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We reported last month about a black model of the Bold 9780 being caught in the wild, along with a few rumoured specs, well, this time a white version has posed for the camera and brings with it more of the specs list and although still unofficial, ties in with the early rumours.

The new Bold is almost identical to the Bold 9700 with the most noticeable changes being under the hood in the way of a camera upgrade to 5 megapixel (3.2 in the current model), double the RAM at 512MB and of course, it’s going to be running BlackBerry OS 6. There’s still no word about when it’ll be announced or if indeed it is even real, but short of official confirmation from BlackBerry themselves, we don’t really think there’s any more proof needed that this is going to be the new Bold. So, keep an eye on the blog for the inevitable release, we suspect this will be around October time, or if you simply can’t wait and want in on the BlackBerry action now, click here to take a look at our best deals. (Source: BerryCN via PhoneArena)

Only but a couple of weeks have passed since we first met the rumours of the G2, from T-Mobile themselves as they posted up a teaser site for the G2 with the grab line,  ‘The revolution continues’. For those that don’t already know, the T-Mobile G1 was the first handset to grace the market touting the Android Operating System so as you’d be forgiven for expecting something quite special from HTC, the manufacturer that is producing the G2 on behalf of T-Mobile.

When we first reported on the G2, we speculated that it would be a network branded version of the HTC Desire Z we’ve heard so much about recently, and the official specs revealed would appear to confirm our suspicions. These being a 3.7 inch AMOLED screen, 1GHz SnapDragon Processor, slide-out QWERTY keyboard, 5 megapixel camera with autofocus, 3G HSPA+, Wi-Fi Hotspot capabilities, aGPS, Bluetooth 2.1 + Enhancd data rate.The only spec that doesn’t really tie in with previous rumours of the Desire Z is the HSPA+, which at current would only be applicable to our American cousins and is a feature that will probably be missing if the handset is released as the Desire Z here in the UK.

The official specs were first revealed to cellphonesignal.com, who strangely have reported that the T-Mobile G2 is sporting HTC Sense despite the images clearly showing the G2 to be running vanilla Android. Perhaps they know something we don’t, or maybe it’s just a typo. We’re hoping it’s the latter. As good as Sense is, the customisation options available to vanilla Android beyond what Sense is capable of, are simply astonishing and if the Desire Z is eventually made official, we only hope that it gets the same treatment although our money would be on it shipping with HTC Sense.

It’s not that we dislike Sense, because we don’t, it is by far the best OEM Skin of just about any operating system except perhaps the super slick iOS 4, although an unfair comparison in reality. That said, if the original Desire was anything to go by then it won’t take long before someone discovers a means to remove HTC Sense, for those that enjoy tinkering with the files that HTC would rather you didn’t. Keep an eye on the blog for more details. (Source: CellPhoneSignal via Gizmodo)

As you may or may not be aware, Apple have announced that tomorrow (September 1st) they will be holding a special event (invitation pictured left) for reporters, bloggers and analysts, presumably with the intention of announcing their next latest and greatest inventions. There’s also much speculation regarding what exactly will be the headline announcement, with the general consensus pointing towards new iPod Touch and Nano, given the music themed invitation that was sent out.

This has been backed up by recent rumours of an iPod Touch touting front and rear cameras which would tie in with the pictures of what are supposedly cases for the new iPod Touch and Nano (right). The speculated cameras would in all likelihood  allow the iPod Touch to benefit from the iPhone 4 Wi-Fi only FaceTime and would perhaps explain why Apple, for now at least, have chosen to keep FaceTime Wi-Fi only across the board. It’s also said that the cameras would allow the new Touch to support Apple’s new iMovie software, allowing on-the-move video recording and editing. It’s also rumoured that the iPod Touch will utilise the Retina Display technology found in the current iPhone 4. The rumoured iPod Nano however, is likely to simply be a smaller, re-designed unit with a larger memory.

Whilst we agree with the majority, that tomorrow will see the announcement of a new iPod Touch and iPod Nano, we feel it’s worth mentioning the other announcements we could potentially be seeing tomorrow in place of or as well as the iPod Touch? Well, here’s a run down of what we think these could be:

A ‘Cloud’ based iTunes

There were rumours circulating only a month ago regarding a wireless iTunes streaming and synching functionality which would undoubtedly be in addition to a new iPod announcement at tomorrow’s event. Apple has already moved below the radar to add the ability to stream music from MobileME in it’s latest update, a move which is said to be a test run for the larger iTunes update and would make sense given the possible damage that could ensue if it were to go wrong upon release.

TV show rental

Again, this is another rumour which has been ‘to-ing and fro-ing’ around the internet, which would see Apple give the option to essentially rent a TV show for a few days for $0.99 (likely to be £0.99 too knowing the Apple currency converison rates) as oppose to the current set up of having to purchase the show for $1.99.

Apple TV Update

There is rumoured to be a new version of the Apple TV winging its way to the market and we’ll give you three guesses as to what it’s called… Yeah, you’ve got it, the iTV (law suit filed in 5, 4, 3…) The iTV is rumoured to have a built in 16GB memory, the ability to run applications and the possibility of streaming iTunes to iPads/Phones/Touches through a Wi-Fi connection.

A new tablet

This is probably the least likely of all the possibilities we’ve outlined so far, somewhere up there with the pink elephants or flying farm animals of the swine variety, making an appearance but it’s still worth a mention. Ever since the iPad launched, there has been speculation as to whether Apple would release a 7 inch tablet to co-exist alongside the current, larger iPad. The recent tablet rumours from Samsung, LG, HTC/Google et al, would suggest that they believe there will at some point, be a smaller tablet, given that each is looking to release tablet into this exact space as oppose to taking the iPad on head-to-head. Now, we’re not suggesting that there won’t be an iPad Mini on the horizon somewhere but we doubt very much that we’ll see anything concrete this year.

Well, i think that’s about covered everything unless Apple really pull an Ace from their sleeve and in all likelihood, tomorrows announcement will be the new iPod Touch/Nano as expected, but we wouldn’t be surprised at all to see the announcement of the cloud based iTunes in tow. Whatever happens, make sure you check back at the blog tomorrow for our coverage of the announcement(s).

A little over a month ago, you may remember us posting regarding the Nokia C6 being In Stock here at mobiles.co.uk. Well, if the latest rumours, snapshots and model number are to be believed, the Nokia C6 already has a successor in the pipeline; the Nokia C6-01. The confusing naming conventions adopted recently by the finns are not only causing confusion amongst the public but also with networks too it would seem given that the leak which comes from Vivacom, a Bulgarian network provider, was spotted by eagle eyed viewers of an advert which pictured the C6-01 in an advert for the C6-00.

The C6-01 was also spotted on Nokia’s Dutch Online storefront along with specs that would point towards the C6 losing it’s QWERTY keyboard, gaining an 8 megapixel camera in place of the 5 megapixel on the current model and is also said to be sporting Symbian^3 OS where the current is stuck running on Symbian S60. The C6-01 is also said to have a nHD screen as well as 3G and Wi-Fi connectivity. Surely then, the C6-01 would be more of an upgraded alternative, than a successor - contrary to what the naming conventions would indicate.

Aside from the aforementioned spec changes, it would appear that the Nokia C6-01 remains very similar to the original, still keeping an almost identical form, although with slightly redesigned hardware keys on the face and a re-worked back which includes a relocated camera, a Dual LED flash and a speaker. Price is said to be around 280 Euros and we expect the official announcement from Nokia to be around the time of Nokia World 2010 on September 14th. (Image from MobileGeek via Engadget)

By now, you’ve probably seen the Samsung Galaxy Tab teaser video (if you haven’t don’t worry, we’ve got you covered - Click Here) and you maybe wondering what’s happening in Berlin on September 2nd, as pointed to at the end of the video. Well we’re guessing it’ll be the official announcement of the tablet, before the IFA kicks off on the 3rd. What is the IFA? Well, it’s one of the biggest consumer electronics shows in Europe and is where Samsung amongst quite a few other manufacturers, have chosen to showcase their latest and greatest inventions.

We already know quite a bit about the Galaxy Tab following the leak from South Korea yesterday, but what if the Samsung Galaxy isn’t quite your cup of tea? What other Android touting tablets are we expecting to be revealed at the IFA? Well feast your eyes below for the full run down of the one we know about:

ViewSonic ViewPad 7

Firstly, we have this, the ViewPad 7 which is said to be a cheap and cheerful tablet PC. Cheap and cheerful doesn’t necessarily mean that functionality has been compromised though, with 3G, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, SD card support, front and rear cameras and a 7 inch screen, if ViewSonic manage to get a decent interface on this, it could prove a perfect low cost alternative to the Galaxy Tab.

Archos Internet Tablets

Next up we have not one but five tablets (supposedly) heading to the IFA from Archos. These are said to range in size from the 10 inch iPad rival down to a rather miniature 2.8 inch tablet which we’re not quite sure qualifies as a tablet so much as an oversized touchscreen watch. Anyway, we’re going to assume that this also falls under the heading of cheap and cheerful, since Archos aren’t particularly well known for their PC expertise but more so for media players meaning these tablets should have quite a wide range of media format support.

MSI Windpad 110

MSI are said to be bringing two laptops along to the IFA, a Windows 7 touting Windpad 100 and an Android Windpad 110. Although, we’re not convinced by the naming (Windpad - Windows Pad?) and expect to see it carrying a different moniker at the IFA. Both tablets are said to be sporting 1.6 GHz Intel Atom processors and a stock UI known as WindTouch (again, Windows Touch?) as well as built in web cams. We’re not sure about this one, it’s rumoured to be around $400 which doesn’t quite put it in the cheap and cheerful category but likely to be somewhere in between this and the Galaxy Tab.

HTC Google Chrome OS Tablet

Technically this isn’t an Android tablet but is definitely worth a mention since it’s coming from the Google camp. Said to be sporting the web based Chrome OS and being produced by HTC, this is the only tablet we’ve mentioned so far that could truly give the Galaxy Tab a run for its money and given HTC’s recent success with its smartphones, we doubt they’re likely to ease off the accelerator peddle and miss this opportunity to dominate the Tablet market too. We don’t know much about this tablet, but you can should expect something rather special, given that Google won’t want a repeat of the Nexus One, which to be fair is an awesome phone but was far too late to the party here in the UK.

Orange Tablets

Okay, so these probably aren’t going to make an appearance at the IFA but are still worthy of a mention. A French publication yesterday pointed towards Orange carrying three tablets in the not so distant future, according to the translation, these will supposedly be a subsidised iPad, an Android Tablet (Galaxy Tab?) and also an Orange own branded tablet that is said to be ‘made by a famous Asian company’ according to the translation and early rumours seem to point towards this being Foxconn.

Well, that about covers all of the tablets we’ve seen rumoured so far that we’re exepcting to see at the IFA and if we’re honest, the real competition here seems to be between Samsung and HTC/Google. The majority of the tablets seem to be falling in the cheap and cheerful end of the spectrum, we were hoping to see some more in the way of high end devices looking to stick it to the iPad. Let us know what you think and keep an eye on the blog for our run down of the IFA.

Following yesterdays Champions League Group stage draw, Sony Ericsson have announced that they intend to leverage their existing relations ship with UEFA, in order to ‘activate a global marketing programme around the UEFA Champions League until 2012.’ It is said that the programme will be ‘fan-focussed’ and will look to offer football fanatics the opportunity of greater access to the sport they love. This will apparently be in the form of a dedicated Application that Sony Ericsson will offer to handset users, in a similar way to the ‘FIFA’ affiliated Sony Ericsson Vivaz we guess.

According to the report, plans are set to use the GPS capabilities found on the Xperia range (X10, Mini and Mini Pro) to ‘enhance the experience’, which to be honest doesn’t tell us much. Could this simply be a dedicated live-results based application that will join the Android Market or are we looking at the possibility of a much more in depth application offering results, fixtures, live commentary/highlights or possibly even a live streaming service to watch the action on our phones? Keep an eye on the blog for more details. (Please note, image is a mock up and not official imagery)

A video has found its way onto the internet, courtesy of a South Korean website (dt.co.kr) that not only gives us some footage of the Galaxy Tab in action, but also shows it playing happy families posing for a photo with an iPad and it’s younger sibling, the Galaxy S. We have to say, it looks much smaller than we expected. It seems then, that the Galaxy Tab may not quite be the competition to the iPad we’d been expecting, instead, it seems that Samsung is hoping to beat Apple to the punch with the rumoured iPad Mini.

The video isn’t of the highest quality, but does allow us to see quite a substantial insight into what to expect from the Galaxy Tab and we’re pained to say that, if the video is to be believed, that the Galaxy Tab will be incredibly iPad-esque. In that, apps appear to be listed in an almost identical fashion with side scrolling screens. We can take some solace though, in the fact that there is an on-screen ‘Home’ button below the application grid pointing towards the fact that, although not seen on the video, the Galaxy Tab does retain the usual Android customisebale screens found on the Galaxy S and what we’re actually seeing on the video is merely the app drawer.

Interestingly, the video shows the Galaxy Tab to be a 3G connected device. Although, we’re going to hang on to our hopes that a Wi-Fi only version will be available too. The video also shows us the dialer, browser, a calendar and a maps application as well as an application which appears to allow the Galaxy Tab to pick up TV programs.

Check out the video to see for yourself and let us know what you think of the Galaxy Tab in the comments section below.

You may have seen our post last week about the Nokia C7 video leak, which didn’t really gives up much in the way of specs. Well, it would seem that the Nokia C7 has now winged it’s way into the hands of Eldar Murtazin (Mobile Review) who is widely renowned as the guru of mobile phone leaks and is already high up on Nokia’s hit list (Google Eldar Murtazin and you’ll see what i mean.)

Despite (in spite of?) this, Mobile Review have posted a preview on the as yet, un-announced Nokia C7. Here’s what we know. The C7 is said to be a ‘Lite’ version of the Nokia N8 if you like, sporting a lower cost plastic chassis and an 8 megapixel camera and LED flash (vs. 12 megapixel and Xenon flash on the N8) The HDMI port has gone and the internal memory is said to have reduced to 8GB. Aside from the above, everything else is said to remain the same, a 3.5″ nHD AMOLED screen, 680MHz CPU, 256MB RAM, 1200 mAh battery and of course, the proprietary Symbian^3 and all of the usual connectivity options, Wi-Fi (802.11b/g/n) and Bluetooth 3.0.

Mobile Review have also estimated the cost of this stripped out handset at 350 Euros, 20 Euros cheaper than the Nokia N8. Well, i think we’ll wait for official announcement from Nokia but if that is the case, who would chose not to pay that little bit extra given how much more you get for your money? (Images from Mobile Review)