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Why an HTC Tattoo review, you might ask? Isn’t it just yet another budget Android phone? Well, technically yes – at least in the fact that it’s certainly a budget Android phone, which is perfect if you’re looking to get in on the Android action without paying a fortune.

But “just another” budget Android phone? Nope, not a bit of it! The HTC Tattoo might not be expensive, but that doesn’t mean it can’t come with some killer HTC polish.

Read our full HTC Tattoo review after the jump to discover some of the tricks the Tattoo has up its sleeve.

Those lovely people at e2Save have been doing some stellar deal making again, and have somehow managed to persuade T-Mobile to part with an LG Cookie for free, with a monthly contract at an unbelievable 99p a month. And without any exaggeration, that’s literally all you’ll pay – just 99p a month, with 300 mins and unlimited text thrown in!

The Cookie normally sells for £25 per month, so this is a monstrous bargain!

You can buy it in black or pink for this price by clicking here, so whether you want it as a main phone, a second phone, or a gift for your boyfriend, girlfriend, brother, sister – whoever! – it’s the perfect phone at the perfect price!

You’d better be quick, though, as it’s an online-only deal that won’t last for ever.

I reviewed the LG Cookie personally last year, and gave it 9/10. Now it’s only 99p, it simply has to score 10/10. A true bargain if ever there was one!

Huawei are the latest to introduce a new mini phone at MWC 2010 with this, the T-Mobile Pulse Mini. Featuring much of the same features as the standard T-Mobile Pulse, including a 3.2 megapixel camera, aGPS, WiFi and all the rest, the Pulse Mini goes one better by adding Android 2.1 to the mix.

Its screen is only 2.8″ and you’d never exactly call the Pulse Mini, but with its diminuitive proportions, you can’t deny its cuteness.

Even cuter is the expected price – just £99 on Pay As You Go when it’s released in the UK in April.

[Source: Pocket-Lint]

LG had so much success with their original LG Cookie that they’ve decided to release a successor and a whole new line of Cookie phones.

The Cookie’s successor is the LG Cookie Plus (or LG GS500 to give it its slightly less interesting model name), and like the original Cookie, will also be a cheap touchscreen phone – but this time, with many more features and a heavy focus on social media integration.

Nokia have announced the new Nokia 5330 mobile TV phone. The 5330 is super-sleek and has a gloriously-sexy polished black look to it, but it’s main claim to fame is, of course, mobile TV. Using the DVB-H standard, the Nokia 5330 uses the headphone wire as an aerial and an internal TV receiver, rather than relying on a 3G network to transmit them.

The result, claim Nokia, is much more reliable TV pictures that aren’t subject to delay or loss of picture like they would be if the 3G network was used.

It comes with a new Electronic Programme Guide to select which TV programmes you want to watch, while the battery is good enough for 6 hours of solid TV watching.

In addition to mobile TV, the 5330 also offers a range of social media and multimedia applications. That’s not the best bit, though – the Nokia 5330 has one very special feature that’ll make it sell by the bucket load!I’ll explain why after the jump.

The Samsung Genio Touch in this review is one of the coolest low-priced mobile phones on the market today. With Samsung’s own TouchWiz user interface and responsive touchscreen, the Genio Touch gives you an almost iPhone-like experience in a bargain phone that also hooks in seamlessly with social networks such as Twitter and Facebook.

Samsung have cut down on features with the Genio Touch to keep its cost low – you only get a 2 megapixel camera, for example – but software is free, so they’ve made sure the Genio Touch provides you with everything you need to do on the mobile Web, and all from an extremely responsive touchscreen interface.

Read on for our full Samsung Genio Touch review to see if it’s the phone for you.

Finally tonight, a last post featuring…yet another Nokia phone! Honestly, I think these guys are trying to make sleep deprived. I’m sure they’re releasing phones faster than I can write about them!

The phone in question is the Nokia 7705 Twist, a cheap phone (just $99) that actually looks like a lot of fun. Not only has it got a neat form factor, with a twist out QWERTY keyboard, it’s also designed to be social, showing your texts in a nice threaded style, and letting you publish your status updates to blogs and various social networks.

I don’t think it’s hugely over-featured, but then it is cheap, and it should make a good present for a young’un somewhere (as long it’s not too uncool for them!).

Seems to be available only in the US at the moment, on Verizon’s network.

You can find more details from Nokia’s press release.

Right, I’m finally off to bed – Nokia, please don’t release any more phones until I wake up!

In the new spirit of fiscal responsibility, LG have announced the LG KP500, a touchscreen phone at a bargain price. Quite what that price is, though, is anyone’s guess, as they don’t actually mention it in their press release. All they say is that the LG KP500 will come “…with an affordable introduction price never offered before.”

Seriously, LG, if you’re going to market a phone based on its price, you should at least give some idea of what it is!