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T-Mobile came up with an Android-based handset for its European customers. The T-Mobile Pulse, also known as the Huawei U8220, looks a little pale compared to its U8230 brother, and comes with a pretty generic list of specs:

• OS: Android
  
• Dimensions (LxWxH): 135 x 62.5 x 13.6 mm;
• Weight: 135 g;
• Standby: Up to 300 hours;
• Talk time: Up to 210 minutes;
• GSM frequency band (MHz): Quad-band (850/900/1800/1900);
• UMTS / HSDPA / HSUPA / GPRS / EDGE;
• Display: 3.

This is the stylish Sony Ericsson Xperia Pureness, formerly known as Kiki. The phone has been announced recently, mostly in the form of press shots, but there is no available tech info about it yet. What we can tell now with certainty is that the phone will be officially launched this November "through selected retail distribution channels in key cities around the world".

Sprint will be the first and only carrier to offer the HTC Hero in the U.S. The phone will be available exclusively from the carrier starting October 11th and will cost $179.99 after rebates. Pre-registration is currently available for those eager to already claim stake.

Samsung i7500 Galaxy is has been released on the O2 UK network, and will be available exclusively till the end of the month for free on a £45 per month tariff. It comes preloaded with Google services, such as Google Search, Google Maps, Gmail and Google Talk, and has the following features:

• Chipset: Qualcomm: 7200A, ARM11 528MHz + DSP 256MHz;
• 5Mpix camera with auto focus, flash LED;
• Display: 3.

A hands-on video of the new Nokia X6 taken at the IFA expo in Berlin. The guy demonstrates the phone's capacitive touchscreen.

Two new handsets have surfaced on Sprint rebate sheets valid through October 31st. The first is called the Samsung Interpid, which is the long awaited Ace II, which is expected to be launched on October 6th the earliest. Rumored specs include:

• Windows Mobile 6.5 OS;
• CDMA/EV-DO Rev. A and GSM/GPRS/EDGE connectivity;
• 256 MB RAM and 512 MB ROM;
• 528MHz processor;
• QWERTY keypad;
• 3Mpix camera;
• Wi-Fi;
• aGPS;
• microSDHC support;
• QVGA display

The other handset is the unannounced Samsung Moment.

The FCC has approved the new Sony Ericsson Aino. The phones supports WCDMA 850/1900/2100MHz radios, which makes it compatible with AT&T/Rogers 3G networks. It should be released in the U.S. in Q4 of this year.

Other features include:

• 8.1Mpix camera with LED flash and 16x digital zoom;
• 3", 240 x 432 pixel touchscreen display that supports 1

Alltel customers can now get the HTC Snap for just $80. The phone offers the same international roaming capability and is similar in terms of design to Blackberry Tour, and if you're good with Windows Mobile OS, you can very well save $120. It's a good deal, think about it.