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The XPERIA X1, another long awaited handset, will be available here in the US very shortly.  That’s right, the Sony Ericsson XPERIA X1 will make a US debut on Black Friday (November 28), but sadly it will not be coming with any of the typical Black Friday savings that we have come to expect.  Instead it will be retailing for $799.99, that is, of course, as an unlocked handset.

As for features, the XPERIA X1 has a full slide-out QWERTY keyboard along with a 3-inch display, a 3.2-megapixel camera with auto-focus, a microSD card slot, A2DP, Wi-Fi and GPS.  Additionally the X1 will come loaded with Microsoft Office Mobile, Internet Explorer Mobile, Opera 9.5, Windows Media Player Mobile and will be running Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional.

So, if you are looking to make a purchase, November 28 will be the day, it can be found directly through Sony Electronics.

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Best Buy seems to be continuing to add worthy smartphones to their lineup.  We have recently seen the availability of the Touch Diamond and the iPhone 3G, and now they have added the BlackBerry Bold. 

The BlackBerry Bold comes as an unlocked handset, which is nice because it means no two-year agreement.  Of course, that means a much higher price tag.  Instead of the $299 that you can pay with AT&T, the unlocked model from Best Buy will set you back $679.99. 

Currently, the Bold is listed as being on backorder, and states that it “usually leaves our warehouse within 1-2 weeks.“  Personally, I would opt for the two-year agreement and save some money, but it is always nice to have the unlocked version available as an option.

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Whenever one country receives a highly anticipated piece of technology first, many other countries get jealous and find ways to illegally obtain that device.  Currently, T-Mobile’s G1 was only released several days ago in America and hasn’t been released elsewhere at this time.  Some Chinese are desperate to try out the first phone running Google’s Android and so they have begun buying G1s from American consumers for big bucks, or should I say big renminbi. 

For about RMB 3,999, about $584, you can purchase your own G1.  If you wish to purchase an unlocked G1, then it will cost an additional RMB 500, or $73.  It looks like the price of the G1 will remain high, until T-Mobile officially introduces the G1 to China, even though China is receiving a lot of illegal phones. 

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Best Buy is preparing to add yet another HTC model to its current lineup, this time its the Touch Diamond and it will be join the existing Touch Dual, and of course it will be sold as an unlocked device.

The Touch Diamond is currently listed on the Best Buy website however its currently available only as a pre-order, but don’t expect it to come cheaply as it retails for $699.99. The nice part here is that because its unlocked means you will not have any carrier contract keeping you in place, but you would have to use that for quite a while to really get your moneys worth. As of now, they are not offering any estimated time frame for shipping, its just listed as “coming soon,“ which we can only hope really is soon.

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Palm, once again has announced the Treo Pro, of course it seems this time it was made official, as they have released a press release, promo video and also added the newly designed Treo to their website.

This release is actually pretty exciting for a Treo, not only does the Pro have a nice clean design and decent features it will also be sold unlocked for $549 here in the US. Palm has yet to announce a specific date of release, however they have stated it will hit the market in September. Aside from the US, the Treo Pro will also be available through Vodafone and O2 in Europe and through Telstra in Australia.

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HTC has just announced that its coveted TouchFLO and Windows Mobile 6.1 equipped “Touch Dual” smartphone will be seeing US shores exclusively through Best Buy and Best Buy Mobile retail outlets. The phone will be sold unlocked.

“At Best Buy we are committed to providing customers with a wide selection of high-quality handsets,“ said David Ryan, director of merchandising, Best Buy Mobile. “We look forward to adding the innovative HTC Touch Dual to our current lineup of unlocked phones.“

The Touch Dual will be among the first mobile devices to run Windows Mobile 6.1 in the US. With collaboration from Microsoft, HTC plans on extending the functionality of the Touch Dual through release updates—providing easy navigation, strong security, and support for Microsoft Office Mobile applications and System Center Mobile Device Manager 2008.

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The variety of amazing iPhone applications seem to grow with each passing day, and as proof here’s a video showcasing what’s in store for version 2.0. Here we see a new calculator application, support for enterprise email, and possibly a whole lot of other features that haven’t been captured on video yet. And did I mention that the iPhone here is actually running on T-Mobile’s network and not AT&T? Well, I guess I just did.

Keep reading to watch the preview of the iPhone 2.0 firmware below….

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Palm has just announced the soon-to-be-available unlocked GSM Centro. At first launch the unlocked, quad-band GSM Centro will be available in black only. The Palm Centro features a 320 x 320 display, 1.3-megapixel camera with 2x digital zoom and video capture, 64MB of user storage with a microSD card slot for additional storage and 4 hours of talk-time with 300 hours on standby. The unlocked GSM version runs Palm OS 5.4.9, sadly it still does not offer any 3G support, but that does come with a little upside as it just helps increase the battery life.

The unlocked GSM version will retail for €299/£199 or around $400 US, which is the retail pricing before any rebates are given with contracts. Meanwhile we are still awaiting further details on the AT&T and T-Mobile branded Centro that we have been seeing lately. As mentioned the unlocked GSM Centro will be available in the UK on February 14 and hit the rest of Europe later in the month.

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It appears that without any formal notice that Nokia has added a new flavor to the 8GB N95 lineup. Online retailer Plemix has a copper colored 8GB N95 available for $689.00, which is a slight premium over the standard black version. Based on pictures it appears that the copper version is similar to the recent white model in that the color change is only on the backside.

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Nokia has received the FCC approval for the US version of the Nokia N95 with 3G support. We did see this model turn up a while back as a pre-order with a price of $800 and expected ship date of February 15, 2008. Nothing has been mentioned to make that official, but the FCC approval comes as good news as that is the last step before it can hit retail. Hopefully Nokia will have it out soon. The N95 8GB will have support fot 850/1900MHz HSDPA which puts it compatible with AT&T’s 3G and 3.5G networks. In addition it will also feature a 5-megapixel camera with Zeiss optics, 30 fps DVD-quality video recording, internal GPS and 8GB of internal storage.

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