www.WirelessFederation.com/news: According to the Austrian company, the fashion phone, called the Vodafone 533 Crystal (Crystal is part of Vodafone’s new “Catwalk Collection”), is crafted using a special coating to add brilliance to the Swarovski crystals. The handset comes with a crystal-inspired theme and animated start-up display. The phone features a 2.0-inch color screen, 1.3-megapixel CMOS camera, MP3 player, FM radio, Bluetooth and external memory slot. The price is not yet disclosed.

www.WirelessFederation.com/news: Telenor and Research In Motion (RIM) today introduced the BlackBerry® solution to Telenor customers in Norway.  The BlackBerry solution brings together smartphones, software and services to allow easy wireless access to email, phone, calendar, web, multimedia and other business and lifestyle applications. Telenor customers in Norway will now be able to enjoy the freedom and productivity benefits of using BlackBerry® smartphones to stay connected to people and information on the go.

“We are happy that our customers can now enjoy the benefits of the BlackBerry solution. This complements our extensive product offering to our international customers,” says Abraham Foss, Vice President and CMO, Telenor Norway. (more…)