Apparently AT&T are now selling refurbished 4GB and 8GB Apple iPhones, the 4GB version will set you back $199.00 and the 8GB costing $249.00, and that is also with new activations only, so it’s still a fairly good deal. An AT&T internal memo states: refurbished iPhones are “good as new”. At present the offer only…

A new range of mobile phones in luxury materials to customize and bling you mobile handset has been release by Bellperre. You have the choice of what you would like your handset to be covered in from BellPerre’s 200 leather colours and a range of (animal skins?) such as buffalo, shark, crocodile and calf, (bet…

Semcblog has posted some interesting and revealing information from Sony Ericsson’s official website. According to the information it is going to take Sony Ericsson is going to be lagging behind with the expected release date of the Sony Ericsson XPERIA X1 handset. Apparently the aforementioned blog says Sony Ericsson won’t be able to release the…

Haven’t covered a lot of Philips mobiles as yet, so here’s one they showcased at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. The Philips Xenium 9@9j (have no idea why the @) like all the 9@9 series has great battery life, but this one is somewhat different… The Philips 9@9j can also use AAA batteries as…

There has always been a fight for the top position within the mobile phone arena, and year on year the battle becomes faster and faster each manufacturer driving the industry forward. Nokia has been seen as the top honcho for some time now, and Sony Ericsson chasing just behind and climbing up on the rails….

The mid-range and entry-level mobile handsets have always been Motorola’s bread and butter, and it seems they are still hanging onto those ranges as the FCC unveils another clamshell design from them in the mid-range zone. The Motorola W270 sits firmly in the mid-range with features such as MP3 playback, FM radio with RDS, dual-band…

Another useful software application has just been announced from Epocware. Part of their Handy series is the Handy Blacklist 3.0 which protects Symbian S60 third edition mobile handset user’s privacy simple by blocking any unsolicited caller. The Handy Blacklist 3.0 is an easy to use app on which you can blacklist numbers either permanently of…

Back in January there were whispers of AT&T moving towards launching a mobile TV service. It was then mentioned the LG Vu would be the first device to probably work with the new TV service. More information has now surfaced, still nothing concrete, but it points to AT&T being onto something. A report from Engadget’s…

The patent image below shows RIM’s idea of combining both large touch-screen and a full sized slide QWERTI keyboard on their future handsets. As you can see RIM is thinking of the HTC TvTN style smartphone which should draw both enterprise and multimedia demanding users. As with nearly all patents the fact there is some…

At the upcoming CeBit 08, U&I, also known as www.nni1997.com is expected to unveil their necklace-type design Bluetooth stereo headset Capella, UIBS-700. The Capella is wireless hands-free and supports auto-switching, and also offers a USB charger and speakerphone function, with an LCD display while giving eight hours of talk-time and 200 hours of standby. Source…

LG have presented their world hit model the Shine, model: L750iX to the Japanese market via NTT DoCoMo, and the Shine comes it a stunning gold colour. The Gold Shine sports a 2 megapixel camera, 7.2Mbps HSDPA, a 1-Seg dedicated to Japanese, and a microSD expansion slot. The Shine also gives 300 hours of standby…