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LG Vu is no longer an AT&T exclusive!

Canadian Rogers Wireless announced its plans to launch the handset in Canada in early May. The phone will feature HSDPA connectivity and will support various Rogers' services including Video on request, Radio on request, mobile TV and Rogers Music Store.

According to some sources, the release of the 3G iPhone is two months away, as the handset will be presented at Apple's Worldwide Developer Conference in June.

Apparently they will introduce three versions with different capacities, including 8GB ($399), 16GB ($499) and possibly a 32GB ($599) model, though this is yet to be confirmed.

In addition, the new iPhone will be 2.

FCC has recently revealed the new Samsung SGH-i788, and apparently it is the U.S. version of the existing i780 model.

It is quite possible that the new model won't feature all the same specs as its older brother (HSDPA, GPS or Wi-Fi may be lacking on this one), but it will surely keep the touchscreen, and will most likely run the latest Windows Mobile 6.1 OS.

Stay tuned for more details.

According to Hank Kafka, vice president of network architecture for AT&T Mobility, the company plans to upgrade its entire 3G network to HSPA (7.2Mbps) by the end of 2008.

AT&T had 255 markets covered by HSDPA in the end of 2007, and expects to have 350 major metropolitan markets running HSPA before the beginning of 2009.

AT&T has just launched Sony Ericsson’s new HSDPA-capable Z750a clamshell phone.

It's not the best one of course, but is still a nice handset with decent features. The price is $50 after a rebate.
Features of the Z750a:

• Colors: purple, grey and pink;
• Weight: 3.9 oz;
• Size: 3.8" x 1.9" x 0.8" (approx.

LG has released the new LG-SH240, a stylish 3G HSDPA-capable cell phone.

It is available now for $400 and features Bluetooth connectivity, a 2Mpix camera + front cam for video calls, audio player, external memory slot, subway map, and e-dictionary.

Asus M536 Specs:

• Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional OS;
• Tri-band GSM, GPRS, EDGE, dual band 3G and HSDPA 3.6 Mbps;
• A-GPS compatible SiRF III GPS receiver;
• 2.4" 320x320 TFT LCD;
• TI Omap 2430 CPU;
• 256 MB of ROM / 128MB of RAM;
• 802.11b/g Wi-Fi;
• Bluetooth 2.0 + EDR;
• Biometric fingerprint scanner;
• 3.2Mpix camera;
• Secondary VGA camera for video calls;
• High capacity MicroSD card slot;
• 1200 mAh Li-Ion battery.

The new LG U830 is a 3G HSDPA-capable flip phone, a successor to the LG Chocolate.

Available in black and silver, it is pretty large in size measuring 49mm wide and 98mm tall when closed, and offers upgraded features like a 2Mpix and 180MB of internal memory, though without the expansion slot this is almost nothing for a music-centric handset.

A few days ago Motorola has launched its Z8 multimedia slider in Taiwan.

It is a Symbian UIQ 3.1 based smartphone featuring HSDPA support, 2.2" QVGA display, stereo Bluetooth, 2Mpix camera, media player, and a microSD slot.

But as you probably know, the launch of the more advanced Z10 model isn't far, so we recommend you to wait a little.

ASUS has a new HSDPA-enabled WM6-based GPS Phone, called the ASUS P750.

It is a Candy Bar shaped handset with a numeric keypad, a joystick navigator and some shortcut keys.

Operating on a 520MHz processor, the device features Wi-Fi connectivity, SiRF star III GPS chipset, Bluetooth 2.