Research In Motion (RIM) has officially released the BlackBerry Curve 8520 for T-Mobile network. Dubbed as the BlackBerry Gemini, the smartphone features a 2-megapixel camera with video recording, a 320 x 240 resolution display, a multimedia player, WiFi, and a 1150mAh battery. The Curve 8520 also supports “out of the box Mac compatibility,” which basically means users can sync contacts, notes and calendars via the BlackBerry Desktop Software on Apple’s computers.

While not widely acknowledged, introduction of Apple iPhone seems to have sent a shockwave throughout cellphone industry and left major vendors scrambling to produce their own answer to it. Only LG seems to have had something at least a little bit similar to iPhone with their LG Prada KE850 phone. Other vendors were left churning out the concept phones on YouTube. And here’s another Asus concept phone – Asus Aura, produced by Hungarian design company Egy Studio for Taiwanese vendor. It was clearly inspired by iPhone, although it has some interesting innovations...

The Telus HTC Touch Pro2 is now available at Best Buy for CAD$249.99 (US$230). In case you didn’t know, the smartphone features a sliding QWERTY keyboard, a 3.2MP shooter with auto-focus, GPS, WiFi, Bluetooth, a microSD (HC) card slot, an FM radio with RDS and a 528Mhz Qualcomm CPU. You can also get the speakerphone system called “HTC Straight Talk” for conference calls.

Here’s a concept luxury handset that will probably sell tons if it ever materializes. The BYB Balance cellphone features a slider mechanism that protects the two touchscreen displays when closed. You can flip it over and use the slider to turn the BYB Balance cellphone into a clock or a digital photo frame. Features include a 5.1 megapixel camera with auto focus and 2x optical zoom, 3G/HSDPA connectivity, WiFi, Bluetooth 2.0, and a GPS navigation system. Just in case the 512MB internal memory is not enough, there is always a microSD memory card slot...

A little more than three months back, BenQ Siemens showcased its Black Box concept phone to signify its presence in the cellphone industry. Black Box was indeed impressive with its control layout that could change according to the functions we use. But, the latest concept phone from their side is gonna woo you with its astounding make. While we are short on details on the particular cellular phone, I am just thinking of how to operate this snaky phone. The concept phone looks like a snake and you can wrap it around your wrist. The looks are cool and captivating...

Philips has added a new member to its Xenium series with the introduction of Philips X650. This new slider phone sports a 2.4-inch TFT LCD display with 240 x 320 resolution and 262K colors, a 3.2MP autofocus camera, an FM radio, a 30MB internal memory, a microSD card slot, Bluetooth, a USB port and comes with an impressive battery lifetime that lasts up to 8 hours in talk-time, or up to one month in stand-by mode. The phone also supports Tri-band GSM (900/1800/1900MHz) connectivity with GPRS.

Palm launched the new update for its WebOS platform. The Palm webOS 1.1 re-enables Palm media sync, so you will have seamless access to your music, photos and videos from the current version of iTunes (8.2.1). The new update also includes a few other goodies for everyone including support for emoticons in the messaging app, enhanced Exchange ActiveSync (EAS) support, the ability to set “person reminders” in the contacts app, and a new application (Sprint’s NFL Mobile Live).

S-Vision is a concept phone, specially designed by concentrating on business peoples, allowing to be carried out their presentations directly on its surface through projection. The extraordinary shape of this design phone holds sheer elegance and an exceptional format. S-Vision features an integrated LED Micro-beamer that helps projecting the presentations. This technology has already been introduced with some products available around but this phone is stimulating its functionality to the max. The projector activates by folding the side out of the mobile,...

Navigon AG  announced the availability of a North American version of its on-board navigation software in the iPhone App Store. After downloading the GPS application, the software and map data is saved directly on the iphone. The software includes navigation functions such as Reality View Pro, Lane Assistant Pro, Speed Assistant and Day & Night Mode. The NAVIGON solution sells for $99.99 and is equipped with maps of North America from NAVTEQ®. It will be available for a promotional price of $69.99 until August 15. Key features of the NAVIGON MobileNavigator...

Complete with full QWERTY keyboards, T9 predictive text and auto word completion, Samsung Mobile and T-Mobile USA today announced their latest text-friendly messaging phones. The Samsung Comeback, available in pearl white plum or frost silver cherry, is a stylish messaging phone with a unique side-flip that reveals its full QWERTY keyboard. The Comeback takes messaging to the extreme with access to E-mail and text, picture, video and instant messaging. A built-in 2-megapixel camera with digital zoom and T-Mobile’s 3G network allows users to send pictures...

Nokia announced the Nokia 6760 slide, a messaging optimized device with a sliding QWERTY keypad. While it will be released in US by AT&T as Nokia Surge, the europe version has a 3.2 megapixel camera instead of the 2 megapixel on the Nokia Surge. The Nokia 6760 slide will be available during the third quarter of 2009 for EUR 199 before subsidies and taxes. Ideal for individuals who want to stay connected when they are out and about, the Nokia 6760 slide offers fast and easy access to favourite social networking sites like Facebook, MySpace or Twitter...

LG  announced today that more than five million LG-KP500 “Cookie” mobile phones have been snapped up worldwide since its launch nine months ago. As a slim and lightweight handset, LG’s Cookie is fully equipped with most of the key features found in premium full touch screen phones, including a 3.0 megapixel camera, 3D accelerometer and an Active Flash User Interface with vivid widget icons to provide easy access to commonly used functions. “Achieving five million units in sales in only nine months is proof that we’re on track with our goal to...

Expansys has confirmed the specs of Sony Ericsson XPERIA X3. Dubbed as the Rachel, the company’s first Android-based smartphone features a 4-inch display with 800×400 resolution, a microSDHC card slot, a mini-USB port, and a 3.5mm headphone socket. The phone also supports for SMS, MMS, POP, IMAP and Exchange email. The connectivity options include dual-band 900/2100MHz HSDPA 10Mbps, HSUPA at 2Mbps, Bluetooth 2.1, Wi-Fi and GPS.

T-Mobile USA is set to launch another messaging phone from Samsung namely the Samsung Gravity 2. Like its predecessor (Samsung Gravity), the Gravity 2 is also equipped with a horizontal slide-out QWERTY keypad. Other than that the specs remain standard like a 2-megapixel camera, an MP3 player and a microSD card slot. The handset will be available on T-Mobile USA’s network starting next month for unannounced price yet, in two color options: berry mauve and metallic pumpkin.

If you are a rich person, then you might be interested in Vertu’s latest cell phone series, the Ascent Ti Carbon Fibre. It consists of several models including Ascent Ti Carbon Fibre Limited Edition, Carbon Fibre Grip, Carbon Fibre & Copper Grip, and Carbon Fibre & Aluminium Grip. These handsets are handcrafted in England and features a 2-inch QVGA display, 3G, a 4GB of internal memory and a 3.15MP shooter with LED flash. The new Vertu Ascent Ti Carbon Fibre series will be released in August 2009.