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Apparently this is the so called Nokia N97 Mini, an unannounced handset we can't really tell you much about. We just have these two photos, judging by which device appears to be slightly smaller and slimmer than the regular N97, and it's also has a few subtle design changes, particularly on the back, where the camera has lost its sliding cover.

That's all we can say for now.

Those who have preordered the T-Mobile myTouch 3G have already started receiving their devices. If you're not among them, the official launch date isn't far anyway. Expect to get yours on August 5th.

We strongly recommend this one. Get it, install it and keep your iPhone safe.

PhoneScoop came up with a video tour of the Samsung Comeback messaging phone. Check it out below:

And here's the first shot of the upcoming Motorola Sholes (or Shules) Android smartphone for Verizon. Maybe the blurry spyshot is to blame, but the handset here looks pretty unappealing, don't you think? And that red D-pad is just awful...

LG has officially announced its latest addition to the Black Label series, the BL40 Chocolate. Well, that's nice to hear, though everyone already knows about it anyway. But the announcement also provided us with some information regarding the phone's eventual release - it will debut in Q3 2009 in 54 countries worldwide.

Some specifications:

• 4" 21:9 wide screen display, 800x345 pixels;
• 5Mpix camera with Schneider-Kreuznach lens;
• 7.

The new Samsung’s R560 feature phone was spotted with the MetroPCS branding at Samsung’s website yesterday. Known is Canada as Samsung Vice, this device is the successor to the outdated R450 Messager model, and offers the following specs:

• Tri-band CDMA;
• EV-DO 3G connectivity;
• 2Mpix camera;
• Bluetooth;
• Memory card slot

There was no confirmation that the handset is coming to MetroPCS, so don't get excited just yet.

Motorola is known for prepping up a new sliding QWERTY Android handset for Verizon (the first Android phone to be offered this carrier) sometime later this year. But it's not Calgary, as we originally assumed.

The device will be called the Motorola Shules, and according to the Motofan.ru site will be released on Verizon this Ocotober.

Features include:

• Sliding QWERTY;
• Android OS;
• 3.

Alongside the BlakcBerry 8520 that's ready to be launched on T-Mobile and Vodafone, there will be a new 8530 model, which is destined to become RIM's new low-end CDMA QWERTY handset. According to Boy Genius Report, it will sport the following features:

• QWERTY keyboard;
• QVGA display;
• EV-DO;
• BlackBerry OS 5.

TELUS customers can now get their hands on a couple of cool WinMo smartphones: the HTC Snap and Touch Pro2. Both devices offer an abundance of features including shared specs such as email support, Wi-Fi, GPS, Bluetooth, speakerphone, visual voicemail, global GSM roaming and over five hours of talk-time for each of them.

Prices are $0 and $249.