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The Nokia 6500 Classic has been a popular phone for a while now, thanks to it's extremely thin form factor, 3G technology and stylish good looks.

However, it has previously only been available in Silver, Black and Bronze. Now though, O2 has started selling a pink variation of the phone, which we're sure will be even more popular.

We've still got around ten free line rental offers from Mobiles2YourDoor (part of the same company as the high-street chain Phones4U).

They've been with us for around three weeks now, and they are likely to disappear without warning, so if you're interested, then I'd sign up while you can.

Don't miss out, I doubt any more will appear for a while...

UPDATE 18/11/08: All the free line rental offers have now gone.

Phones4u and it's sister website Mobiles2YourDoor have changed some of their offers so that they're once again selling free line rental contracts (12 months free - 12 month contract).

These are cashback redemption contracts. Basically, you send copies of your bills to Phones4u/Mobiles2YourDoor and they refund your line rental. You've got to be careful to remember to send your bills in on time, but if you do everything right, you should be able to enjoy a free phone and free line rental for a full year.

The 12 months free line rental offers are available on the Sony Ericsson T303, Nokia 6300, Samsung U600, Samsung J700 and LG KC550 Orsay.

UPDATE 07/11/08: Lots of these offers have now disappeared, but some are still available for the Sony Ericsson T303 and Nokia 6300

mobiles.co.uk (part of the Carphone Warehouse Group) has announced that they now have Nokia's N96 in stock - Nokia's eagerly awaited new flagship phone.

The N96 takes the best of the Nokia N95 (GPS Satellite Navigation, Wifi, 3G, 5 megapixel camera with Carl-Zeiss lense) and adds more. New features include Geo-tagging of photos (take a photo and the phone adds GPS information to the photo, indicating where it was taken), 16Gb built-in memory, 2.8 inch screen, video accelerators (for ultra-smooth video playback), better battery life and even faster, more responsive menu operation.

Basically, it's similar to the original N95, but even better.

We've got a dozen or so free line rental offers - These all appeared on Mobiles2yourDoor's website yesterday, but we've not got any information from them as to how long these offers are going to be around for.

Mobiles2YourDoor is part of the same group as Phones4U, so they're about as reliable company as you can get when it comes to cashback deals.

As we've no idea how long these offers will last for, we'd advise you that if you're interested, then sign up while they're here. There's a good chance that they may only be available until the end of August (ie. End of Sunday 30th).

UPDATE: Most of these offers have now gone, except for one with a Samsung J700 on Vodafone Anytime Text 40.

Samsung have recently launched the Samsung i900 Omnia - A seriously nice looking SmartPhone that bears a passing resemblance to the design of the iPhone.

It's got a 5 megapixel camera with autofocus and face recognition technlogy, stylish brushed metal beack, GPS receiver that automatically tags photos with the location they were taken, Wifi, 3G, Bluetooth and a neat laptop style touchpad to control things on-screen.

Three have just launched a few phones on a six month contract at only £15 a month.

Phone available include the Nokia 6120, Nokia 3120, Sony Ericsson Z610i and Sony Ericsson K610i.

All the contracts have no charge for the phones

A couple of the retailers have started showing offers for the new Samsung F480 "Tocco" handset.

By all accounts this looks like a very nice phone. It's got a 5 megapixel camera, with autofocus and flash, touchscreen display and lots of other iPhone type things.

One feature we've not seen on too many other handsets is "haptic" technology - This is basically where you get feedback, either a vibration or similar when you touch the phone's touchscreen.

All in all, if you're looking for a snazzy new phone, it's worth a look.

The iPhone seems to be out of stock everywhere, following recent price cuts of £100 by O2. Even Apple UK say they have no stock left, fuelling rumours that a 3G version of the phone may be launched imminently.

Apple tends to launch new products at their main conferences, and there's the Worldwide Developer Conference (WWDC) coming up on the 9th June. Other wonder if the new model will be released on 29th June - 1 year to the day since the launch of the original iPhone.

If you're looking for one, I guess it's just a case of waiting, or trying to find a high street outlet that has any left…

Although this site is mainly interested in contract mobile phones, I thought I'd bring Three's Pay as You Go Mobile Broadband to everyone's attention.

Their contract Mobile Broadband offering has been around for a few months now - £10 a month for 1Gb, £15 for 3Gb and £25 for 7Gb.

However, their Pay As You Go bundles cost exactly the same, and give you exactly the same amount of data transfer, but doesn't leave you tied into a contract. You just top-up as you would do with a regular mobile phone, and the bundle lasts for 30 days. It's great if you just need occasional mobile broadband (ie. If you're on holiday elsewhere in the UK and have a laptop).

The USB Mobile Broadband "dongles" cost around £50 on PAYG (or can be free with a contract).

Some "12 months free line rental" offers have re-appeared from e2save (part of the Carphone Warehouse Group).

As usual, these are cashback offers, so make sure you know how to claim the money back before you sign up.

Some of the phones available are the Nokia 6300, Sony Ericsson W880i, Samsung U600, LG KE970 Shine, Motorola KRZR K1, LG KG800 and Samsung D900.

The offers all end at 4pm today.

I know it's a bit late, but I thought I'd highlight some of the e2save.com January sale offers.

Basically, they've got quite a lot of offers with 9, 10 and 11 months free line rental after cashback (if you're concerned about cashback offers, then e2save are part of the Carphone Warehouse group of companies).

Offers include:

Nokia 6030 with 10 months free on a £35/month contract (02)
Nokia 6030 with 9 months free on a £20/month contract (T-Mobile)
Samsung D900 with 9 months free on a £35/month contract (O2)
Sony Ericsson W300i with 11 months free on a £35/month contract (O2)

Follow the link below for more information…

Over the past few years, handsets have gained more and more features. Some have been useful, some not so useful - However, no other phone has the same feature set as the new Samsung MiCoach.

Basically, it's a phone that has a range of features relating to personal fitness. It aspires to be a personal trainer. It's got a heart rate monitor, pedometer and will will also speak to encourage you to exercise better.

On top of all of that, you also get access to the website micoach.com, where you can store information about your training sessions, statistics etc.

All in all, a very different phone.

This week we've found a couple of retailers that are selling the new Levi's phone.

It looks pretty much like you'd imagine a Levi's phone to look, lots of silver detailing and black rugged looks. It's not too bad a phone either, having a 2 megapixel camera, expandable memory and lots of customisable features. Available from lots of retailers, including Carphone Warehouse, Mobiles Please, e2save and OneStopPhoneShop.

Currently, (as of the time of writing) the best value offer we know of is on Orange Canary 30, with 7 months line rental at 99p (see link below to view this offer) - Available from e2save.

It's still not too late to order a mobile phone before christmas and to receive any associated free gift if you order from buymobilephones.net.

Free gifts that are (at the time of writing) still in stock are Windows Vista Laptops, Nintendo Wii, PSPs, iPods and Satellite Navigation devices - but check their website to make sure they've still got stock in before you order.

Last order date for delivery by Christmas is Thursday 20th December.

Well, we've finally got round to finishing off our new news section, which you're reading now.

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