A couple of days ago we heard that Nokia will be launching the Tube on October 2nd. If it was only a rumored piece of news then, it has just been confirmed by Reuters. The date for the Nokia Tube or the 5800 XpressMusic is October 2nd.

Everything will happen in London, just as we heard before. That means next week we’ll have more news about the actual specs of the Tube and official pricing. Hopefully the first Nokia touhcscreen phone will be more than just an mid-range phone with a cool screen.

We would have been a bit more skeptical about this latest piece of news on the Xperia front, had it not come straight from the Japanese-Swedish mobile manufacturer. Contrary to all the rumors being thrown around about Sony Ericsson’s new flagship multimedia device, the Xperia X1 is on track for a launch on September 30 with a gradual rollout in select markets in the fourth quaerter of 2008. For now, if you are in London, head over to Tent London, Hall T4, as Sony Ericsson is showcasing the Xperia X1 to get a firsthand experience of its big VGA touchscreen display, that hidden arc-sliding QWERTY keypad, and everything else it has to offer!
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Tomorrow, September 8th, is the day when Sony Ericsson will announce the G705 aka Kumiko. The G705 which we’ve already seen will have a 3.2 megapixel with LED flash, HSUPA, 3G video calls, and M2 memory card support.

Besides the phone Sony Ericsson is said to launch a few accessories too. The Bluetooth Car Kit HCB-108 and the Digital Photo Frame IDP-100. Some people say that the unconfirmed Walkman phone Eian might get released too.

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A quick hop over to Orange UK’s website reveals that the latest devil from RIM is already out of stock, the same situation as the high-priced New York sellout. Vodafone UK looks to create the same kind of magic with the BlackBerry Bold, which is available starting now, and you don’t have to pay the $1300 premium price as the carrier is offering this HSDPA, WiFi, and GPS-laden smartphone for free on a £35pm two-year contract with goodies like unlimited texting, 500MB data transfer, and 600 minutes of talktime. A sweet deal indeed for a device that has a multimedia player, 1GB of internal memory with microSD expansion, a full QWERTY keypad, and a half-VGA 480×320 display. The 2-megapixel cam seems to be the only qualm, but then if you wanted imaging power, you would be thinking of the Innov8, wouldn’t ya?
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It’s not like we had a stable launch date for the Xperia X1 but we were expecting it to hit sometime this fall. Well guess again Xperia fans! The smartphone gets delayed. We won’t see one until late December or even January 2009. The problem seems to be the implementation of Windows Mobile 6.1.
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Rogers did announce they were the first to deliver the BlackBerry Bold. When was that supposed to happen? Well today! Did it happen? Not as far as we know.
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It’s July 11th folks, the iPhone is here again. This time we aren’t looking at a big screen presentation controlled by Steve Jobs. This time we have 22 countries around the world selling the Apple’s phone. Everything started with New Zealand. They were the first to get the iPhone with some people getting in line a few days in advanced. Australia and Japan followed and then the rest of Europe. One by one, carrier stores opened their doors to the public. Lines have been reported elsewhere with people anxiously waiting for the 3G iPhone.
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It’s official. Apple has chosen O2 in the UK to be the exclusive carrier for its iPhone. While the release is still a good couple of months away (it will hit stores on November 9), O2 tariffs for the iPhone have been released. The cheapest option will still set you back by £35, which includes 200 minutes of talk-time, 200 SMS messages and, of course, unlimited data. Interestingly, the fare is subject to fair use policy which apparently means 1,400 internet pages per day - so basically, you have to think twice before heading to the loo with your iPhone in hand.

It is by no means a 3G iPhone, which can be a turn-off for customers in the UK. There won’t be a 4GB version because, well, it’s already being phased out. The contract term with O2 - 18 months - is slightly better than the one with AT&T this side of the Atlantic, but customers will still end up spending £899 over one-and-a-half years with their iPhone.

With over one million iPhones sold in under 75 days in the US, it will be worth waiting to see how it will do in the UK. November 9 is not too far away. Priced at £269 (including VAT).

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