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The SLIQ is a new concept mobile phone from Samsung. This handset is very sleek and thin, measuring less than 10mm thick. It was designed by Mike Serafin.

Some of the SLIQ's features include:

• Advanced touchscreen keypad
• Extra-wide LCD display
• 2Mpix camera (with Schneider-Kreuznach optics)
• M

Nokia has just presented the new Nokia 3109 Classic, a pretty basic mobile phone, which includes standard features like hands-free speakerphone, expandable microSD memory, long battery-life, large capacity phone book, organizer, calendar, notes, email, and a music player. The handset is targeted mostly for business users.

The Nokia 3109 Classic will ship for sale in Q2 2007, costing around EUR 140.

LG Electronics presents a new Dual LCD entry-level GSM mobile phone.

This clamshell comes equipped with an internal 128x160 262K color display and a small external 96x64 65K LCD color display. The phone has a stylish design and measures just 20mm thick. Other features include a VGA camera, speakerphone, and 64MB of internal memory, a long life battery, etc.

The LG KP202 costs around GBP 49.

The Samsung M300 is a new entry-level clamshell phone, available in grey or red, which features dual color screens, Bluetooth and a VGA camera.

Its official distributor is Sprint.

NEC has recently launched its latest mobile phone, the N904i. This model will be distributed by the NTT, the japanese cellular operator.

The Nec N904i comes equipped with a huge 3" 262k-color display (480õ854). It supports HSDPA and has GPS functionality. There is also an integrated 3.2Mpix digicam and a media player. The memory can be expanded via a microSD card.

Pantech has recently launched their new C3b phone on the AT&T network. It is an update for the “World’s Smallest Camera Flip-phone” line-up. This phone has several new features lacking on the previous models from this series.

Some of the Pantech C3b features:

• GSM/GPRS
• Bluetooth wireless connectivity
• VGA camera with multi-shot function
• Support for mobile email and MMS
• Yahoo! Mail, AOL and MSN Hotmail support
• Dimensions: 2.

Motorola has released the new Z8 media phone, that features video capture and playback at 30 FPS and up to 32 GB of expandable memory. The Motorola Z8 combines mobile TV (BSkyB service), video and music all on one device.

Some of the Z8 features:

• Large QVGA 16 million color TFT display (30 FPS)
• 3.6 Mbps HSDPA
• Ergonomic slider design
• Dedicated music keys
• Stereo Bluetooth wireless technology
• Stereo Bluetooth headphones
• 80 MB of internal memory, expandable up to 32 GB via microSD cards + 512 MB bonus card
• 8x zoom camera (still/video) and lumi LED light
  

The Motorola Z8 will be available for purchase in Europe and Asia beginning in June.

Motorola introduced its new ROKR Z6 music handset with Windows Media technologies, such as Windows Media Audio, Windows Media DRM 10, and media transfer protocol. The ROKR Z6 can be connected to any PC running Windows Media Player 10 or 11 via High Speed USB 2.0 to easily access and manage your music. The phone also uses Bluetooth wireless technology for wireless mobile stereo.

The new high-end ASUS P526 PDA Phone is now available in the market.

ASUS P526 Features:

- Windows Mobile 6 Pro OS
- 2.6" 65k-color TFT display (240x320)
- GPS (Global Positioning System)
- Memory: 64 MB SDRAM and 128 MB Flash
- Integrated 2Mpix camera
- Battery: 150 hours stand-by time and 4 hours of talk time
- Dimensions: 110x58x15.

Although there was no official announcement, RIM’s Red Blackberry Pearl handset is now available at Rodgers Wireless in Canada.

It costs $249 with a 3 year contract.