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The much rumored Dell Mini 3i phone has has landed on China Mobile's network. It's a 2G candibar handset positioned as a part of the carrier's new Application Platform that offers music, video, and app downloads to mobile phones from Nokia, Samsung, LG, and Dell. The device also lacks WiFi, but does come with a decent set of other features:

• 3.5" 360 x 640 capacitive touchscreen;
• Android-based Open Mobile System (OMS);
• 3Mpix camera;
• microSD slot;
• Bluetooth;
• 950mAh battery

Curently there's no infor on whether it will be released anywhere else.

DigiTimes is reporting a Q4 launch for two new handsets from HTC, codenamed Mega and Click. Both handsets will fall into the mid-range smartphone category and are expected to drop at around $300, each.

The HTC Mega reportedly features:

• Windows Mobile 6.5;
• 2.8-inch QVGA (240×320) touchscreen;
• 3 megapixel camera;
• GPS;
• 528 MHz processor

The HTC Click's exact specs are unknown, but presumably it's the same Mega powered by Android OS instead of WinMo.

A picture of the upcoming Samsung InstinctQ has surfaced recently, and confirmed our expectations: it's an Android-powered landscape QWERTY slider for Sprint. We definitely like the touch-sensitive Home, Menu and Back buttons, and the keyboard looks pretty solid. The screen doesn't look bright and clear, but maybe it's just the photo. Final judgements will be made upon a hands-on review.

The new Samsung Gravity 2 is now available on T-Mobile's website at a laughably cheap price of $29.99 on contract after rebate. The phone comes in a choice of "Metallic Pumpkin" and "Berry Mauve", and features a 2Mpix camera, small screen, GPS, AWS 3G, and a slide-out QWERTY keyboard perfect for heavy texters.

So, any takers?

According to a recent report by SlashGear, there's a new firmware update on its way to HTC Hero. Details on the exact contents are not available yet, but according to the original source it includes the usual "performance improvements and bug fixes". We'll see.

PhoneArena has managed to get some new info regarding the Instinct HD. The handset will be dubbed the S50, like it was called initially, and is expected to be hit the shelves sometime around mid-September, which is about half a month away.

Additionally, we also found out that the Android-powered Samsung Instinct Q could appear in stores sometime in November, but that's pure speculation.

According to Digitimes, Microsoft will be releasing the official version of WinMo 6.5 on October 1st this year. They also mentioned that the company also plans to release an touch optimized version of the Windows Mobile 6.5 by February 2010 before the launch of Windows Mobile 7 in Q4 2010.

The original Modu was released just last month, and the company is already preparing a successor. Pocket-lint reported that a so-called Modu 2 should debut in selected markets next year.

The handset will have a full touchscreen, 3.5G connectivity, and will also come with an optional QWERTY jacket with hard keys for the touchscreen keyboard.

Like the original Modu, the new one won't be available in the U.

The FCC has recently outed a misterious Nokia flip complete with AT&T branding. Today we know it's real name - the Nokia 6350. The Bluetooth SIG have posted a small photo of the phone, and confirmed it will have HSDPA support and a 2Mpix camera. Nothing elese is known atm.

It looks like Samsung's runningg out of ideas for phone names. Really? "Honey Bubble"? What a dumb name. Spec-wise, this slider features a 2Mpix camera, a T-DMB tuner, media player, and Bluetooth.

No word on availability and pricing at the moment, but will there bee any takers?