There were loads of rumors that were floating around as to what Acer would launch at its planned Monday press conference even weeks before at the GSMA Mobile World Congress 2009 in Barcelona.

It was quite sure that they will announce smartphones; however it was not sure as to how many and what type. But now the cat is out of the bag as on Monday night, the company revealed all the devices.

At the GSMA Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Chinese telecommunications company Huawei made announcement regarding its maiden Android-powered smartphone, which it would make commercially available in the Q3 2009.

HTC would be joined by Huawei in the Android operating system camp with a real production phone. Other than this, even Motorola and Kogan would join HTC, who have announced plans to ship devices running Google's operating system.

New York, Feb 14 : Want to get hold of a personally autographed iPod loaded with your favourite star's most loved songs? Well, then log on to Tonic. com without thinking for a minute.

The e-commerce site is auctioning iPods autographed by celebrities, and pre-loaded with their favourite songs.

A total of 70 A-listers, from actors to models to politicians, have lended their ear for the auction, reports the New York Daily News.

The proceeds from sales will benefit music programs in the hurricane-ravaged Gulf Coast region.

London, February 14: Danish toy company Lego is all set to launch a mobile phone, if online reports are to be believed.

Leaked on the Internet, the reports suggest that the slim cellular phone has a plastic casing made up of colourful lego bricks, which the user can change according to their mood.

When a user wishes to change the number keypad from blue to green, he/she can do so just by clicking a new piece of Lego, as if the user were constructing a Lego building.

BK Modi-promoted HotSpot has launched 'Mobi SafeGuard', a unique, all-inclusive warranty for mobile handsets in the domestic market. However, the facility becomes applicable, only when purchased with new handsets.

The company official stated that Mobi SafeGuard will covers repair of all kinds of handset faults including liquid and physical damage for a 2 year period.

In addition, the facility also provides a 2-year extended warranty that adds to the average life of the phone, and moreover if the handset is not repairable, the company will provide a refund equivalent to 50% of the existing market value of the particular mobile handset model.

The cost slab for Mobi Safe Guard will be as under:-

All the people looking forward to buy a handset that falls in middle price range should definitely read this news, as Spice has announced the availability of its latest Spice S-940, that features a 2MP camera with flash.

1 GB card, music player with dual speakers, bluetooth remote control, privacy lock, Opera Mini, SMS scheduler, dazzle ringtone, FM (with record and play) willl be available with the new model.