The problem I always find with concept phones are that, they are too cool to ever exist. Here is another “too cool to exist” concept phone courtesy of Mac Funamizu, the Cobalto Concept Phone. Above is a rendered image of what the handset would look like if it ever comes into existence. It has a transparent glass display and deformable metal parts, the phone would be able to create 3D objects in thin air using 3D holography technology.

There are some other photos after the jump, take a look and see what features would you like to add to the futuristic cell phone. The designer also created a PC with the same Minority Report concept, however we will review that concept gadget on Loopy Gadgets.

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There has been some news that the Sony Ericsson Aino was being hit with touchscreen problems, however it turned out that Aino’s exile is only a rumor. According to GSMArena, they received word from a representative of the UK retailer, Carphone Warehouse that there are absolutely no issues with the handset whatsoever.

Right now, the handset is available in the numerous stores of the company, as well as online. You can check the actual availability status here. So if you had plans to get one for a holiday gift, then go get it at the Carphone Warehouse for £399.95

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Phenom Communications recently launched its new Phenom Dream Dual SIM Watch Phone just in time to catch the eyes of holiday shoppers. The wrist-worn phone features a 1.3-inch full color touchscreen display and a separate numeric keypad below the screen. The Phenom Dream supports quad-band GSM network and has dual SIM card slots to operate on dual networks.

Other specs of the Dream Wrist-Watch phone are a 1.3-megapixel camera, a microSD slot with a 256MB card which can supports up to 2GB cards, Video and Audio Player, FM tuner and speakerphone. The Phenom Dream comes with a battery life that offers up to 120 hours of standby time and 2 hours of talk time. The Watch Phone is priced at $495.00 but it available right now on a promo price of $395.00.

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Samsung has announced the official released date of the Samsung Bada Platform with the invitations that was sent out to the press. The new mobile phone platform and its development kit will be unveiled for the first time at the upcoming public airing at an event in London on December 8th. An event will be aired in San Francisco after the debut in London.

Apart from unveiled the new Bada Platform the event will also see Samsung discuss its future mobile strategy. The first phone using bada won’t ship until the first half of 2010, it’s also rumored that it will instead be a software layer for development on top of another system, such as Linux, rather than a true foundation.

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For the few users who still enjoy using their Windows Mobile Smartphone, you may want to get excited to know that a leaked graphical update for Windows Mobile has hit the internet. The update, which has been Windows Mobile 6.5.1 (not official, more on that later), appears to be simply a GUI update to the WinMobile OS.

Some of the changes of the new OS includes the moving buttons around, to make them more easy to use with a capacitive touchscreen handset. The source confirmed that this is merely just a way to hold over the customer base until the full release of Windows Mobile 7 which is set to be release in Q3 of 2010.

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It seems as if some Sony Ericsson Mobile Phones are taking a turn for the worst as just a few days ago Sony Ericsson’s flagship mobile phone, the Saito was removed from the shelves of a number of UK retailers due to reported problems with the handset. Now there has been reports of another Sony Ericsson Mobile Phone being hit with problems, the Sony Ericsson Aino.

Sony Ericsson may suffer from lost of sales with two of its flagship mobile phone being hit with problems just before the Christmas Shopping starts. The Problem with the Sony Ericsson Aino is with its touchscreen, Sony Ericsson has acknowledged the problem and have said that they have a solution in the works. Carphone Warehouse in the UK has temporarily halt the Aino until the issue has been resolved. A Sony Ericsson spokesman said that the problem affects only a small number of customers in the UK but I think he failed to see that the combined problems of the Aino and Satio affect the image of Sony Ericsson worldwide.

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LG is have a 24hr sale on its LG Chocolate 3 clamshell phone. The Chocolate 3 is a flip phone that comes equipped with features such as an MP3 player which can be access even when the phone is closed through its dedicated music button, a 2.0 Megapixel Camera, Bluetooth connectivity, dual speakers, Verizon’s V CAST Music with Rhapsody and GPS Navigation with Verizon’s VZ Navigator.

There is also an internal and an external display. You can pick up a LG Chocolate 3 for Free with a new 2yr activation on Nationwide calling plan. Remember the time is limited on this offer

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The Palm Pixi is the second webOS-based smartphone that came just after the Palm Pre. It features a 2.63-inch multitouch LCD display along with specs such as a 2 Megapixel camera with LED flash, GPS connectivity, QWERTY Keypad, Bluetooth connectivity and 8GB of internal memory. The smartphone supports dual band CDMA and EVDO Rev.A 3G networks which in this cast it is available through Sprint.

It includes the Palm Synergy integration with Facebook, Google and other web services. There is also a media player that supports H.264/H.263, MPEG4 and common music files. Now you can get the Palm Pixi on Amazon for only $24.99 with a new Sprint service contract.