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I’m too sexy for my phone, too sexy for my phone… Well, that just may be what users of the new un-sexy Samsung Rugby may be singing. But, too sexy for their phone or not, their phone will probably have no problem being able to hold up their end of the relationship.

The recently released Rugby, with its clamshell handset, is the first military-spec phone from AT&T.  It complies with Military Standard MI-SID-810F (dust, shock vibration, rain, humidity and solar radiation proof, as well as the ability to hold its own at altitude and temperature extremes).  It comes equipped with Push-to-talk, an Integrated aGPS, Quad-band UMTS and HSDPA, Bluetooth connectivity, One-way Video Share calling, a 2” display, 1.3 megapixel camera, and 128MB internal memory.

Feedback I’ve found out there by actual users of the phone has been pretty positive so far. 

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So it looks like our friends from the UK are not the only ones getting the two new N-Series phones - the N79 and N85. Nokia has also announced the North American versions of these two powerful mobile handsets, and while the UK versions of the N79 and N85 are more than likely to start hitting the stores this month, US stores will start getting both sometime in October.

Anyway, in addition to the features that we already know about the N85 such as a 5-megapixel camera with Carl Zeiss optics, a 2.6-inch AMOLED display, GPS navigation, geotagging support and 28 hours of audio playback, we also know now that the N85 will support N-Gage gaming, high-speed HSDPA connectivity as well have Wi-Fi capability and a built-in FM transmitter.

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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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Archos recently came out with 3 new devices, all of which are Internet Media Tablets. These new gadgets are set to combine music/video playback, TV, and the Internet, all in one sweet device. These new Archos tablets are called the Archos 5, Archos 7, and Archos 5g.

Let’s begin with the Archos 5. This device ranges in models with storage capacities of 60GB to a massive 250GB. It comes with a 5-inch screen to display the Internet and videos as clear as possible. Next, we have the Archos 7 and the 7 stands for it’s screen size, a beautiful 7-inch display. The cool feature in this one as opposed to the Archos 5, is that it can play live TV, a nice feature to have in any handheld device. As usual, it also can access the Internet and play videos. If you have a lot of videos stored on your computer and need a big device to store it all, then the Archos 7 is the device for you as it stores from 160GB to a crazy 320GB.

Lastly, we have the Archos 5g Tablet, which is designed for people always on the go and wanting to use the Internet wherever. The Archos 5g comes with 3.5g HSDPA technology, allowing you to connect to the Internet on the way to work, or on a long car ride. It boasts a hi-res 5-inch screen, and a 30GB hard drive. All three of these Internet Media Tablets come with something unique and perfect for everyone. Unfortunately, no word on pricing or availability at this time.

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It was only last week when we spotted an image of the new Motorola handset uniquely code-named Alexander, and now here comes another handset this time codenamed Atila. Well, Atila looks very much alike the Alexander minus the QWERTY keyboard. But aside from the absence of this feature, the Atila handset also differs from the Alexander by virtue of it being Motorola’s first mobile phone that will have tri-band UMTS/HSDPA feature.

The Motorola Atila is both a quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE and tri-band UMTS/HSDPA/HSUPA (850MHz/1900MHz/2100MHz) phone that features both 7.2Mbps and 1.8Mbps HSUPA download speeds, a 1130mAh battery, a 2.8-inch QVGA 240 x 320 display screen, Wi-Fi b/g, Qualcomm 7201A chipset and has Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional for its OS.

Unlike the Motorola Alexander which is expected to hit the shelves sometime in October, release date and pricing information for Atila the handset are not yet available.

Via [Boy Genius Report]

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.

Read [Business Wire] Product [Q1UP-V] Product [Q1U-CMXP]

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]

Sony Ericsson continues to expand its line-up of Walkman phones with the announcement of the W902, W595 and W302. All of these Walkman phones feature Sony Ericsson’s music recognition application called TrackID, music and mood matching technology called SensMe and shake control for changing tracks with the flick of the user’s hand. Here are the things that you can expect from these new Walkman phones.

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While the whole mobile phone industry is busy with the hype built up by the release of the iPhone 3G, HP has quietly made available its new Windows Mobile smarthphone, the HP iPaQ 910. This smarthphone which has a striking resemblance to a Palm Treo is now available for $499.99 at HP’s website.

Like we said before, the iPaQ 910 is loaded with high-end features including a 2.4-inch touchscreen display, full QWERTY keyboard, HSDPA for connecting to the web at 7.2 Mbps, 3.0-megapixel camera, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 2.0+EDR, built-in Google Maps and GPS, 128MB of RAM, and a 416 MHz Marvell PXA270 processor.

The iPaQ 910 runs on Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional and is loaded with various Microsoft programs including Office Mobile, Office Outlook Mobile and Internet Explorer Mobile.

Product [HP] Via [IntoMobile]

A few weeks ago, there had been much more information released on the highly anticipated Samsung i900. However, at that time, it still wasn’t known which carrier would be selling this phone, but now, it is rumored that AT&T will be the carrier.

The Samsung i900 is set to come with AT&T Music, AT&T Video, AT&T Navigator, AT&T Mobile TV support. The other specs are going to be pretty much the same as they were when the information was first released a few weeks ago, but here is a mini recap; Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional, 5-megapixel camera, quad-band EDGE, UMTS, HSDPA, a 3.2-inch WQVGA touchscreen display with a 240 x 400 resolution, Bluetooth and either 8GB or 16GB of storage. It is expected to be available during Q3 of 2008.

Of course, as of now, there has not been any official announcement, stay tuned for more information as it becomes available!

Via [BGR]