It's not exactly Tom Clancy espionage material but MS Mobile News got some confidential pics (from anonymous sources, natch!) of what appears to be ORSiO's new PDA. Or it could a Pocket PC Phone Edition. Many people died to get this information out so the least you could do is to take a leak, err, look at the specs below:

• OS: Windows Mobile/PP CPE (Magneto AKU3)
• Quad-band GPRS/EDGE class 10
• CPU: Intel Bulverde 524 MHz
• Radio BB : ADI
• 262k color 2.7" QVGA
• Standby time : min. 250hrs
• Talk time : min. 6hrs
• Battery : Li-Polymer 1500mAh
• 2.0 M pixel CMOS camera W/LED torch
• Memory : 192MB Flash/64MB SDRAM
• Storage : External Mini-SD card supported
• MPEG4 Encode/Decode QVGA full screen
• KJAVA( CLDC 1.1/MIDP2.0) supported

In conjunction with our government's decision to force cell phone providers to allow the government to electronically track the whereabouts of all cell phone users, a group called Transparent City, led by Derek Lomas, has plans to use the collected data to create a real time, 3D, video representation of all the cell phone toting residents in action.

The corporate side of the project will provide a unique look at how we interact socially, while providing a unfiltered look at what we do all day. Using an interactive system, similar to Google maps, the user will be able to easily sort through the data.

The government has its sights aimed at gaining the ability to track the location of cell phone users and monitor the conversations of the phones it is tracking in real time.

The federal government, in conjunction with the cell phone companies, initiated the surveillance plan after 911 in order to allow 911 emergency services throughout the nation to automatically determine the location of emergency calls coming from cell phones.

Currently, the Transparent City project is still in the planning stages. The government, on the other hand, has been steadily rolling out its part of the surveillance infrastructure since 911. Already participation in the government surveillance project has reached many major cities and it is still growing.

You can thank Amazon.com (and DealNews.com) for this great deal. For a limited time you can get a new Samsung A805 and actually make money, but as always with these great cell deals there's a catch, you also have to sign up for a Verizon service plan for a minimum of 39.99 for 2 years. That being said the deal isn't nearly as good but if the contract you have with your current cell provider is ending, or if you don't currently have a cell plan, and you looking for a good phone at a great price this may be right up your alley.

The Samsung A850 was a .3 Megapixel (or VGA) camera and it has a LED flash, something that's pretty uncommon in cell phones. It also has a calender, picture messaging, games, and all this on a large colorful 128 x 160 screen. Not bad for a phone that makes you money, 'specially because I recently bought a Niki phone from T-mobile for with the same features and it cost me $50.

[Link to Samsung A850 deal at Amazon.com ]

BenQ-Siemens announced the latest hybrid baby to join the Siemens M-series phone family -  the BenQ-Siemens M81. The M-Series phones are designed to resist shock, dust and water. The M81 not only share all those qualities, it also has a scratch resistant 262K TFT display and 1.3 megapixel camera with a LED flash. The LED flash doubles as a flashlight which would come handy if you find yourself lost deep inside a cave. The BenQ-Siemens M81's armor includes rubber pads (available in black and blue) for enhanced protection and a revolving lens cover to protect the camera from dust and water splashes.

The M21 has an integrated music player and ships with a stereo headset. The RS-MMC card slot provides extra memory space for audio files. The phone built for the great outdoors supports tri-band GSM 900/1800/1900, EDGE, Bluetooth supporting the A2DP profile and Bluetooth stereo headset. The phone measures 105.3 x 47.5 x 18.4 mm and weighs 96 grams. Its 820 mAh Li-Ion battery provides up to 300 hours of stand-by time and up to 300 minutes of talk time. The M81 will be available starting August 2006. Pricing varies.