Mobile phone technology has come a long way in recent times, with new and improved handsets being advertised almost constantly. Telecommunications companies are now diversifying into countries which are looking to get connected, with rising interest in mobile phones present in developing countries.

The Aliph Jawbone 2 Bluetooth headset is now available from Apple's online store and retail locations. Read the full story here.

The UK's Advertising Standards Authority has declared that one of Apple's iPhone ads, which claims that the phone brings "all parts of the internet," is misleading to consumers and should not be aired. Read the full story here.

Nokia has quietly begun making VoIP on its Nseries handsets less convenient, though they are not removing the capability entirely, as some have speculated. Read the full story here.

Judah Klausner is an inventor who has successfully sued several companies for infringement on his visual voicemail patents. He has recently filed suit against Google, Verizon, and others. Read the full story here.

The Nokia 6650 is a clamshell styled 3G smartphone that is currently available in Europe and is heading to AT&T in the states soon. Russell tests it out and finds it to be mostly satisfying. Read the full story here.

Adobe has announced that it will soon release a mobile application for Windows Mobile smartphones that will allow you to synchronize photos on your cell phone with its Photoshop Express web based image editing site. Read the full story here.

Sony's CEO chimes in on the future status of his company's joint venture with Ericsson. Read the full story here.

The Mobile Marketing Association recently published guidelines for Bluetooth-based advertising, in which it rules that any phone left in Bluetooth discoverable mode is fair game for pushed advertisements. Surprising as it may seem, not everybody agrees. Read the full story here.

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