Nokia will launch after October 29 a limited edition Nokia N97 mini RAOUL in only 1000 units and for Singapore market for now.

The kit will include a special back battery cover with fashion house RAOUL signature stripes, a leather pouch and leather dangler.

The whole package is sold in a big leather bound box, all for about $590. It can be pre-ordered now from Nokia Singapore.

The French company S.T. DuPont has decided to enter the mobile market by making a cell phone in collaboration with Pantech.

Of course, a luxury model like the Pantech Sky Dupont IM-U510LE is less about the features and more about appearance.

The handset has gold-plated edges and it features a 3 inch touchscreen display, 2G-only connectivity, GPS and a 3MP camera.

The Toshiba Tactility concept phone is a clever phone designed for the blind.

Designed by Siwei Liu, this concept phone has a simple 3D Braille face and functionality and boasts of technology which is used today. Designlaunches

Gresso, the Russian manufacturer of Luxury mobile phones, announced the release of a new collection dubbed Gresso Grand Monaco.

The collection makes use of modern materials such as a titanium alloy for the case, with a specialized ceramic coating and carbon fiber accents.

Other materials include steel and hand-polished 42 K sapphire crystal (framing the display).

Sony Ericsson is the latest company to team up with a fashion designer to launch a mobile phone, with the launch of the Sony Ericsson Dolce & Gabbana Jalou Mobile Phone.

At just 73mm long – The phone which is targeted at women is shorter than a lipstick tube and designed to slip into the tiniest clutch or jacket pocket.

The Sony Ericsson Dolce & Gabbana Jalou Mobile Phone features a 3.2 megapixel camera, and the ability to record video as well as take photos.

This is Norihiko Inoue‘s interpretation (2008) of how a new vertu phone could look like!

The phone consist of a hollow shelf which incorporates all keys and display.