The Russian manufacturer INCRUDO has armored the Phantom with a 2-3 mm coating made from titanium alloy. it has been reported that only 10 of these phones will be released via the Euroset mobile network.

The display uses sapphire glass that is virtually scratchproof. A blue sapphire acts as the OK button.

From Press Release:

“Feel the exhilarating power and freedom of having all the communication tools you’re used to in your hand. Google services are at your disposal with quick one-touch access to Gmail, YouTube, Google Talk and Calendar. Smartly integrated Google Maps let you see where your online contacts live in the off-line world. Explore even more of the world with detailed street, traffic and satellite views.

Dazzle your friends with the large sensationally crisp 3.2” display. The touch-sensitive navigation is finger friendly and super intuitive but you can swing it out of the way to use the full five-row QWERTY keyboard. There is plenty of room to respond to emails, messages and even chat.

A designer has proposed a stunning concept mobile phone for the Finnish phone makers “Nokia”, the handset is called “Nokia BMW video phone”

KDDI au recently unveiled the conceptual PLY Mobile Phone - a tabbed phone/printer/digital projector/game controller all-in-one. Each tabbed layer has its own distinct function.

While some phones are making music down at the KDDI Designing Studio, the Ply concept phone from Hideo Kanbara might just be a step towards bringing the office with us.

Designer Andy Kurovets presents his “Bend Mobile” concept. He thinks turning on a device and having it grow to nearly double its size will really be attractive to some people. He may be right but where is the proof?

It is also including a high capacity digital camera that also pops out to larger than expected proportions. All that and it’s curved, for easy sliding in and out of your pants.

Go with the flow with the most unique theme for BlackBerry. Flip through a set of crisp custom icons bringing your the application you need front and center.

This theme is compatible with all device software, however animation performance is optimal on devices with software 4.3 or higher.

Fun packages to come home to the new Sidekick that just launched! Now with customizable skins that you can design yourself with black, white, or pink plastic as the base. On the next page view full unboxing, and close ups of some of the fun details… and then some REALLY close up (like 200x) views of the new keyboard.

By just looking at the photo, we can see that almost every button on a traditional BlackBerry like the convenience keys are still there.

There are only four physical buttons on the front and a large touch-screen. It is also coming to Verizon.

The BlackBerry Thunder, as it is codenamed now, (all you “reporting” on it as the Storm are incorrect) will launch in Q3 of this year. It is a full touchscreen BlackBerry — no slide out keyboard — with only 4 physical keys.

HTC has officially Announced its latest jewel, the sexy, little HTC Touch Pro! It possesses the same stunning style as the HTC Diamond.

It features a 2.8” VGA screen, Windows Mobile 6.1 professional with HTC TouchFLO’s 3D interface, a 3.2 Megapixel camera, 512MB of internal memory, 288MB of RAM, a microSD slot, GPS, a 1350 mAh battery, TV output, and Bluetooth.

RKS design consultants of southern California have just introduced their entry into this soon-to-be-ubiquitous mobile platform with this “Mimique” design.

The Mimique is a response to feature-heavy cell phones that look more like PDAs than phones. Playful and engaging, the Mimique’s design marries the heritage of old-school cell phones with next-generation style and touch-screen technology. The Mimique will use the new open-source cell phone software which will allow users to download features and “skins.” With downloadable upgrades, users won’t need to buy a new phone to get new features.