Branding gadgets with speed monsters is a practice soon becoming a publicity gimmik. Why else would Vertu and Ferrari team up again after the Ascent Ferrari 1947-product line? Here is what the latest uber-luxury phone will offer the indulgent folks. The line up comes as one limited edition phone, the Nero, and two special edition phones, the Rosso and Giallo. The Nero boasts of a titanium body with crystal sapphire pillows, and is coated with scratchproof PVD. The Rosso and Giallo feature PVD-coated keyboards and battery covers, as well as ceramic pillows. The specs include Quad-band GSM/EDGE with WCDMA 2100, Stainless steel keys and sapphire crystal screen, Bluetooth, 3 MP camera with autofocus and flash, 4 GB user memory and Ferrari-inspired themes and ringtones. The phones will weigh 160 grams each and will support 5 hours talk time and 300 hours standby. They sync with Macs and PCs. Apparently only 2,009 limited edition Neros will surface. Since it's a Vertu it's pointless talking about the pricing. Availability is not yet known.

  LG and Bell have announced a new fashion phone called the LG “Reveal” with no hesitation to promote it as looking like a make-up compact. This will be available in a flowery designed purple and black. It boasts a 2.4 inch high res screen, full QWERTY keyboard with a 2 Megapixel Camera with zoom and brightness controls, video recorder, speakerphone, EVDO, Bluetooth enabled. To kick this beast off Bell has come up with a “Shimmer Kit”. This will include a Bluetooth headset that is all blinged out with Swarovski crystals.

  We haven’t been hearing much from HP recently, but apparently, the company’s been working very quietly on two new iPAQs, which have just been unveiled as the HP iPAQ Data Messenger and HP iPAQ Voice Messenger. One of these devices features a touchscreen display, while the other has a QWERTY keyboard fitted into an alphanumeric keypad. But what other goodies does each new iPAQ hold? Read on to find out. The first iPAQ we’re going to be discussing is the new HP iPAQ Data Messenger. It’s the one pictured on the left, and has a 2.8-inch touchscreen display, with LED backlight and 320 x 240 pixels. What’s not seen at first glance is its built-in slide-out alphanumeric QWERTY keyboard, and it runs on Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional. The HP iPAQ Data Messenger also has GPS (It comes with a 30 Day Trial for Turn-by-Turn Navigation with Google Maps for Mobile), Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 2.0 + EDR, 3G/HSDPA and a 3 megapixel camera with LED flash. Desktop syncing is done via its microUSB port and it’s powered by a removable and rechargeable 1140 mAh Lithium-Polymer battery. Memory is taken care of with 128 MB SDRAM for applications, 256 MB flash ROM, and a microSD card slot. On the other hand, the HP iPAQ Voice Messenger only has a

  The T-Mobile G1 has barely started to hit retail channels, and we’re already seeing mockups of the next-generation Android smartphone from T-Mobile. The mockup you see here is supposed to be the successor to the T-Mobile G1, logically dubbed the T-Mobile G2. The mockup is more of an evolution in design than a next-gen successor to the still green-behind-the-ears G1, but we’re fans of this mockup just the same. Selling itself on giving the user more screen real estate, a smaller “chin,” and enhanced web browsing capabilities, the T-Mobile GII is definitely a head-turner. The mockup demonstrates the current T-Mobile G1’s weaknesses, but also gives us something to look forward to with a next-generation Android handset. Take a gander at the mockups below and twiddle your thumbs in anticipation of the T-Mobile G1’s true successor.

  Mobiado today announces its new designer 105CLB series. The entire front and back of the phone has been crafted from large pieces of sapphire crystal and printed from beneath with the silver Mobiado monogram, providing a modern minimalist look with a wear resistance second only to diamond. The 105CLB utilizes a hidden sliding battery cover mechanism (patent pending) with the battery cover being made entirely from one piece of sapphire crystal. The phone frame is precision CNC machined from aircraft aluminum to create a strong yet light body, it is polished, and then anodized or nickel plated to produce a surface for the toughest of uses. The iconic Mobiado 105CLB is available in two designer styles (black and silver). The 105CLB is unlocked, quad-band GSM/EGSM and dual-band WCDMA network operational. They work within North America, Europe, Africa, Asia- Pacific, and South America where GSM/EGSM 850/900/1800/1900 and WCDMA 850/2100 networks are available. They are equipped with a 2 megapixel camera and video camera, more than 1 GB internal memory, 2″ display with up to 16 million colors, Bluetooth and micro USB connectivity, and a music player that supports AAC, eAAC+, and MP3 audio

  Meet the new Walkman handset - Twiggy. Twiggy is a thin Walkman phone for 2009 year and it is successor of well-know Walkman flip-phone W350. Twiggy has same as W350 flip design, but features are more high: 240×320 screen, Walkman player 3.0, 3.2-Mp camera. If W350 has 4 colours, Twiggy has only 2 colours. Main colour - black with green parts. Twiggy will be released at the beginning of Q2, 2009. Sony Ericsson planning, that Twiggy will be most popular handset in 2009. By the way, 2009 is year of Walkman phones.

  Here is list of new phones from Sony Ericsson for 2009 year: Yao: Walkman branded phone named W305 Entry slider phone   Walkman-version of F305 Release date: the end of Q1 Yue: Cyber-shot branded Compact stick phone 3.2-Mp camera One of the K550’s successors   Release date: the end of Q1 Frances: Cyber-shot branded Slider design GPS (!)   Active lens cover PhotoFix, Face Detection, Smile Shutter   Looks very pretty Athena: Snapshot branded Mid-range stick phone Can be successor of S302 Release date: Q1, 2009 Filippa: Cyber-shot branded stick phone HSUPA 140 Mb of memory SnapFish BestPic, PhotoFix, Face Detection, Smile Shutter Colours: Noble Black, Precious Peach, Sincere Silver Kate: Cyber-shot branded stick phone Active lens cover 3.2-Mp camera with AF EDGE 900/1800/1900 and HSDPA 2100 120 Mb of memory PhotoFix, Face Detection, Smile Shutter, SnapFish Available in 2 different colours Rika: Named W705 Walkman-version of G705 Wi-Fi with GPS (!) In the box: 4 Gb M2 and HPM-77 Available in 3 colours

  Are they running out of new designs in the Sony Ericsson’s lab or are they just porting over cell phones with a few changes from different segments? After the Rika, we have news about yet another cellphone that’s going for the Walkman branding, the F305 gaming phone, which will become the W305 when it is released next year in March. Going by the code name of “Yao” (F305 was called Ying), the W305 will sport pretty much the same features as the F305 before it was Walkmanized, dropping the gaming keys on top for the Walkman button, a 2-megapixel camera, a 176×220 display, and most probably EDGE support, making this another low-ender in the Walkman category. More details as we find them!

  Designer Alex Elias (Aleix Ingles Elias) has developed a concept communicator, which focuses on busynesswoman. This stylish mobile device design recalls vehicles HTC. It is designed in the form factor Slider Retractable bottom QWERTY-keyboard. At the same time, a sense of cumbersome did not create - Communicator looks fine. The characteristics of this concept was not discussed in detail, the designer tells only the existence of a touch screen and built-in camera. He also notes that the device is placed in a metal body, color - golden-brown and black keyboard - Bright.

  Everyone has kind of expected this, but it’s surely good to hear an official confirmation: Nokia will soon come up with an Nseries touchscreen smartphone. As reported by Cellpassion, Devinder Kishore, Nokia India’s Director of Marketing, said during an event held in New Delhi: “We will have lots of touchscreen phones coming up, including an N-series device very soon.” This “very soon” might mean that the official unveiling of the full-touch Nseries will happen before the end of 2008. Great news for all Nokia and Symbian fans, indeed. The name of the first Nseries smartphone to come with a touchscreen display is not known for the moment, but it could very well be Nokia N97. A logical successor to N95 and N96. Almost certainly, the touchscreen Nseries device will run on the new Symbian S60 5th Edition OS, announced by Nokia at the same time with the 5800 XpressMusic. Since there is no word yet on how the first touchscreen Nseries looks like, I’ve combined the N96 with the interface of 5800, for a possible preview on the future smartphone: What do you think, could Nokia come up with something like this? :) Well, regardless of its design, the touchscreen Nseries will probably bring extra features when

  We already knew that LG Prada II, a sequel to the first deisgner LG Prada phone is coming this year. And we also had a pretty good idea of what the LG Prada 2 specs and looks will be. Well, now, in it’s usual pre-announcement/official announcement way LG has pre-announced the new LG KF900 Prada 2 phone. The LG Prada II KF900 specs that LG confirmed so far include 7.2 Mbps HSDPA connectivity, 3″ touchscreen, side-sliding QWERTY keyboard, 5 megapixel camera, full HTML Web browsing and Wi-Fi connectivity. And we also have an official picture of LG KF900 Prada 2 phone, so we won’t have to keep guessing what the thing will look like: Seeing how the official Prada 2 spec list came close to the one we told you about back in April, I think it’s a good time to fill in the missing details: Quad-band GSM (850/900/1800/1900). WCDMA 900/2100, 7.2 Mbps HSDPA connectivity 3″ WQVGA 400×240 px TFT touchscreen 5 megapixel camera front camera for video calls Wi-Fi b/g connectivity USB 2.0, Bluetooth Full HTML browsing FM-Radio TV-out microSDHC memory card slot (up to 8GB) slide-out QWERTY keyboard About the only thing missing in LG Prada II KF900 spec sheet seems to be a GPS sensor. And since there’s no

Motorola announced its new model of industrial CPC VC6096-based operating system Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional. This, with increased protection to external shocks, the device manufacturer positioned as a mobile computer to use it in cars to help their owners during their frequent visits. For this purpose, Motorola VC6096 is equipped with all modern features including work in the GSM and 3G networks, support for Wi-Fi wireless networking, Bluetooth technology and telematics.  Brief specifications Motorola VC6096: Dimensions: 242x235x49, 5 mm Weight: 2.2 kg External keyboard: 65-Key QWERTY Display: 6.5-inch color with a touch panel, resolution VGA (640x480) Interface: 2 USB1.1 host TYPE A, USB 1.1 Type mini-B, 10/100 Base-T Ethernet, 50-pinovy port with the support of SAE J1708 or SAE J1939, RS-232 digital input / output, analog input Slot under the SD Memory Card Processor: XScale PXA270 624 MHz Operating System: Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional Edition Memory: 128 MB SDRAM/256 MB Flash Protection: IP64, MIL-STD 810E, Method 514.4, Ground Mobile (VIII), MIL-STD 810E 516.4, MIL-STD-810E, 516.5 Proc VI, MIL-STD 810F, MIL-STD 810E, Method 505.3 Support for mobile networks: GSM, HSDPA

  The company Rover Somputers introduced a new Communicator RoverPC evo V7, which she was positioned as the «best». According to the manufacturer, it has been established taking into account all the needs of mobile rights. " Among the advantages of Staff are the display with a resolution VGA, 3-MP camera, GPS-receiver and wireless modules. There are VGA-out which allows the communicator to connect to the monitor. According to the Rover Somputers, like all the most modern model, RoverPC evo V7 is controlled by touch of fingers, it is based on the platform of Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional. Characteristics RoverPC evo V7: Networks GSM / GPRS / EDGE 850/900/1800/1900 MHz Operating system Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional Processor Marvell PXA310, 624 MHz + NXP 5209 ROM - 256 MB + 8 GB (perhaps a memory card), RAM - 128 MB 2,8-inch touch screen with VGA resolution and support 65K colors 3-MP camera FM-radio GPS-receiver The miniUSB Wireless Bluetooth 2.0 + EDR, Wi-Fi 802.11 b / g Microphone, speaker, 3.5-mm jack for headphones Lithium-ion battery capacity 1500mAch Standby time - up to 150 hours Time running conversation - up to 4 hours Size - 114,5 x60x15, 5 mm Weight - 113

  Hop-on today announces that its GSM cell phone, the HOP1811, will be available in the United States for $13.99 with a Graffiti Wireless Airtime Plan. “I use a 3G iPhone, it is a complicated, expensive device. Our phone is an 850/1900 MHz with AMR. You are not going to drop calls in similar areas as our competitor’s device. I challenge anyone to make a call faster than on the HOP1811,” says Hop-on CEO Peter Michaels. “With the cost of living and a borderline recession, this phone is going to be a huge sell for Hop-on in the US and international commerce. We also have a European 900/1800 MHz phone for our international partners.” The HOP1811 is a dual-band 850/1900MHz, or 900/1800MHz phone for Europe and Asia, weighing a scant 79 grams, offers 4 hours of talk time, 150 hours of standby time and polyphonic ring tones. Though low in cost, the HOP1811 uses reliable Infineon chip sets for excellent audio quality, reception and call stability. An MP3 option can also be added to this low-end phone. The company offers a $5 rebate for returning the phone to encourage recycling to “Keep it Green.”

Reliance Communications and Research In Motion (RIM) launched the first prepaid service for the BlackBerry® wireless solution in India. This first of its kind ‘pay as you use’ pricing model in India is in line with Reliance Communications’ strategy to extend BlackBerry services to customers who are looking for cost-effective options, giving customers flexibility and control over their expenses for wireless services. Reliance Communications has been on the forefront of offering a wide range of prepaid options to consumers across its data cards, mobile phones and fixed wireless phones offering. This prepaid service option is available on a range of BlackBerry smartphones including: The BlackBerry® 8830 World Edition smartphone, which operates on both CDMA & GSM networks The BlackBerry® Curve™ 8330 smartphone on CDMA networks The BlackBerry® Curve™ 8300 smartphone on GSM networks The BlackBerry® Pearl™ 8100 smartphone on GSM networks The BlackBerry® Pearl™ 8130 smartphone on CDMA networks, and  The BlackBerry® 8703e smartphone on CDMA networks For further query, customers can visit any Reliance World or Reliance Communications