Puma and Sagem team up to a do a mobile phone; call it Puma Phone

We're firmly in the Adidas camp when it comes to trainers, but we're not averse to a small selection of Puma's goodies now and again. So we might just be the target market for the Puma Phone.

Produced in conjunction with Sagem, it represents 'the joy, spontaneity and individuality that the Puma brand is known for,' says the company's chief, Jochen Zeitz. Shame it's not the most cutting edge, although to be fair, it's pretty decent in its offering. That means a 2.8 inch 'thumbable' touchscreen, 3.2-megapixel camera with LED flash and zoom, Bluetooth photo sharing, VGA video recording, music player, FM radio, GPS navigation, a pedometer, GPS tracker and stopwatch for sports lovers, all the email and messaging you would expect, net browsing, solar charging and high-speed HSDPA data connectivity.

The Puma Phone will be available through mobile network operators across Europe and at Puma online stores from April 2010 - price still to be confirmed.

Puma website

Toshiba launches K01 and TG02 smartphones

More new mobiles, this time from Toshiba and its K01 and TG02 smartphones.

The first of those, the K01, is an all-new phone that's just 12.9mm thick and complete with powerful 1GHz processor, a 4.1-inch, capacitive, OLED touchscreen, slide-out QWERTY keyboard, Windows Mobile 6.5 operating system and storage up to 32GB via microSD card.

The TG02 (pictured over the page) is a (slight) update on last year's TG01,  now with a 4.1-inch capacitive WVGA touchscreen, 1GHz processor, new 3D menu and the Windows Mobile 6.5 operating system.

Both are likely to be around in the middle of 2010, price based on the contract you sign.

Toshiba website

Lumigon T1 and S1 Android smartphones bring Danish style to mobile phones

Despite numerous innovations, style is so often lacking from just about every new mobile phone on the market, something Lumigon hopes to put right with its T1 and S1 Android smartphones.

These Danish-made handsets have style as a first priority, with that black and white colour scheme, along with a sleek sliding keyboard. No slouch when it comes to a phone either - it's an Android handset that also offers a TFT screen with capacitive touch, A-GPS, an FM receiver, FM transmitter and HDMI video out. It can even be used as a universal remote too.

Look out for them in July, no word on price as yet.

Lumigon website

Sony Ericsson unveils the Vivaz pro smartphone

We first saw the Vivaz smartphone at the start of this year, but it now seems like it was just the first such model. We now have also have the Sony Ericsson Vivaz pro smartphone.

Essentially it's more of the same, with one vital addition - a slide-out QWERTY keyboard for all your business-like professionals. It still runs off the Symbian operating system and offers up HD (720p) video capture, a 640 x 360 wide HVGA touchscreen display, a 5.1-megapixel stills camera, high-speed HSDPA connectivity, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, A-GPS navigation, YouTube, Twitter and Facebook applications plus an 8GB microSD card for storage.

It's expected to land around the middle of 2010, priced according to the contract you sign.

Sony Ericsson website

Sony Ericsson launches Xperia X10 mini and X10 mini pro handsets

This week is MWC, when all the mobile phones you'll be buying in six months time get a first viewing - so expect more mobile phones and smartphones than usual for the next couple of days, kicking off with the Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 mini and X10 mini pro.

The difference? Well, the mini is a tad smaller, while the pro packs a QWERTY keyboard for hacking away at all those emails. Aside from that, both offer all that Android (1.6)-powered Google goodness, a 2.5-inch QVGA touchscreen display, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, a 2GB microSD card and Sony Ericsson's Timescape interface, allowing you access all your communication in once place. Call details, Facebook, Twitter, texts, whatever you use to get in touch.

The mini will ship in black, pearl white, lime, pink, red and silver colours variations, the mini pro in more business-like black and red, probably around the middle of 2010.

Sony Ericsson website