Blamatory Phone Ads – LG Multimedia Phone Ads Say ‘Music Made Me Do It!’ (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Music made me do it! That is the brilliant copy of the new LG ads promoting their range of music and multimedia phones.

The blamatory copy is coupled with images of young men and women doing crazy stuff…

Inappropriate iPhone Apps – Underage BeautyMeter App Gets Pulled (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) The latest free iPhone app called “BeautyMeter” is a modern version of “Hot or Not” that took over the Internet a couple years ago.

The app was pulled from the iTunes App Store after teenage girls began…

iPhone Sneak Peeks – China Ontrade First to Unveil iPhone 3.0 Parts (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Rumors of the iPhone 3.0 are out and about amongst the tech crowd, and iPhone 3.0 parts have already begun to hit online shops. China Ontrade is a wholesaler that has parts labeled “iPhone 4G Spare Parts,”…

Mobile Phone Leaks – Blackberry Storm 2 Photos Spread Like Wildfire (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Yes, the time for the Blackberry Storm 2 has come already. Photos of the Blackberry Storm 2 have been leaked onto the Internet (see gallery above).

Research In Motion CEO Jim Balsillie didn’t shy away…

Ridiculous Self-Shots – GuysWithiPhones.com Captures Snaps of Macho Men (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) It’s difficult to tell whether these guys love themselves or their iPhones more. But next in the line of single-serving websites is GuysWithiPhones.com. Yes, there is a GirlsWithiPhones.com, too!

Both…

Drunken Text Tees – TextsFromLastNight.com Documents Texting Debauchery (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Having trouble remembering that drunken text you sent out to your best friend, your ex or accidentally to your mom? Well, you better be careful, because it just might turn up on TextsFromLastNight.com.…

France Mobile Phone Ads Monitored

Mobile Phone Ads Banned

In a move to help address the health hazards that mobile phones bring, France is cracking the whip on mobile phone advertising, particularly to the kids. It is no secret that mobile phones emit radiation which can be a cause for cancer in kids. While this has been known for years now, France has taken the lead to address the issue to safeguard their youth from potential health risks.

Who knows if we may see the same trend followed by most companies from there?

French advertisements by contrast take a different view. Some put up in large cities including Lyon this week read: “Let’s keep them healthy, away from mobile phones!” Some Swedish research indicates that children are five times more likely to get brain cancer if they use mobiles, but other research efforts have found results inconclusive.

(Source) Telegraph

Fashion-Branded Phones – The Hugo Boss Samsung F480 (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Not to be outdone by Dolce amp; Gabbana, Prada or Armani, Hugo Boss has teamed up with Samsung for their first fashion branded phone.

The new Hugo Boss phone is based on the Samsung F480 TouchWiz model and…

Throwable Shuttlecock Cameras – Flee Takes Pics When Thrown (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Flee is a design concept by Hakan Bogazpinar from Turkey that enables dynamic outdoor photography. The design consists of a digital camera and a bluetooth receiver for mobile phones.

When you throw it…

iPhone 3G Abuse Tests – iJustine Tries Dropvertising (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) Who would have thought that a pretty blonde like iJustine would give the iPhone so much abuse? However, her iPhone abuse is turning out to be a perfect marketing angle. If any phone could survive abuse…

Successful iPhone 3G Protests – Rogers Lowers Prices in Canada

(TrendHunter.com) The iPhone 3G is showing Canada some love with lower data plans prices. Persistent Canadian consumers have convinced Rogers, the iPhone’s official and only carrier in Canada, to bring their ridiculously…

iPhone Contact Management Innovation – Friend Book (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) This new application called “Friend Book,” available tomorrow, lets you exchange business cards and address cards from one iPhone to another. To “pair” the two devices, you simply hold them together and…

iPhone 3G Voice Dialing & Control – iSpeak (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) An obvious functionality omissions in Apple’s 3G iPhone is voice dialing. Fonix fills this gap with iSpeak, a voice activation application for the iPhone 3G. Thanks to the iPhone’s developer’s SDK, third-party…

3G iPhone Unboxing – Unofficially Official (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Here it is, the most important posting on Trend Hunter (today) The iPhone unboxing. A man from Portugal got a 8GB iPhone, 3G, in advance of the 7/11 official launch. He said he didn’t pay anything, but…

Sleek iPhone Killers – Ultra Fashionable ‘Black Tab’ (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) With the imminent release of the iPhone 3G, we are seeing a flurry of new designs laying their claim as the next iPhone killer. However, what I like about this beautiful Black Tab phone by Jaren Goh is…

Record Breaking Line Ups – iPhone 3G Wait in NYC (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) Want a 3G iPhone? This video shows the tremendous patience, discipline and desire you’ll need to be one of the first Apple fans to get your hands on one. The clip was shot outside of the Apple store on…

Blackberry iPhone Killers – BlackBerry Thunder (9500)

(TrendHunter.com) The BlackBerry Thunder (aka BlackBerry 9500) has been leaked, so feast your eyes, phone lovers!

The next true iPhone killer sports a super sexy 360×480 touch display and might be running on OS 4.7.

The…

Gesture Controled Phones – Samsung M3510

(TrendHunter.com) Samsung’s upcoming M3510 music-player mobile phone follows in the footsteps of Apple, Nokia and Sony Ericsson. The M3510 utilizes a built-in accelerometer that allows you to tilt and shake the phone in…

iPhone Rate Relief Petitions – 30,000 Canadians Sign (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) 30,000 Canadians are miffed about the high cost of the iPhone up north, and have signed an online petition, an open letter to Steve Jobs. Rogers is the iPhone carrier in Canada and their iPhone plan, compared…

Using Live Pigeons in Billboards – MSN Live Search ‘Hutch’ Campaign (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) Now this is what I call a unique outdoor advertisement! MSN Search India unveiled this awesome billboard a few months ago to celebrate its integration with Indian mobile network, Hutch.

Here’s the twist:…