According to the BlackBerry addicts at CrackBerry, this above is an actual shot of a prototype of the upcoming BlackBerry Magnum. According the the rumors, the device will feature a “liquid lens” which will improve the screen visibility remarkably.

TripIt today announced that TripIt is available to travelers using BlackBerry mobile devices. This free mobile app gives travelers access to all their travel plans right on their BlackBerry, no matter where their travel was booked.

Samsung today announced the expansion of its application store, Samsung Apps. From late January 2010 Samsung Apps will be available to Omnia II (I8000) and OmniaLITE (B7300, I329) users in Singapore, Germany, Brazil and China. Users will benefit from immediate one-click access to a huge range of applications from games and social networking apps and even e-books.

Motorola today announced its new MOTOROI, an Android smartphone running with Android 2.0 and would be available in Korea. Designed to take full advantage of the power of Android 2.0, MotoROI gives you a full touch screen with a huge 3.7 inch, high-definition WVGA (480X854) display, making it easier than ever to view full page websites, videos, games, or photos. The display uses a powerful combination of Motorola’s touch user interface (UI) and a capacitive touch sensor for smooth screen flipping and scrolling, and five main displays let you customize your MotoROI with various widgets.

According to Google’s Erick Tseng, the next Android version will be called “Froyo” short for “Frozen Yogurt”. The revelation cam during an interview with Engadget. Sadly, no other details were revealed about the new update, no date, nor features nor anything else was really said.

I don’t know how many phones come with a stylus these days, but HTC is making one for its HD2. Granted, it isn’t like the Samsung i-760 where you can stow the stylus inside the phone, but as an i-760 user, I can tell you that a stylus does come in handy.

Renders of a device called the Motorola Shadow have appeared today followed by some pretty interesting rumors. While the Shadow looks to me a sort of Droid successor, sources our telling us that this will infact be the Google Nexus Two.