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Not too long ago we mentioned the Asus P320 PDA as having passed through the FCC, now we learned that it has just been launched by Asus in Taiwan. So aside from the features that we already know that includes its Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional, a 2.8-inch touchscreen display, GPS, 2-megapixel camera, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, USB 2.0 and a microSD card slot we now know that it retails around $390. Certainly not a bad price for such a seemingly powerful device.

In addition to these features, Asus has also added two additional useful features into the P320, the Auto Cleaner Function and Ur Time. The first application automatically and fully closes an application after it was used,which frees up space and memory usage to make your currently open application run faster and a little smoother. While the second application is useful for when setting up meetings with attendees coming from different countries. It lets you set up four different country times on the P320 for quick country-specific time referencing. Of course these are over and above the P320’s GPS feature which brags of faster satellite pinpoint and download for users no matter where they are located anywhere in the world.

Sadly, no information is available yet as to whether this PDA phone will be available internationally, but with the growing popularity of GPS-enabled device in the US, we are hoping that it will hit the streets in a not so distant future.

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While we saw Asus first unveil the P320 a little over a month ago during CeBIT it still offers a little satisfaction to see it receive the official approval from the FCC. Sadly we are still awaiting further word on availability and price, but at least we know its coming.

The P320 is a Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional based smartphone and will feature a 2.8-inch touchscreen display, GPS, a 2-megapixel camera, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 2.0, USB 2.0, a microSD card slot for additional storage. Aside from a solid feature set, its not a bad looking phone either.

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Asus has made their P320 official. The Galaxi Mini, officially know as the P320 will be running Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional and also feature both built-in GPS and have a large 2.8-inch 320 x 240 touchscreen display.

The P320 will also offer quad-band GSM (850/900/1800/1900), GPRS and EDGE connectivity, 128MB ROM, 64MB RAM, a 2-megapixel camera, Bluetooth 2.0, USB 2.0, a microSD card slot for addition storage and also have that built-in SiRF III GPS receiver. The P320 is powered by a Texas Instruments OMAP 850 200 MHz processor.

The P320 is expected to retail for 300 Euros (around $460) and become available in Europe only during Q2, 2008.

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