Deutsche Telekom, parent firm for T-Mobile, is considering a buy out of Sprint, which could certainly shake the mobile market to its core if such an acquisition takes place. Merrill Lynch comments about the possibility of a Sprint takeover, discussing economic factors that could lead to such a deal.

We sniffed out news that LG would be unveiling a new set of fashion phones at CeBIT 2008, dubbed with the KF model prefix. The KF750, KF240, KF310 are living breathing phones, they just didn't meet the CeBIT calling. LG is supposedly holding out until CTIA.

For a concept with so much ambiguity, Sony Ericsson has been trying their damnedest behind the scenes to bring phone capabilities to the PSP, or even develop a new PSP-esque device. A recently filed patent reveals another possible PSP-phone design to the table, with a new sliding touchscreen device, complete with gaming-centric controls.

Apple announced that the iPhone SDK will now be available, built on a new platform dubbed Cocoa Touch, which will enable developers to offer third-party applications available through the iTunes upcoming App Store. All of the big money changes aren't happening until June, but what can the current SDK status tell us?

We haven't been very conspicuous in our excitement over the sexy Xperia X1. The sensual design of the device got our panties all up in a bunch, but there's still so much still unknown about the smartphone. When sources had the chance to play around with the device at CeBIT, some interesting details were discovered.

Samsung and Adidas have confirmed rumores that they have indeed been working on the launch of a phone geared towards sports and fitness. The SGH-F110 will be released in the UK in the next month, as a direct competitor to Nike+. The phone includes special features geared towards the fitness consious, such as a beeping chirp notifying you when you slow down the pace, and software for heartbeat monitoring and step counting.

Samsung has announced that their candybar Anycall L258 will be launched in Hong Kong. The L258's black and gray metallic coloring gives the device a dose of sophistication in the highly competitive mid-level phone market.

Asus has announced their new M536 at CeBIT in Germany. The new GPS-enabled PDA has a full QWERTY keyboard, much like the design of the Blackberry devices. The touch-screen M536 adds some pretty cool features, including a biometric finger print reader for added security, an unconvenional screen resolution of 320×320 rather than the 320x240 resolution typical of this form factor, Bluetooth 2.0 + EDR, and a 3.2 MP camera.

T-Mobile has been keeping a really successful business running. With a strong European following, and being one of the big four US providers, further expansion was bound to come. Sources are reporting that T-Mobile is setting their eyes on expanding to the Canadian market. The one kink in the chain is that current Canadian law requires all telecommunication companies to be Canadian citizens.