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Orange customers in the UK are lucky, as they'll be getting one of the most powerful smartphones to date - the Samsung i8910 HD. Also it is definitely the most badass S60 handset out there, which will be available for GBP97.50 (about $151) on a GBP35 per month plan. Sounds almost like a steal considering all the high-end goodness you'll be getting.

Some of the features:

• Symbian S60 5th Edition;
• 3.

The newly announced LG-GM730 is a functional and easy to use WM6.1-based touchscreen handset. It features LG's 3D S-Class user interface, which offers a 3D cube layout, where users can easily choose between 4 home screens.

The LG-GM730 is perfect for those looking for an affordable, yet powerful smartphone. It should be released in the first half of 2009.

Other features:

• Quad-band GSM (850/900/1800/1900MHz) support;
• Dual-band UTMS (900/2100MHz) and HSUPA support;Windows Mobile 6.

Samsung W600 is a new HSUPA phone that will provide uplink speeds of up to 5.76 Mbps and will feature a 800 x 380 3” touchscreen with haptic feedback, and support for mobile TV via T-DMB. The handset has been recently showcased at Korea Electronics Show, and will soon be available in the home market for 800,000 - 900,000 KRW from SKT and KTF.

A new smartphone from Asus has been leaked today. It's called Glaxy7 and has a pretty impressive feature set, which is not yet confirmed but is very likely.

Here's the currently available speclist:

• GSM Connectivity : GPRS/EDGE/3G/HSDPA/HSUPA;
• GSM Frequency : 850/900/1800/1900;
• WCDMA Frequency: 900/1900/2100;
• Screen: 3.

Sony Ericsson has announced today its new G705 phone, known as the Kumiko.

It will feature a 3.2Mpix camera with LED flash + 3G cam for video calls, HSUPA support, and M2 memory card slot, and will come with a couple of accessories, including the Bluetooth Car Kit HCB-108 and the Digital Photo Frame IDP-100.

Update: Specifications:

• GSM/GPRS/EDGE 850/900/1800/1900;
• UMTS/HSUPA 850/1900/2100;
• 2.

The HTC Touch Pro (Raphael) has been approved for AT&T under the name of Fuze. It will support HSUPA 850/1900 data network, and will have a customized TouchFLO 3D interface. That's all we know judging by the available info.

Motorola Atila is a new leaked handset from the manufacturer, a non-QWERTY counterpart to the recently unveiled Alexander. I must say it looks definitely better than the latter and has the potential to become popular once it's released.

Features include:

• Quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE;
• Tri-band UMTS/HSDPA/HSUPA;
• Wi-Fi 802.11b/g;
• 2.

Qualcomm has successfully completed the world's first data call via HSPA+ network. Data throughput exceeded 20Mbps using a 5MHz band of the spectrum.

HSPA+ is backwardly compatible with current UMTS, HSDPA, and HSUPA devices, has a theoretical maximum bandwidth of 42Mbps for the downlink and 22Mbps for the uplink, and will double the data capacity of the current HSPA network while trippling the voice capacity.

AT&T announced they are about to complete upgrading their 3G network to HSPA (HSDPA + HSUPA).

HSUPA provides upload speeds ranging from 500 to 800Kbps when used with compatible devices, so it's a serious step forward.

The company also said that in a month they will have 275 markets covered by the new network, and by the end of the year they plan to extend it to 350 markets.

Samsung has recently unveiled its first HSUPA-enabled (advanced W-CDMA) smartphone model called SCH-M470.

Apart from that, the M470 features 2Mpix camera, video telephony, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth connectivity, push email, and web access with Google search.

Available only in Korea for approximately 600,000 won or $615.