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Video review of the HTC Touch PRO2 Windows Mobile touch screen phone with full QWERTY keyboard.

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The folk at HDBlot.it send me these pictures of the Sony Ericsson Satio to share with you guys. Enjoy the pics

Sony Eicsson Satio Specifications:

* True 16:9, 3.5 inch widescreen – feast your eyes on movies
* Express yourself through images – 12.1 megapixel camera, intuitive touch focus, Xenon flash and face and smile detection
* Web albums with messages – talk through pictures and share your experiences
* Intuitive full touch media menu – tap directly into your favourites, from web pages to pictures and media files
* Symbian Foundation operating system – thousands of applications available online
* Music player – play your tunes loud and proud

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As expected, today Bouygues Telecom has launched the Android-powered Samsung Galaxy i7500 in France.

In case you forgot, the Galaxy i7500 is Samsung’s first (and only, by now) phone to run on Android. Its features include HSDPA connectivity, Wi-Fi, GPS, a 5MP autofocus camera, 8GB of internal memory, and a 3.2 inch AMOLED capacitive touchscreen display with 16 million colors and 320 x 480 pixels.

French mobile users can buy the Samsung Galaxy online, via Bouygues Telecom’s website

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Samsung has recently launched a special edition of is Samsung Ultra S S7350 slider in Hong Kong.

Called Samsung Anycall Ultra S S7350H Elegant Edition, the phone comes in “Sakura pink” and it’s targeted at women and girls – it is offered together with a pink leather pouch and a makeup mirror.

The Ultra S Elegant Edition also features elegant font types, a “romantic mobile theme” and “smart seasonal wallpapers” that are automatically changed according to the upcoming calendar event (Valentine’s Day, Christmas, New Year’s Eve etc).

Specs-wise, the Ultra S S7350H Elegant Edition is similar to the S7350, offering a 2.6 inch WQVGA display, 3G, GPS, 5MP camera and MicroSDHC card support (up to 16GB).

Samsung didn’t unveil the price of Ultra S S7350H Elegant Edition, but the phone probably costs a bit more than its regular version.

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According to GW600’s User Guide unveiled by the FCC, the handset features Video Share, which is an AT&T service. In consequence, the new LG smartphone should reach AT&T sometime in the near future.

The LG GW600 has a half-QWERTY keyboard, a touchscreen display (probably with 240 x 320 pixels) and a stylus.

Other features include:

* Wi-Fi
* GPS
* Bluetooth
* Proximity sensor
* Light sensor
* 3MP camera
* MicroSD card support

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GSM Arena published a few leaked pictures of the Sony Ericsson Xperia Rachael. Wearing the Xperia brand, Sony Ericsson Rachael is expected to be loaded with the Qualcomm Snapdragon 1GHz processor, an 8MP camera with AF, 3D graphic capabilities and 7.2Mbps HSDPA.

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If you’re currently a T-Mobile customer and are on the market for a full touch-screen device but have decided not to opt for the myTouch 3G, perhaps you should check out Samsung’s recently announced Highlight handset.

Pictured above, this handset features all of the most sought after features such as an ultra-thin design, 3MP camera with digital zoom and video recording capabilities, stereo blutooth, a microSD slot, A-GPS, HSDPA and a music player with support for MP3, WMA, AAC, AAC+ and eAAC+ files. Additionally, the Samsung Highlight will be available in two color schemes; fire and ice (red and blue?).

So, be sure to keep an eye out for the Samsung Highlight on T-Mobile later this month.

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Remember the Samsung Armani 2 that was supposed to come with Windows Mobile 6.5?

According to the Bluetooth SIG, the smartphone will only have WM 6.1 (for the beginning, at least), and its official model name is Samsung B7620.

Moreover, we now know some of the features included in the upcoming handset: a 800 MHz processor, A-GPS, Wi-Fi, dedicated graphics chip, HTML browser, Bluetooth, stereo FM radio with RDS, Music player (MP3, WAV, e-AAC+, WMA, AMR), Video player (DivX, XviD, MPEG4, 3gp, H.263, H.264) and business card scanner.

As you can see, details about the screen resolution of Samsung Armani 2 are currently missing.

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be able to launch the older iPhone 3G soon.

Reportedly, T-Mobile UK is already in talks with Apple for releasing the iPhone 3G sometime in the next few months.

It’s said that Orange UK also has plans regarding the second generation iPhone, although nothing is confirmed at the moment.

Well, as long as O2 keeps the iPhone 3G S exclusivity, I don’t think the carrier has too much to lose if other operators launch the iPhone 3G too.

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The Blackberry Tour hit Sprint and Verizon over the weekend and Blackberry fans waiting for a new device rejoiced

The device has been well covered, but in case you missed the specs the Tour offers a 3.2-megapixel camera, microSD card slot, 3G connectivity, music capability, web surfing, GPS, email, Bluetooth, and voice dialing.

The Tour measures 4.4-inches x 2.4-inches x 0.6-inches and weighs 4.58 ounces. The standard battery has 1400 mAh of power and talk time is up to 5 hours. Sprint says that demand for the Tour is so strong that shipping could be delayed for a week for online orders.

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This has been a big summer for the smartphone fan. First the Palm Pre launched, then it was followed quickly by the iPhone 3GS and we still have the HTC Hero to look forward to. The BlackBerry Tour hit Verizon this weekend as well.

Along with the new Tour for Verizon comes a new version of the navigation application from TeleNav. Verzion 5.5 of TeleNav GPS Navigator supports the Verizon Blackberry Tour and offers the features you expect in a high-end navigation solution.

The app offers turn-by-turn voice guided directions, always up to date maps, real-time traffic, gas price information, a massive POI database, and voice entry.

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To be available in Orange UK this month, T-Mobile UK has “announced” in twitter that it will also offer the HTC Hero for its mobile subscribers. Similar to the first HTC Android phone, it is renaming the HTC Hero to T-Mobile G2 Touch. The smartphone is offered free if customer signed a 18-month service contract at £40 per month

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We first saw it as Nokia Mako and Nokia 6790, and now it’s finally official: the Nokia Surge was announced today by Nokia and AT&T, coming as a “Symbian S60 handset” that “offers social style with smartphone capabilities at a low price.”

The new smartphone has a full QWERTY keyboard and a 2.4 QVGA display that works both in portrait and in landscape mode.

Designed in the US, the Surge obviously features advanced messaging capabilities, including email, IM, multimedia messaging and access to social networking sites like Facebook.

Quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE connectivity
Dual-band UMTS/HSDPA connectivity (3.6Mbps)
AT&T Navigator
HTML browser with Flash support
Bluetooth
2.5m headset jack
2MP camera

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Since it plans to sell more than 10 million Star S5230 phones worldwide, Samsung has thought that it would be good to release several editions of it.

In Germany, for example, Samsung is collaborating with makeup artist Boris Entrup from Maybelline Jade, launching the Star S5230 in four color versions: black, white, pink and purple. All four colors seem to be available as of now, for €249, unlocked.

In France, the S5230 is known as Samsung Player One. A special edition of it, called Samsung Player One Zadig & Voltaire comes with a redesigned case and a stylish back cover, to match the look of the Z&V fashion house.

Feature-wise, the S5230 is just a mid-end touchscreen phone, coming with a 240 x 400 pixels display, accelerometer, a 3.2MP camera and GSM/EDGE connectivity.

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Just a week after LG has announced its upcoming announcement for the next generation LG Chocolate phone, a youtube video is revealing a long chocolate bar design that comes with 800 x 345 display screen in 21:9 ratio. The new chocolate also has built in WiFi, aGPS and supports multi-touch on its scratch-proof touch screen. Check out the video after the cut.

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