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And we thought this thing was cancelled... Despite everything Sony Ericsson has revived its W595s and decided to release it on Orange Romania. This music-centric phone comes in in Dusty Blue, and offers a 3.2Mpix camera, front-panel music control buttons, built-in FM tuner, Bluetooth, and an M2 memory card slot. We don't exclude the possibility of it to be released by Orange in other markets.

Orange UK's leaked internal memo reveales that the company decided to suspend BlackBerry Bold shipment due to software issues reported by other carriers. Here's what it says:

"Following reports of software issues with the BlackBerry Bold handset across a variety of mobile operators, Orange has decided to act in the interest of its customers by suspending shipments of the device in the UK.

Sony Ericsson has released an alternative variant of its W595 model, the Orange-branded W595s. Currently the phone is available on the Romanian website, you can also find a few pics of it here. The W595s differs from the original with its customized keypad and buttons.

Gosh, that was fast! Several weeks after its first appearance, the Samsung i8510 INNOV8 has become available from Orange UK. It still has all those features we mentioned a while ago, and is available now at Mobile.co.uk for £free on an 18 month contract, plus you'll get a spare Nokia 1650 on pay as you go with a £10 credit.

Specifications:

• 8Mpix camera;
• Dual-band 7.

Orange will be the first operator to offer the BlackBerry Bold in the UK. Subscribers will be able to get the handset starting August 16th for free with an 18-month contract with a £45 monthly plan.

T-Mobile with its September release is crowling way behind...

This is a picture of the Sony Ericsson W595s, a slider phone for Orange that has been cancelled today right before its official launch. The reasons are so far unclear, but the loss itself isn't serious.

After Vodafone and Singtel, Orange is the next operator to announce the upcoming availability of the iPhone to its customers in the following countries: Austria, Belgium, the Dominican Republic, Egypt, Jordan, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Switzerland and Orange’s African markets.

The release is scheduled for later this year.

Thus, the iPhone will soon be available almost everywhere.

Orange France will be the exclusive carrier of the new Levi Strauss 3G slider handset, scheduled for the release in April 2008.

It will be available for EUR279 (US$444) without contract, or just EUR 9 (US $14) with a service agreement.

• Bands: GSM 900/1800/1900MHz, UMTS 2100MHz
• Data: GPRS/EDGE/WCDMA
• Size: 125mm x 46mm x 17mm (4.

Orange subscribers now can get the new low-end Alcatel OT-E227 Clamshell Phone on a pre-pay basis for only USD$19.61, if you load it with credits worth USD$19.63, of course.

The phone looks fashionable and offers a choice of three colors including metallic rose, glossy black and fuchsia with flower pattern.

Orange France has just announced they have sold 70,000 iPhones in the first month of sales.

Well, this isn't bad, but considering that in the first five days the company has sold about 40,000 handsets, the outcome indicates that sales-rates dropped by more than 70%. Don't know what to think...

Anyway, in a couple Apple plans to make an official report on iPhone sales.