Google Buzz offers users the chance to see what their friends are up to and where, thanks to the integration of location based services with the handset’s navigation capabilities.

Google Buzz first launched as the search giant attempted to create a social networking platform as part of it’s Gmail service, just as Facebook made moves to extend it’s social networking services into email. At that time, only people with O2 , Vodafone or Orange iPhone deals (at the time the only providers) and phones running Android 2.0 and above could run GBuzz.

Now though, Google has revealed that a mobile version of the service is supported on Nokia Symbian S60, Windows Mobile handsets and the Blackberry browser. No confirmation on whether or not Sony Ericsson and Samsung phones running Symbian can run the site however.

Oprah went mobile today with the launch of a range of branded mobile applications for the iPhone, Blackberry, Google Android, and Palm Pre.

Oprah Mobile offers users the chance to access and interact with content from the website of the popular show, Oprah.com.

Featurs include video clips and previews of “The Oprah Winfrey Show”. Users can also take polls on issues, listen to audio clips, read articles and view picture galleries from Oprah.com, Oprah Magazine and Oprah Radio and even keep up to date with Oprah’s tweets.

Oprah took to Twitter last year and quickly gained over one million followers. Now she’s tested the waters, it’s clear the American talk show host means business as the app comes across all the major platforms.

These apps aren’t free however, prices range from $2-$3.

Download the app here.

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We received a mail from BlackBerry today letting us know that the flagship BlackBerry Bold 9700 would be arriving in a gorgeous white colourway, making the handset a little less stuffy when unleashed in the boardroom.

However it isn’t just the UK that’ll be getting the new Bold, according to Test Mobile the Dutch T-Mobile site is showing off this brightened hue of the 9700, complete with a 2GB micro SD card. Nice…

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Although little to get excited about on paper, the BlackBerry Curve 8520 is a small handset marking a big change in direction for the smartphone maker.

The Curve 8520 is full of consumer friendly perks like a new optical trackpad and dedicated buttons for getting to the media player, but still retains that iconic design and business-like facade that attracts so many to the brand.

This handset is cheaper and makes a few concessions in getting the phone into people’s hands mean the specs take a hit. 3G is no longer with the Curve 8520, but the handset still has Wi-Fi, Edge and Bluetooth on tap. Other specs include a 2 megapixel camera, a 3.5mm headphone jack and 256MB of inbuilt memory.

For a prepay handset, you’d be hard pressed to find a more appealing smartphone. Networks are mooted to be Vodafone in the UK and T-Mobile in the US, with an August launch window.

Pricing will be low, but just how low remains to be seen. Blackberry Curve 8520 deals are available on most networks and retailers.

The HTC Snap is a messaging phone first and foremost, offering a QWERTY  layout on a candybar handset which will be very familiar to BlackBerry users.

Whilst the form factor is present and correct, the Snap is a typical HTC device under the hood. A quad-band device with a 2 megapixel cameras and GPS, the Snap is running Windows Mobile 6.1 but also has 3G connectivity handled with HSDPA whilst Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and USB support handle tethering to other devices.

The differentiator with the HTC Snap comes from the ‘Inner Circle’, a list of prized contacts, from whom any messages and texts gets pinged to the top of the heap at the press of a button. Finally, a way to get to the relevant mails without sifting through junk.

With a reported 5 hours talktime and 20 hours standby, the HTC Snap has enough juice keep up with mail power-users and is earmarked for a Q2 2009 release.