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The slimmest TFT-LCD panel was announced today by LG Philips LCD. The thickness is only 1.3 mm, making this LCD the slimmest in the world.

This technological breakthrough will enable mobile phone manufacturers to produce mobile phones even slimmer than the 6.9 mm thick phones available today. This panel will also make it possible to create slide-up phones that break the 10 mm barrier.

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Samsung today announced its launch of the SCH-B570 in Korea, a cutting-edge phone that can play music and mobile TV anywhere.

Offering a built-in 8GB hard disc drive, the B570 allows users the world's largest storage capacity for a handset, storing about 1,600 MP3 files (4MB/song), 16 Personal Media Player (PMP) movies (400MB/file), or more than 20,000 digital photos (300KB/file).

Samsung today announced the SGH-Z560, the latest slim handset to support high-speed HSDPA connectivity for up to 1.8 Mbps data throughput.

With a depth of mere 16 mm, the handset includes advanced features such as a 2.0-megapixel camera with auto focus, external touch music keys, 30 MB of internal memory, and microSD external memory slot. While slim, the Z560 uses a large 2.3-inch QVGA 262K-color LCD to ensure a clear and sharp screen image.

ASiQ announced today that it has applied for a patent that allows cell phones to be operated in-flight, without interfering with the aircraft's avionics and the ground networks.

The unit is attached to the cell phone via a standard Bluetooth or cable connection. Compatible with all cell phone networks, GSM, CDMA, UMTS and EDGE, the device communicates via the existing certified aviation communications networks and reduces data delivery cost as it does not rely on the cellular roaming network for transmission.

Verizon Wireless set a new standard for mobile camera phones today with the availability of the Samsung A990, the first 3.2-megapixel digital camera phone available in the U.S. Enabling photo enthusiasts to take high-resolution photos of a similar print quality as a standalone digital camera, the A990 boasts a number of media features, including video recording capabilities, VCAST to view video and VCAST Music to download music directly to the phone and Bluetooth wireless technology, to allow a customer to print pictures wirelessly from the A990 to a Bluetooth-enabled printer basic print profile.