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Here's a new hands-on video of the Samsung Show (formally known as the W7900), published by PopSci, who were lucky enough to play with the upcoming projector-phone. The handset will be released first in Korea, and will include the following specs:

• 3.2" OLED display (400 x 240 resolution);
• Quad-band GSM connectivity;
• 7.2Mbps HSDPA;
• 5Mpix camera;
• Video calling;
• 10 lumen projector (scales 480 x 320 images to 50");
• Size: 4.

AT&T started selling the new affortable LG CF360 phone. It comes with 3G support, QVGA display, GPS with AT&T Navigation for turn-to-turn driving directions, and multitasking support.

Availble now in red or blue options for $30 after $50 mail-in rebate and 2-year contract.

The upcoming 8Mpix Samsung S8300 cameraphone, which has surfaced recently, will be known as the “Loches” when it launches. While we don't know the exact released date yet, we do know some of its key features:

• 12.8mm thickness;
• “Duralumin” anti-scratch casing;
• 2.8" WQVGA OLED touchscreen, 16 million colors;
• 8Mpi

The tri-flip iCEphone, that we have mentioned a while ago was introduced at CES yesterday. Unfortunately, we still have no idea on when and where it will be released, nor how much it will cost. Stay tuned for more details, as they might appear pretty soon.

iCEphone specs:

• Quadband GSM 850/900/1800/1900, GPRS/EDGE;
• 7.2 Mbps HSDPA UMTS 2100 connectivity;
• Freescale iMX31 532Mhz CPU;
• 3" 240x400 px 65K color transflective TFT touchscreen;
• Windows Mobile 6.

Samsung and Armani announced that their new Armani Night Effect cell phone will be available this month in the UK exclusively from Vodafone. All willing will be able to buy the phone at Vodafone and Phones4u shops.

Features of the Samsung Armani Night Effect include a 3Mpix camera, microSD slot, OLED display and dedicated music playback buttons.

LG has announced their new LG-GD910 watch phone today. The device is bound for the European market, and supports 3G HSDPA for video conferencing, as well as voice calling, touchscreen, text to speech, and stereo Bluetooth capabilities. But that's not all. The phone is water resistant, weighs 85 g, has three mechanical keys, measures 61 x 39 x 13.9 mm, and is almost as stylish as the Prada Link.

HTC has unveiled its latest smartphone at CES 2009 today, called S743. At first glance it looks like an ordinary candybar phone with a non-touchscreen display, but inside it packs a  nice set of features which include a full slide-out QWERTY keyboard and HSDPA support.

No word on pricing and availability yet.

Features of the S743 include:

• 12-key keypad design;
• Full slide-out QWERTY keyboard;
• Windows Mobile 6.

Pantech has started preparing for the Valentine’s Day long before Feb 14th, and has unveiled a new handset called Cupid IM-S390. Specifications aren't too shabby, especially when you take 7.2Mbps HSDPA and mobile TV into account.

Pantech IM-S390 features:

• CDMA/HSDPA (7.2Mbps);
• Dimensions: 103.5 x 48 x 12.5-13.5 mm;
• Weight: 88.

South Korea’s SK Telecom now offers the new Samsung W690. The phone is available in black and white colors, and has the following features:

• 2.6″ internal screen;
• 1.5″ external screen;
• HSDPA support;
• GPS receiver;
• 2Mpix camera;
• Music player;
• Bluetooth connectivity;

Today FCC has approved the new Samsung T929 Memoir destined for T-Mobile. This could only mean that this 8Mpix beast is nearing its official release.

Specifications of the Memoir should include a 8Mpix camera, GPS, HSDPA, and Stereo Bluetooth, though it looks like it will lack Wi-Fi, which is really bad.