On Sunday, a well known paper put forward the latest piece of news that Microsoft Corp is mulling to provide new programs and services for mobile phones, including an “online bazaar” for software. 

The report published in the paper said that the online bazaar would be for phones running Microsoft's Windows Mobile operating system.

It said, “Microsoft will also soon offer its latest version of Windows Mobile, which the report said would have a more sophisticated interface.”

On Thursday three latest cellphone models were launched by Nokia, among which the successor to its slim hit model Nokia 6300 is also included.

In the second quarter of this year, Nokia will come out with its 6700 classic with a price tag of 235 euros ($307.4) when excluding subsidies and taxes, which is the follow up of the Nokia 6300 that was among Nokia's top sellers for many quarters.

The features of this model will include a 5-megapixel camera and GPS navigation with Nokia Maps.

The leading luxury mobile phones manufacturer Vertu launched new mobile phone, the Vertu Signature, available at Vertu boutiques and many leading watch, jewellery and department stores worldwide.

At the product launch ceremony, President of Vertu, Alberto Torres said, 'We are delighted to present our new Signature collection, here in Paris. Especially, since we launched our first ever phone in this beautiful city, back in 2002. '

With the aim to win the hearts of mid- to low-end consumer base, LG has launched two new low-end handsets. The names of these new entries in the LG's lineup are GB110 and the GB106. Both the sets that are equipped with impressive features and offer value for money.

On Wednesday, Airtel and Research in Motion (RIM) will announce the launch of BlackBerry Pearl Flipsmartphone in India. It has been learnt that the product would be priced at Rs 21,990.

The users are allowed to type and dial easily in the BlackBerry Pearl Flip 8220 smartphone and the external display of smartphone provides previewing calendar reminders, email, text messages and phone calls.

Recently, the ASUS P565 was launched by ASUS, which basically is a business PDA phone that boasts 800 MHz processor. The handset also features ASUS' latest touch-driven user interface - Glide.

A press release by the company informed, "The P565 delivers graphics and system performance that is higher than anything else in the market at present, posting Vsbenchmark scores almost two times that of competing products in its class."