The Grand 350 Aston Martin is the latest offer for admirers of luxury cell phones from Canadian phone-designer Mobiado in collaboration with Aston Martin. The features of the new handset include 3.5 G HSPDA and WLAN internet surfing with network adjustment, email facilities with a dedicated key, video and music player and a 3.2 megapixel camera. The display is a 2.36” affair with 16 million colors. The phone has micro USB connectivity. Full story

You could do a great thing for yourself healthwise if you take up running, that’s fine, but one shouldn’t forget that every time the average modern individual steps out it is usually with a fair number of gadgets on them. Can we extend the usefulness of running to our little electronic helpers? Naturally, thinks Argentine designer Soledad Martin; why not carry about a small bot that holds a nano-generator system? Get it on your sports shoe, and here you are fitted with an excellent outdoor charger. Full story

The International Agency for Research on Cancer, WHO (IARC) announced on May 31 that a mobile phone is a potential carcinogen. Its active use increases the risk of malignant brain tumor, glioma, by 40%. Full story

Mobile Fun’s new offer is small which makes it no less useful. For those who want their gadgets to be very compact - or those who like everything miniature - they released the BlueChip VX3 mini phone. Its size is 89 x 46 x 12 mm, along the lines of a credit card, but that doesn’t detract any from its capabilities. All the needful features are there: a color display, a capacious phone book, FM transmission, and support for GSM 900/1800 networks. Full story

“See through me” was the idea around which Mobiado created the new concept CPT002 cell phone that is ready to make its appearance at BaselWorld in Switzerland. Its transparency is but an addition to its elegance and distinction. Full story

While iPhone and Blackberry are busy dividing the cell phone market between them, some nice handsets slip through the cracks and make it to the front of the shelves. Here’s a new one called the Q8 Cell Phone for those who may opt for something out of the way. Full story