Sony Lifestyle has announced a new Wifi instant messaging device called "Mylo" short for "MyLife Online"  the device taps Wifi hotspots with WEP and WPA encryption and boasts a full QWERTY keyboard with a 3.4 inch 320 x 240 LCD making for a visually pleasing device slighly smaller than T-Mobiles Sidekick. Surprisingly, AIM and MSN chatting are not supported, but Skype and Google Voice are along with Yahoo Messenger. So what's going on here we wonder? 

Colabnet's Berry Pix 2.0 is a photo viewer and image management softaware for Blackberry devices. Users can resize, crop and rotate images and a new grid based layout makes it easy to find browse and locate photos. Automatic backup and restore functionality is available with standard hot sync and like earier versions, images can serve as background themes. Organize and share images easily with Berry Pix.

Finally, a soluton to moblogging on tiny phone keypads. Nothing against predictive text or even tne QWERTY panels on newer devices but basically - typing on a mobile device is not fun even for those of us with small finger - until now. SmartFabrics in Australia, markets a foldable full sized fabric keyboard allowing anyone with a bluetooth enabled device to type in comfort. The best part is - spilt coffee washes right off.

Andy Warhol, the icon of pop culture make headlines in 1968 (that continue even today) about everyone enjoying fifteen minutes of fame. Inspired by that,  the 15 x 15 project by the Hull School of Art in London England invites videobloggers from around the world to contribute cellphone created clips for inclusion and eventual electronic distribution. It's a great opportunity to partake in a new media project with real artistic roots.

Here are some leaked pictues of Cingular's upcoming Treo Nitro smartphone. Engadget first started the rumor about the new Nitro and Lennon PDA's slated for release this October. With UMTS and Class 10 EDGE connectivity and a 1.3 mega pixel camera as well as a shortened or even non existent external antenna,  the Nitro is making Palm OS fans across the world salivate with anticipation. So enjoy!

Ok, so you've got yourself a brand new cameraphone or perhaps even a flashy Nokia N-Series gadget. Finally, the photo and video blogger in you can find release - until it's time to upload the video and you sit there twiddling your thumbs. Statistics show that EDGE is the slowest network with HSUPA the fastest.  But who has HSUPA yet right? See a comparism of cellular data network upload speeds below.

Tired of video blogging? Why not try the opposite with 3rd-i? It's a neat wireless home/office/ security surveillance system which sends  video streams directly to  your mobile (vs uploading content via your phone) with just the press of a few buttons. Before we get into pricing and setup, let's just admit this as another great step in mobile phone usage and evolution! Created by 3rd-i (eye) a UK based security company, the product is slated for release within the month.

Spaces is MSN's blogging and social networking platform. Since it's release last year, it has surpassed even the company's expectation in terms of success with over 30 million present blogs. Integrated IM and filterable viewing by buddy lists have given it an interactive edge over Yahoo's 360 and Google's Blogger offerings, even though the service can cost as much as $99USD/yr for premium hosting. Spaces mobile version  and software is also better than most as this review finds.

As the conflict between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon grows into its third week, the internet is brimming with amateur photos and videos of events as they unfold. Citizen journalism shines in a war torn environment giving people raw and uncencored information like never before. Despite risks and lack of credibility, content like this can help share experiences and foster dialogue and make up for much of what mainstream media seems to have forgotten about.

Citizen journalism is supposed to be a healthy thing right? Real people, real events and realtime reporting. Yet police in Philadelphia briefly arrested Neftaly Creuz for photographing the arrest of an alledged drug dealer with his cellphone calling it "obstruction of justice." According to family members, the 21 year old college student never left his property or was ever within arms reach of the "boys in blue."