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Nokia N900

Fresh operating system shows huge potential; massive internal memory; bright, clear screen; decent keyboard; good VoIP and IM features; worthwhile camera; fast and smooth user interface; accurate Web browser with Flash support; 3.5mm headphone jack means you can use your own cans; expandable memory; speedy Wi-Fi and 3G connectivity

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Fans of Nokia E71 who are on Rogers’ network will welcome the news that the carrier is now offering a white version of said phone. While dummy phones were slowly making their way to the stores, it’s good to know that the real deal is finally here. The white Nokia E71 will be going for $99.99 on a 3-year contract with a minimum $45 Voice and Data plan. If you want something shorter, the 2-year contract means the phone will cost you $374.99; 1-year contract will be $399.99; Month-to-month is $399.99 and $449.99 to buy the phone outright, which certainly doesn’t sound cheap.

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Finally, we will have the first WiFi-supported phone named WPP-8000 from Pantech which aimed to be launch via LG Dacom. The phone will allow users access to the Web via a wireless LAN connection, the iHub, without charging them for the data used. You will be able to retrieve various snippets of news such as world happenings, weather information as well as stock with the phone freely. Pantech WPP-8000 also supports features like Caller ID and text messaging.

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Motorola recently unveiled its VE465 flip phone which offers a 1.9” TFT internal display with 176 x 220 pixels and 65k colors, a 1.05” CSTN external display with 96 x 80 pixels, microSD memory slot and CDMA 800/1900/1700/2100 connectivity. It operates on Brew OS and supports USB 2.0. It also boasts a 1.3 megapixel camera, music/video player and stereo Bluetooth. No information on pricing yet. You might like to check it out on Alltel’s website, or on Telus.

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Itching to find out more details about the upcoming LG Viewty 2? Well, we’ve previously given you a sniff as to what you could expect from the phone when it’s released, but some helpful folks have been kind enough to come up with live pictures of the device. A quick glance at the pictures and you can see the 3-inch display, Schneider-Kreuznach camera lens, the Xenon flash, which will certainly make anybody’s mouth water. Other interesting features of the device include the new S-Class user interface, HSDPA high-speed data, Wi-Fi and A-GPS.

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Aside from the S5320, Samsung has also announced its GT-S5600 phone. The S5600 improves on the S5320 by offering HSDPA for high-speed data connectivity. Some of the more interesting features of this phone include Samsung’s “Gesture Lock”, which allows users to unlock the phone by drawing a letter of the alphabet on the screen.The S5600 will be targeting the mid-range market, and will have a list of attractive features to entice potential users, such as:

* Network: GSM quad-band 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 MHz
* HSDPA 7.2 Mbps / EDGE / GPRS
* Display: 2.8-inch QVGA screen, 16M colors
* 3-megapixel camera
* FM Radio
* TouchWiz UI
* Bluetooth, USB
* 80 MB internal memory
* microSDHC card slot
* Size: 102.8 x 54.8 x 12.9 mm
* 1000 mAh battery

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Samsung has announced its new Samsung S5230 today. Sporting a relatively slim design at just 11.9mm thick, the device sports a WQVGA 3-inch touch screen, TouchWIZ user interface, widgets and a 3-megapixel camera. The down side is that the phone lacks HSDPA support. The S5230 will be available in France and other European countries from April. In case you wanted more features of the phone, feel free to check out the list below:

* Network: GSM Quadband 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 MHz
* EDGE / GPRS
* Display: 3-inch WQVGA screen, 16M colors
* 3 megapixel camera
* FM Radio
* TouchWiz UI
* Bluetooth, USB
* 50 MB internal memory
* microSDHC card slot
* Size: 104 x 53 x 11.9 mm
* 1000 mAh battery

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A quick look at the Vodafone 135 concept design and you’ll be forgiven for thinking that it’s some sleek luxury phone design. In reality, this phone was designed to be one of the most affordable mobile phones in the market, targeting developing markets. Of course, the phone cuts back on certainly luxuries that we take for granted nowadays, such as a color display. The Vodafone 135 will sport a two-line black and white display for calls and text messaging, and is targeted to be available on prepaid packages.

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We’re all fond of prototypes are they’re often quite cool, seeing that not many people have them. It seems that a couple of iPhone prototypes have found their way to eBay, and it’s clocking up a fair number of bids. As it’s a prototype, it has many flaws, mainly in terms of features. While you’re able to initiate and receive calls, there aren’t many other features within this prototype aside from the ability to receive text messages. Of course, if you’re flush enough to buy this, it’s certainly more for collection than actual use. That being said, the bidding for the device has topped $2,400 at time of writing, so it remains to be seen how much people will be willing to part with for this prototype of Apple’s iPhone.

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