AT&T has launched the Sony Ericsson Z310a. The basic phone builds on the prior Z300a with a VGA camera, Bluetooth, EDGE, built-in instant messenger, tri-band (850/1800/1900) GSM, and a redefined external flip.

While the Z300 series is aimed at the low-end, this phone features most technologies found in high-end phones… it is the first low-end Sony Ericsson phone to feature both Bluetooth and EDGE. Sony Ericsson is launching the phone in lush pink and jet black colors.
The Sony Ericsson Z310a is available for free with new two-year agreement, $179.99 without contract.

Apple during its media event next Wednesday plans to unveil a new ringtone service that will allow iPhone users to turn almost any song sold through iTunes into a ringtone for an additional fee, according to the NY Post.
Apple will also allow users to convert songs they have previously purchased through iTunes into a ringtone.

“In a new twist, iPhone users will have the ability to choose any part of the song they want as their ringtone,” the Post said. “Most major ringtone offerings from Verizon, AT&T or Sprint feature pre-determined samples.”

SanDisk is shipping 8-gigabyte (GB) Memory Stick Micro (M2) flash memory cards to phone manufacturers and mobile network operators (MNOs) for testing and evaluation purposes.
At 8GB, SanDisk offers the largest capacity M2 card in the world. The new card will allow consumers to listen to more than 2,000 digital songs, or store more than 5,000 high-resolution pictures, or up to 5 hours of high-quality MPEG 4 videos .

Retail release of the cards and availability to phone manufacturers and network operators is planned for Q4 2007. Pricing has not yet been determined.

In this post you can see the top ten expensive mobile phone in the world.However, Vertu’s monopoly of the luxury phone market is coming to an end with the launch of several new luxury mobile makers, including Gresso, Mobiado and GoldVish. Other mobile phone manufacturers are also partnering with luxury brands to produce a range of premium mobile phones, such as LG and Prada, D&G and Motorola, and now Tag Heuer and Modelabs.
1. Goldvish “Le million” = $1,000,000 (£540,540)

This is the most most expensive Cell Phone in the history of mankind. It was exhibited at the three-day Millionaire’s Fair in Cannes, France to certify the sale of the Most Expensive Cell Phone in the world. Also nicknamed ‘Le Million’ Piece Unique which was bought by a Russian businessman for his wife for 1 million Euros ($1.2 million)!
Created by GoldVish SA, a Geneva based luxury communication goods company, the cell phone is made of 18-carat white gold, mounted with 1800 (totaling 120-carats) VVS-1 graded diamonds and equipped with the latest in mobile technology.

2. Vertu Signature Cobra = $310,000 (£167,567)

Vertu’s Signature Cobra Cellphone can be yours for only $310,000.Vertu is now taking orders for the Signature Cobra, designed by French jeweler Boucheron, but you had better be quick as only 8 are being made! The Cobra will feature one pear-cut diamond, one round white diamond, two emerald eyes and 439 rubies. Vertu will also be offering a “cheaper” version, ruby free, at $115,000 (£62,162).
3. Sony Ericsson Black Diamond = $300,000 (£162,162)

The Black Diamond will be available in 2007, not from Sony Ericsson but by a company called VIPN. Initially only 5 unique numered pieces will be available for the unbelievable price of, wait for it… $300,000.

Black Diamond will have Quad-band with Wi-Fi, an Intel 400Mhz processor running windows mobile 5, and a touch sensitive 2″ screen. It will also include internal memory of 128mb and will come with a 2Gb SD card for external storage, plus a respectable 4 Megapixel camera.
4. Vertu Diamond = $88,000 (£47,567)

Vertu’s another $90,000 handset will feature tiny diamonds dotted all over, and a keypad that carries eight carat’s worth of diamonds. The phone’s body in constructed from the finest platinum, underpinned with ruby bearings and equipped with a similar ceramic composition originally intended for the space shuttle. For that price, it doesn’t even come with a camera! Only 200 such phones will be sold in jewelry and department stores.

5. Motorola V220 Special Edition = £28,000 ($51,800)

Austrian designer Peter Aloisson, has taken a standard Motorola, studded it with 1,200 diamonds and added a keyboard inlaid with 18 carat gold.This phone i think is dedicated for women

6. Gold Edition Nokia 8800 Phone = $2,700 (£1,459

One phone bitten by the Gold Bug is the exclusive Nokia 8800 which will now be available in 24K gold. By owning one of these babies you’ll no doubt be the talk of the town.However the features found on the Gold Edition are the standard 8800 features (bummer). It includes a 0.5 Mega pixel SVGA camera and a 2, 62,000 colors, TFT (208 x 208) display. Connectivity options include EDGE, Bluetooth, Infrared, Java, MMS, SMS, USB, WAP and it has 64 MB of internal memory. Some other features found on the phone which now may now look standard include, 64 polyphonic, FM Radio, Mp3 Player, Video Recording and 180 mins talktime.
7. Mobiado Professional EM (wood) = $1,900 (£1,027)

Professional EM is a $1900USD phone made from ebony and sporting titanium buttons, 1.3 megapixel camera and Bluetooth. It’s available in a limited edition of 200 phones. According to the site, the phone is not currently available in the U.S.

8. Bang & Olufsen (Samsung) Serene = $1,250 (£675)

Bang & Olufsen hooked up with Samsung to design the sleek but unconventional Serene. Its not a bad looking phone and it even has a built-in motor to assist you in opening and closing the phone. It’s not very practical however, requiring a special screwdriver to access the battery and the SIM card, and its circular keypad will take some getting used to.

 9. Lamborghini 8800 Sirocco from Nokia = $To be announced

It has tri-band GSM coverage for up to five continents, as well as 128 MB of internal memory. Like its color TFT display, protected by scratch-resistant sapphire coated glass. It also has a 2 megapixel camera, as well as an integrated digital MP3 player. This is in addition to Bluetooth, xHTML browsing, Instant Messaging, video streaming services, as well as data transfer over EDGE, GPRS, or TCP/IP. This Lamborghini 500-piece limited edition will also feature Lamborghini graphics as wallpapers, screensavers, ringtones, and even has a short documentary video about the Lamborghini. No word on the price.

10. Gresso Luxury Phone = more than 1000$

The Russia based Gresso, is a new entry into the luxury phone market. Their aptly name “Gresso Luxury Phone” is made of gold and African Blackwood. Apparently they will be releasing a collection of five models called the Black Aura collection, and the designer is a “well known” Italian designer. Currently there are two versions of the African Blackwood phone, one with pink gold highlights named the Gresso Blackwood Gold Edition, and one made entirely of African Blackwood.

AT&T has launched the Sony Ericsson W580i. The Sony Ericsson W580i is Walkman music player.

The phone also features a 2.0 megapixel camera with video recorder, Bluetooth 2.0 with A2DP stereo audio support, built-in Google Blogger client, FM radio with RDS support, AT&T Mail client, RSS reader, fitness application suite, MemoryStick Micro M2 expansion slot, and spekerphone.The phone is now available online for $269.99 retail, or $129.99 on a 2 year agreement before $50 mail-in rebate bring the total to $79.99.