Orange has become the first operator to release a prepay BlackBerry offering with the release of the £145 BlackBerry Pearl 8120 (that’s the original Pearl with the addition of Wi-Fi). Available for use with any of the Orange prepay plans, the only extra cost is the £5 monthly charge for using the BlackBerry email service. It goes on sale in early February.

3 has announced a new £20 per month netbook/mobile broadband package with the Compaq Mini 700 netbook and a 1GB monthly data allowance. The catch? You’ll only get it on a 24 month contract deal.

February 16th sees the start of the biggest mobile phone exhibition in the world. Mobile World Congress 2009 is held in Barcelona over four days, giving every manufacturer an opportunity to announce its flagship models for the coming months – including concepts and ideas. So what do we expect to see there?

Smartphone developer Resco has given an insight into the popularity of individual Series 60 devices for application downloads. While it can’t give an accurate account of handset sales, it does show which models are being used most to download applications.

We have to say that this is quite a switch from a traditional Portable Media Player, but ARCHOS is clearly moving with the times and entering the netbook market with the ARCHOS 10.

Sony Ericsson has added another Cyber-shot to the range, a 3.2-megapixel offering with Smile Shutter function and other new features.

Sony Ericsson has announced the W508 Walkman phone with Style-Up covers.

It’s hardly surprising, but a recent report conducted by Juniper Research suggests the mobile adult content market is likely to reach US$5bn by 2013, driven primarily by video chat services.

There have been rumours circulating for ages that Apple would release a range of iPhone handsets, to cater for different people. Two models were mooted; a clamshell design (the majority of handsets sold in the USA are of this style, proving their popularity) and a smaller cut-down ‘nano’ model. Now it seems the iPhone nano could be only days away from being announced.

We’ve finally got our hands on the brand new Nokia 5800 XpressMusic (also known by many as the ‘Tube’). It’s the first Series 60 Touch smartphone, and we’ll be reviewing it very soon.

Pepsi MAX fans will soon be able to get an extra kick from their drink, with free mobile game downloads on special cans. By scanning the QR code with a phone, you’ll be taken to an exclusive download link.

Giesecke & Devrient (G&D) has developed the first mobile security card offering contactless smart-card security in addition to the usual data storage functions.

The maker of the award winning Jawbone Bluetooth headset, designed by Yves Behar, has added a new colour to the range; pink.It’s available exclusively at The Carphone Warehouse or Jawbone’s website for £79.99.

The final release of Opera Mini 4.2 is now available to download on most mobile phones – including the T-Mobile G1 Android phone. This will be the first alternative to the standard Android browser.

Eight Photographers, Eight Cities, 24 Hours, One MOTOZINE ZN5. The results can now be viewed on Motorola’s dedicated ZN5 website.

Sky Mobile TV is now available to 3 subscribers in the UK, but you’ll need to make sure you’ve got a suitable Internet add-on to avoid huge bills.

LG has teamed up with PRADA once more to release its latest fashionable touchscreen mobile, but this time there’s a slide-out keyboard and a wealth of cool features. The KF900 will be on sale by the end of November 2008.

The release of the latest Nokia E-series E63 brings messaging devices to the mass market, with a lower cost than the current E71.

Sony Ericsson has launched the W705 Walkman phone, with Wi-Fi and a 3.2-megapixel camera.

You can help the BBC raise money for Children In Need by recycling your old mobile phone – and giving them up to £80 for each handset sent!

If you can’t bear the thought of someone else having the BlackBerry Storm before you, it’s time to get your pre-order in. It’s free on a £35 a month contract, but only when you sign up for 24-months!

Apparently it’s no longer just for women, as faking it is becoming just as common for men. Of course, we’re talking about Communifaking…

Truphone has launched its low-cost international call Anywhere service for BlackBerry users

Fancy scaring the hell out of your mates? Let Sony Ericsson and 3 give you a hand!