The Hangover,” a comedy hit of summer 2009, inspired Nokia and the creative team from agency JWT, Manila, to develop a nice campaign dubbed “Gener8” supporting the launch of the Nokia N8 phone in the Philippines. They introduced a new invented character Pier Roxas, who found himself in a Southeast Asian city, remembering nothing about the previous eight days of his life. Consumers were invited to reconstitute the chain of events using a bunch of clues.

Microsoft Corp. joined its partners to reveal nine new Windows Phone 7 handsets that will be available this holiday season from leading mobile operators in Europe, North America and Asia Pacific. With more than 60 mobile operators including AT&T, Deutsche Telekom AG, O2, Orange, Telstra, T-Mobile USA and Vodafone in over 30 countries worldwide committed to bringing Windows Phones to market, the millions of people around the world looking for a phone that plays as hard as it works will have a variety of phones from leading device-makers to choose from.

Samsung Electronics Australia has started a major new marketing campaign in the digital and social media space, entitled “Mr Knowitall”, to educate consumers on the benefits of its innovative integrated social messaging service, Samsung Social Hub. Available on its two recently launched smartphones; the Samsung Wave and Samsung Galaxy S, the campaign is a first-of-its-kind online experience that demonstrates how the comedic character, Mr Knowitall, knows everything about everyone in his social circle all thanks to information he has gleaned from using Samsung Social Hub.

How to provide your consumer with exactly what she or he needs? It’s as easy as ABC—let them tell you what they are dreaming of, then ask to develop the idea, improve it a little bit and give them the long-awaited finished product. They will be happy, you will be rich and loved. This is exactly what Sony Ericsson is doing now through its Se-dot project, where visitors can share their ideas on what they want to have on their mobile phones.

No doubt, Apple’s apps seem to become a new medium for brands with an official launch of the long-awaited iAd platform for mobile and «tablet» advertising. The «smart» future gets closer—you may receive comprehensive information in one intergated brand campaign, while using the application on your iPhone, iPad or iPod touch. What could be more convenient for both users and brand owners?