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T-Mobile has just officially announced the 3G-capable Sony Ericsson TM506. Overall its a nice looking handset with a slim compact design, however it has one important item to point out, this is T-Mobile’s first HSDPA handset.

The Sony Ericsson TM506 has a clamshell design and features built-in GPS with TeleNav support, a Memory Stick Micro (M2) card slot, a 2-megapixel camera and stereo Bluetooth. In addition the handset also features both an internal display along with an external display that shows the time as well as caller ID.

T-Mobile customers will have to wait just a little longer to grab one of their own however, according to the press release it will be available in early-September at “select T-Mobile retail stores and online.” Still unknown is just how much the TM506 will set you back. Keep reading to check out a few more images of the TM506…

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It looks like good things come to those will a little patience when it comes to a US-based 3G capable Touch Diamond. We had recently seen a home-brewed ROM update that enabled the 850Mhz frequency on the euro-spec’d Touch Diamond, only to have HTC issue an official update that offered EDGE support over the 850Mhz band. That by itself was good news, but still not what many had been hoping for, however that has recently surfaced at the FCC.

That’s right a US 3G capable Touch Diamond has recently been given the seal of approval from the FCC. Of course we are still not sure when this will make its way to an available status, or even how much it will retail for, but that should all come in time. For now at least we can be sure its coming.

Just to recap some of the features, the Touch Diamond offers a 2.8-inch VGA (480 × 640) touchscreen display, a 3.2-megapixel auto-focus camera on the rear with a VGA camera on the front, Bluetooth 2.0 + EDR, Wi-Fi, eGPS, orientation sensor and an FM radio. It is powered by a 528MHz Qualcomm MSM 7201A processor and is running Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional with the TouchFLO 3D interface. The Touch Diamond also has 256MB ROM / 192MB RAM, 4GB of internal storage and a microSDHC card slot for additional storage.

Via [IntoMobile]

Samsung has made available two new ultra mobile PCs, the Q1U-CMXP and Q1UP-V. Joining the ranks of Samsung UMPCs, the Q1U-CMXP boasts of an integrated HSDPA 3G cellular modem, while the Q1UP-V is offering an ultra premium UMPC powered by Microsoft Vista Business Edition. The Q1U-CMXP and Q1UP-V are both available retailing for $1,499 and $1,449 respectively. Here’s a quick rundown of what you can expect to get.

The Q1U-CMXP aside from its 3G feature, also boasts of an 810MHz Intel Ultra Mobile Processor, Windows XP Tablet Edition OS, 1GB RAM, a 7-inch WSVGA touchscreen LCD with a 1024 x 600 resolution, LED backlit, HD audio, front facing video chat camera and rear facing video/still camera, an 80GB hard drive, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi and a split QWERTY keyboard.

The Q1UP-V aside from its Vista Business Edition OS, also features a 1.3GHz Intel Pentium ULV U1500 processor, 2GB RAM, a 7-inch WSVGA display with a 1024 x 600 backlit LCD , HD audio, 1.3-megapixel camera, an 80GB hard drive, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and a QWERTY keyboard.

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Pantech has released a new Windows Mobile phone called the C810 Duo. Unfortunately, it was released only in Mexico and no words yet as to whether this phone will be released internationally. Just in case Pantech decides to bring the C810 Duo to the US market, here’s what you can expect from its features.

This dual-slider is a Windows Mobile 6.0 phone featuring quad-band GSM frequency (850/900/1800/1900 Mhz), EDGE, UMTS, HSDPA, a 2.2-inch QVGA LCD, 1.3-megapixel camera, Bluetooth as well as an MP3 player and a micro SD card slot for additional storage.

Via [Akihabara News] Product [Pantech]

Sprint’s new 3G phone, the Samsung Instinct, has sold the fastest out of all Sprint’s 3G phones. Sprint has come out to say that this new 3G touchscreen phone is breaking records already in it’s first week of availability. Sprint nor Samsung expected the Instinct to be selling this much because Samsung has to start producing more of the Instinct just to meet the consumer demand. There are already shortages in select US locations, and if Sprint wishes to continue with this surge, they need to make sure they have enough phones. 

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Even after all the Sony Ericsson handsets that were recently launched, they still have some in the works. Thanks to a recent FCC listing, we now have at least some of the details on a new clamshell style 3G-capable handset that will be heading to T-Mobile, the TM506.

Typical with the FCC leaks, all of the details have not been given, in this case it was notably the camera specs that were left to remain a mystery, but aside from that we are quite pleased with what was revealed.

The TM506 offers tri-band GSM (850/1800/1900MHz) support as well as being capable of taking advantage of T-Mobile’s AWS (1700MHz) 3G network. Other features include a built-in GPS receiver, Bluetooth, a Memory Stick Micro (M2) card slot and an (albeit small) external display.

While the pricing and availability have not been released it is expected to be available shortly. Lets just hope they release it in a few more color varieties aside from the pictured green, because that is sure to be a color that is either loved or hated. Keep reading for a few more images of the TM506…

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HP has just announced that its latest smartphone, the iPAQ 900 Series Business Manager which has recently got the FCC’s kiss of approval, will start shipping on June 30. Touted as a Blackberry killer, the iPAQ 900 is a 3G smartphone flashing a stylish, glossy piano-black design. Being a smartphone, the iPAQ 900’s features and functionality suits well with the mobile connectivity and computing needs of business professionals. But of course non-business professionals especially those into smartphones would still find this smartphone a very useful toy.

The iPAQ 900 boasts a full QWERTY keyboard, tri-band UMTS/HSDPA and quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE connectivity, GPS, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and a 3-megapixel camera. Plus its running on Windows Mobile 6.1 and it fully supports HP’s Enterprise Mobility Suite.

As for the pricing, HP said that the iPAQ 900’s retail price will vary by country and region, so you better check it out with your local HP distributor.

Via [IntoMobile]

Basically, there hasn’t been a lot of information known about the Samsung i900, just spy shots and some other uninformative pics. However, recently a Chinese website has released some better looking pictures and some more information regarding the Samsung i900.

So far, it is set to come with a 3.5-inch touchscreen display with a 240 x 400 WQVGA resolution, a 5-megapixel camera, quadband GSM, 3G HSDPA with speeds measuring up to 7.2 Mbps, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and 16GB of internal hard disk space. All of these specs seem to be really nice and high end, you can’t really find similar specs in normal, average GPS. Additionally, it comes with a 1500mAh battery, microSD expansion, FM radio, runs on Windows Mobile Professional 6.1, 256 MB of RAM, miniUSB 2.0 connection, TV out, and measures out at 4.40 x 2.20 x 0.51-inches. 

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With just a few weeks left until the rumored June 9 launch date, it seems the sightings and details are only going to come at us even faster. The latest is another sighting, along with three images of the yet to be released phone. At this point your guess is as good as mine when it comes to these images, they do look real, but then again the Photoshop skills that some have are excellent. Thankfully June 9 is coming quickly. Keep reading for the other two images…

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AT&T CFO Rick Lindner has let slip a semi-confirmation regarding the arrival of the much anticipated next-generation iPhone.  Widely believed to be announced during Steve Job’s keynote address at the Apple Worldwide Developer Conference (WWDC) on June 9th, the next iPhone is expected to run on the AT&T’s recently upgraded 3G network.  Lindner’s comments regarding the iPhone indicate that pricing has not yet been determined, which leaves the door open to continued rumors of a subsidized version of the device:

“There’s not been a product announcement. There hasn’t been any pricing decision made. That’s yet to come,” he [Lindner] said.

Other popular smartphone devices, including RIM’s Blackberry devices and the Motorola Q are offered on all major networks at reduced prices, in exchange for a long term contract commitment.  Rather than profiting from the device sale, the carrier added packages or services to the plan, including data access and MMS messaging, to recoup the cost of the handset.  At its introduction, the iPhone bucked this convention by offering a full price handset and cheaper, unlimited data packages, a condition set by Apple. 

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