Sprint is making it easier than ever for cell phone customers to “go green” with new eco-friendly phones, services and programs and expanding its commitment as a leader in sustainability. Available this month, Sprint and Samsung Mobile, the leading cell phone provider in the United States, announced the Samsung Reclaim handset as the first cell phone in the Unites States constructed from eco-friendly bio-plastic materials. Made from 80% recyclable materials, Samsung Reclaim handset is a feature-rich messaging phone that offers environmentally conscious customers a perfect blend of responsibility without sacrificing the latest in network speeds and features.

Samsung Electronics, a leading mobile phone provider, announced the launch of the Samsung S9110, a cutting-edge design watch phone featuring a full touch screen. The sleek Samsung S9110 Watch phone is a mere 11.98mm thick thanks to the company’s advanced surface mounting technology, making it the slimmest watch phone in the global market. Featuring a 1.76” full touch screen customized for the wrist-watch form factor, the Samsung S9110 watch phone aims to attract mobile phone users who want a unique fashion watch that keeps them connected on the go.

According to the latest research from Strategy Analytics, worldwide GPS smartphone shipments will grow 34% from 57 million units in 2008 to 77 million units in 2009. GPS adoption in smartphones is being fueled by widespread consumer acceptance of portable navigation devices in Europe and the United States, and the increasing presence of mapping software applications among mobile phone vendors such as Nokia, Apple and Blackberry.

Use Any Headset with Your Apple iPod shuffle with Belkin’s new headphone adapter. Belkin’s Headphone adapter includes the control buttons you need to change music tacks and adjust volume, while still using the headset of your choice. You can Play/Pause, Skip or Go to previous sound track, Hear the song title, or move between playlists. This new accessory is compatible with the 4GB version of the 3rd generation Apple iPod shuffle.

Samsung mobile announces new line-up of texting cell phones with T-Mobile USA Complete with full QWERTY keyboards, T9 predictive text and auto word completion, Samsung Mobile and T-Mobile USA announced their latest text-friendly messaging phones. The Samsung Comeback and Gravity 2 complement T-Mobile’s existing line-up of text-friendly Samsung handsets. Powered by T-Mobile’s high-speed 3G network, the new phones also offer fast downloads and quick access to the Web to stay up-to-date on the latest news, weather and entertainment. T-Mobile messaging cell phones are currently available at T-Mobile cell phone stores.

Nokia announced the Nokia 6760 slide, a messaging optimized handset with a sliding QWERTY keypad. Ideal for individuals who want to stay connected when they are out and about, the Nokia 6760 slide mobile phone offers fast and easy access to favourite social networking sites like Facebook, MySpace or Twitter as well as e-mail accounts from Ovi Mail, Gmail, Yahoo! Mail, Windows Live Hotmail and thousands of other e-mail providers. With the new Nokia 6760 Slide cell phone you are always connected with your friends.

ABI Research released a new in-depth market report. It reports that Entry-level cell phones enjoy 24% annual growth through 2014. The world’s largest underserved markets for mobile communications are in developing nations and regions. Asia, Africa, Latin America all have vast potential, but formidable barriers stand in the way. Among the most immediate: the low disposable income of most of the population. Low cost and ultra-low cost cell phones are seen as part of the solution to that problem, and according to a new study from ABI Research the two categories together will see a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 24% over the next five years.

Snom technology AG, developer and manufacturer of Voice-over-IP (VoIP) telephones, introduced the snom 870, an advanced touch screen desktop phone for the North American enterprise as well as small and mid-sized business markets. Designed for today’s information-driven workforce, the new Touch Screen VoIP phone is the latest addition to snom’s “8” series of fourth generation SIP phones and features a slim, elegant design and powerful multimedia capabilities anchored by its innovative color touch screen display and highly intuitive interface.

Palm announced that the Palm Pre mobile phone is scheduled to be available initially in the UK, Ireland and Germany exclusively on the O2 network, and in Spain exclusively on the Movistar network, in time for the holidays. Palm Pre, the first mobile phone based on the new Palm webOS mobile platform, brings your information from the many places it resides - on your mobile phone, at work or on the web - into one simple, integrated view. By smartly integrating your information, webOS software seems to think ahead for you to keep you on top of the things that happen in your life, but that's just the first step. The platform's unique user interface brings your information to you with the ease that only Palm smartphones can offer.

The new Palm Pre mobile phone gives travelers a new way to plan, monitor and make informed decisions about their travel plans, with a mobile flight tracking application developed for Pre by FlightView, the leader in real-time, accurate and actionable flight information. The FlightView application is available via Pre's on-device beta App Catalog. Running on the new Palm webOS mobile platform, Pre brings together your important information from where it resides - on the mobile phone, at work or on the Web - into one logical view.