Let’s see what else has been going on in the mobile phone world this week, in our weekly round up of stories you may have missed:

1.  Vodafone Passport Cuts Roaming Charges – Completely!

From the 1st of June, anybody on the Vodafone network who select their Passport service will be charged for any roaming calls or messages at the standard rate, exactly as if they were in the UK!  Although this promotion is currently set to last for three months, it does let you use any free minutes your plan entitles you to, but doesn’t include data – so don’t try to download any video!

2.   BlackBerry Storm 2 Pictured!

We already know it’s coming and now, we have a good idea of what it will look like too.  The answer is, pretty similar to the first Storm as these Engadget shots show.  Doesn’t matter to us, we loved the look of the original!

3.   Sony Ericsson Planning Something Exciting?

An ‘under construction’ page has appeared on the Sony Ericsson website with the words ‘waiting for something good’ on it.  With no timer or a hint of a date, this could be anything and may appear at anytime, but we’re secretly hoping it’s some Idou news.  Or, it could be a wag commenting on this story…

4.    Mobile Internet Users Love Social Networking.

Research carried out by ‘user experience consultancy’ Webcredible has indicated that 55% of mobile owners who use their phone for Internet activities use it for social networking and email.  What makes this especially interesting is the same survey in 2007 had just 21% checking their email and no-one using any social networking!

5.   Ovi Share in Stasis.

Nokia have announced they will hold off on plans to overhaul their picture and video sharing site, Ovi Share.  Nokia say it will be maintained in its current format, so current users won’t have any problems.

6.  Nuviphone Rapidly Becoming Neverphone.

The Garmin-Asus GPS wonderphone, the G60 is the subject of another delay, this time until the second half of this year, which is reassuringly vague.  Expect to see this interesting Linux-based smartphone somewhere between now and never.

7.  Two New Samsung’s for the USA – No. 1.

The Samsung Blackjack QWERTY smartphone has quite a following in the US of A, and now Samsung have introduced the third incarnation, the i637 Jack.  It has Windows Mobile 6.1, GPS, Wi-Fi and a 2 megapixel camera.

8.  Two New Samsung’s for the USA – No.2.

The Samsing Alias 2 is intriguing as it uses E-Ink technology – the same as is found on e-book readers – for a morphing keyboard which adapts to whichever function you’re using.  The dual-hinge clamshell design may not be the most attractive out there, and the spec consists of a 2 megapixel camera and little else, but that keyboard makes up for it!

9.  How to Deal With Endless Mobile Phone Interruptions.

Robert Gibbs, Press Secretary for the White House in the USA, has inadvertently created a new job.  In cinemas, libraries, trains, buses and anywhere we don’t want to hear someone else’s phone ringing, a guy will appear, take it away and silence it.  Watch this amusing video of history in the making

10.  Make Your Phone Look Old!

Remember mobile phones in the 80s?  If you don’t, here’s a recap – they were all enormous, ugly insults to the word ‘mobile’.   If that sounds like something you’d like to relive – or worse, you actually miss – this phone case, shaped like a stereotypical 80s handheld, is aimed directly at you!