Fancy a Nokia with 18-carat gold plating and a huge front display of a clock. This Nokia 8800 Sirocco Gold phone looks pretty classy and would sure make a statement in any fancy nightclub or golf club. I could see myself with one too….So how would one keep the robbers away ? Make sure you have a GPS tag on this baby. It sports Triband GSM900/1800/1900/GPRS/EDGE support on a Series 40 interface.
Weighs 139 g (heavy) with a standby time up to 10 days and talktime up to 2hours 45min. The display is 208 x 208 pixels, up to 262K colors but sports only a 2.0 Megapixel (1600 x 1200) camera unlike the flashy 5 megapixel Nokia N95 but you can’t have everything.



Inspired by nature, and one of its most beautiful elements, gold, Nokia today unveiled the Nokia 8800 Sirocco Gold - a bold and prestigious new style statement. Encased in luxurious 18-carat gold plating, the precisely crafted Nokia 8800 Sirocco Gold combines timeless design with contemporary flair, resulting in an exclusive display of personal style and elegance. A sirocco is a strong wind, originating in the sun-bathed Sahara desert and travelling all the way to the Mediterrean. This blending of the strength and sensual beauty of nature is the inspiration for the extire Nokia 8800 Sirocco line. By enhancing this inspiration with gold – one of the most precious and enduring elements known to man – this harmonious blend of strength and beauty reaches a new level.

Do you remember the addictive flash Bananaphone�?

LG Electronics took it a step further and made a real phone based on the banana curvature. As you will see in the pictures, the LG-SV80 is ergonomically curved, just as a banana.

It has 142Mb of built in memory, MP3 player, and a 1.3mp camera. It measures 4â€�x 1 7/8� x 7/8� and weights about 3.7 ounces (101.4×48×23 and 105g).

They said RIM's BlackBerry 9000 would be formally announced on the 12th. They said it would be called the Bold. Photos suggested that it would be the sexiest thing to come out of Canada since Sarah McLachlan's Fumbling Towards Ecstasy. And they wuz right. Boy Genius says it'll be available this summer on AT&T 3G, with a T-Mobile 3G edition in the wings—the handset can handle 850/1900/2100Mhz for HSDPA/UMTS, plus T-Mo's 1700MHz band. Sascha at PC Mag is reporting a CDMA/EV-DO version as well.









Here's the rundown:
• Has 802.11a/b/g plus good GPS, typically a tradeoff with BBs
• GPS is enhanced and assisted, and the handset has better map rendering, says Laptop
• 480 x 320 resolution screen with 65,000 colors—Crave says "never seen a better-looking display"
• 624MHz Intel PXA270/Marvell Tavor PXA930 processor (reports differ), up from 312MHz
• Runs BlackBerry OS 4.6
• Keyboard has 8800-style "sculpted keys," says PC Mag, "but the rows are separated by curved barriers"
• 4.5" tall x 2.6" wide x 0.5" deep, weighing 4.7oz
• Side-loading MicroSD/SDHC slot for up to 16GB additional
• 2MP camera with flash
• Talk time of 5 hours, with standby of 13 days
• MP3, WMA, AAC, DivX4 and WMV3 codec support
• 3.5mm headphone jack
• "Pretty powerful speakers—none of that weak, tinny junk," says Crave
• 128MB of flash plus 1GB of onboard memory (with encryption)
• Black leather back panel that can be swapped for other color leather plates
• Pricing will be $300 to $500 says BGR, a pretty wide (and obvious) range; Crave narrows it to "$300 to $400"

New to the VTech DECT 6.0 lineup is the customizable LS6117, which was inspired by skateboard and snowboard designs. The front offers all the key functionality of a cordless phone while the back side is dedicated to making a design statement.

With the LS6117, consumers can easily alter the back of the phone to feature one of five unique design inserts provided, or they can log onto http://www.vtechphones.com/ to create and print their own designs, including adding pictures, to slide into the phone’s back panel.

Featuring a dynamic design with 3G social entertainment capabilities, the new Nokia 5320 XpressMusic delivers exceptional music and web 2.0 accesses. With the innovative new voice-controlled Say and Play feature, consumers can merely say the name of a favorite artist or song to automatically play it. Offering an array of additional features, the Nokia 5320 XpressMusic device includes dedicated XpressMusic keys, a 3.5mm audio jack, up to 24 hours of playback time, an audio chip for hi-fi sound quality, extendable memory up to 8GB, HS-USB for fast music transfer and HSDPA for fast access to data.

The full featured Internet browser, access to Ovi and Nokia Search 4.1 allow users to find and share media content and information with ease. In addition, dedicated N-Gage gaming keys and landscape view deliver a true gaming experience, while HSDPA provides fast access to N-Gage, which will be available for download. The Nokia 5320 XpressMusic is expected to begin shipping in the third quarter of 2008 with an estimated retail price of 220 EUR before taxes and subsidies.

VTech today announced shipments of the first cordless phone system with instant messaging (IM) using a QWERTY keypad. In addition to its traditional landline capabilities, the VTech IS6110 offers free access to MSN Messenger, Windows Live Messenger and AOL Instant Messenger. The base unit simply needs to be connected via a USB port to the PC. Thanks to its extra-large, high-resolution color LCD and full keypad, the VTech IS6110 enables users to easily read messages and text multiple buddies simultaneously. Additionally, the “click-to-talk” feature enables instant voice (peer-to-peer) chats with friends. Offered on the latest DECT 6.0 platform, the Wi-Fi friendly IS6110 also features the best interference-free sound quality, security and range in cordless phones today.

You can also personalize ring tones by recording directly from PC or stereo equipment (mp3, CD, etc.) or choose from 17 "real" musical ring tones preset into the phone. Available now at vtechphones.com and Best Buy retail stores (USA), the VTech IS6110 provides the ultimate wireless freedom to enjoy this popular form of communication anywhere in the home.

The Nokia 5220 XpressMusic device offers instant access to music on-the-go with a unique, asymmetrical design. Featured for the first time on a Nokia XpressMusic device, a built-in lanyard makes the device easy to carry anywhere.

Additional features of the Nokia 5220 XpressMusic include up to 24 hours playback time, dedicated XpressMusic keys and a 3.5mm audio jack. Both handsets are compatible with the recently launched Nokia Music Store and offer easy music side-loading. With Nokia Music Store, consumers can choose from more than 2 million tracks from both major and independent labels; international and local artists and simply browse, download, stream and sync either to a PC or side-load directly to a mobile device.

The Nokia 5220 XpressMusic is expected to begin shipping in the third quarter of 2008 with an estimated retail price of 160 EUR before taxes and subsidies.

If you are looking for a new cell phone for yourself, then do check out the cell phone range of Virgin Mobile that includes the attractive Virgin Mobile Cyclops Camera Cell Phone. Enjoy the innovative audio messaging apart from the text messaging with the eye catching red and white Virgin Mobile Cyclops. When you buy Virgin Mobile Cyclops, you get it with lots of digital stuff like preloaded demo games, ringtones and voicemail greetings.
Bearing dual displays with main 128 x 160 pixels, 65 color CSTIN and external 96 x 16 pixels, B&WSTN, Virgin Mobile Cyclops Camera Cell Phone is smart phone that incorporates all the advanced features. Be it two way speakerphone or email, be it mobile IM or TTY/TDD enabled for the hearing impaired, with Virgin Mobile Cyclops you get to enjoy all the superb features that can be seen in any latest cell phone.

Enjoy clicking photographs wherever you go with the stylish Virgin Mobile Cyclops Cell Phone that sports a 1.3-mega-pixel camera with 5x digital zoom and flash. With Virgin Mobile Cyclops you get a talk time of up to 3.5 hours and a standby time of up to 7 days. Moreover, Virgin Mobile Cyclops comes with a memory of 256 MB Flash RAM and powerful internal antennae. Virgin Mobile Cyclops is available at a price of $ 49.99.