without taxes and subsidies. The portfolio of Nokia has a similar model, Nokia 6301, which differs by support of UMA technology. The new gadget also supports VoIP, but can work also with any Wi-Fi network, not just with UMA.