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Vodafone came up with a new phone called Samsung Blade. No, actually it's not new; it's a custom version of the older mid-range Samsung S5600. The new model features a diamond-shaped nav pad, as seen in the pic, as well as a 3.2Mpix camera, HSDPA and GPS support, large touchscreen and more.

Any potential takers?

Here's a new interesting WM6.5-based device from Mio codenamed "Amber". The picture you see here is just a render, but it certainly looks very appealing. The handset is expected to have the following features:

• Windows Mobile 6.5 OS;
• 528MHz Qualcomm MSM7200 series CPU;
• 3.61" WVGA display;
• 256MB of RAM;
• 512MB of ROM;
• 5Mpix AF camera;
• HSPA support;
• FM transmitter

Stay tuned for more details.

Palm has released a webOS 1.0.4 firmware update for the Palm Pre. The update is available OTA and addresses some corporate Exchange issues, plugs the “homebrew app” loophole, and fixes some other bugs. Check it out for yourself.

Yesterday AT&T has announced the availability of the Motorola Karma QA1. It is available now for $79.99 with a $50 mail in rebate and a 2-year contract.

Features:

• Quad-band GSM/EDGE;
• Dual-band HSDPA;
• Sliding QWERTY keyboard;
• 2.5" QVGA display;
• 2Mpix camera;
• aGPS;
• Bluetooth 2.

Verizon has released its HTC Ozone (a.k.a. Snap). It is available now for $49.99 after $70 mail-in rebate and 2-year contract via Web, telesales and B2B channels with in-store availability expected on July 13th.

Specs:

• Windows Mobile 6.1 Standard OS;
• Dual-band 1xRTT/EV-DO Rev. A;
• Quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE;
• 2.

Vodafone UK has announced the new business-centric Samsung C6625 today. The phone features:

• Windows Mobile 6.1 OS;
• Full QWERTY keyboard;
• 2Mpix camera;
• 320 x 240 screen;
• Microsoft Exchange for e-mail, calendaring, contacts;
• HSDPA 3.6 Mbps

Unfortunately, the lack of Wi-Fi almost makes it a no-dealer, and the keyboard feels uncomfortable.

Here is an in-depth video tour at the Verizon's LG enV Touch. Enjoy:

The popular Motorola Clutch i465, which was launched last month on Boost, will soon be coming to Sprint. While it won't be the company's only option to feature a QWERTY keyboard, the price of just $39.99 after rebates will make it a great choice for texters.

For that price you'll get threaded SMS and MMS, POP3 email support, Bluetooth, a VGA camera, Direct Connect and not much else.

Nokia USA is now offering five of its smartphones with $50 mail-in rebate, which will provide you with a $50 Nokia Visa Prepaid Card. These handsets are the 5800 XpressMusic ($339), the side-sliding E75 ($440), E63 ($229), N85 (385) and N79 ($309). How do you find this new deal?

Samsung has officially announced four new cell phones, which include both low end and mid-end models.

M2310: clamshell, features two screens (main 2" display and secondary 1.06" one), a VGA camera, and a microSD slot supporting up to 8GB of additional storage

M2510: slider, packs an FM radio tuner with a 3.5 mm audio jack, a 1.