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Apparently U.S. Cellular has plans on releasing a couple of new phones for its customers later this month. Someone has digged up dedicated pages for the BlackBerry Pearl Flip 8230 and Samsung Code i220 on the company's site, and don't try to find them yourself, it's hard work. For full specs of each handset hit the following links:

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We expected someone would post it... Here's video preview of the upcoming Samsung I8000 Omnia 2 that we've mentioned yesterday, and it looks like a prototype model:

Meet another S60-based handset from Samsung, the B5100. It's not bad specwise - it's got a 3Mpix camera and non-US HSDPA  - but pales in the shadow of the mighty i8910 HD. Anyway, this phone hasn't been announced yet, there are just some pictures of it and a user's manual at the FCC.

We'll keep an eye on it.

The phone you see in the pic is apparently the new Samsung GT-I8000, which was first spotted about half a month ago at the FCC site. Well, according to the source, it has another name - the Samsung OMNIA II. Yes, this could be the successor to the all-so-popular Omnia handset. Here are some of its confirmed specifications:

• 3.7" 480x800 AMOLED touchscreen;
• 8.

Samsung's S8300 Ultra Touch handset will soon be available in a new Onyx Gold color scheme. The new color will give the phone a luxurious feel and look, but the price won't change, as it will not include any pretious metals. Specifications will remain the same:

• 240x400 AMOLED touchscreen;
• HSDPA, accelerometer;
• 8Mpix camera with auto-focus;
• Video recording capability at 30fps;
• GPS;
• Bluetooth;
• microSD memory card slot;
• TouchWIZ UI

Stay tuned for more info.

Sprint's Samsung Exclaim has appeared at Best Buy. The official launch of the phone will take place sometime this month, and Best Buy expects the devices to start shipping in 1-2 weeks time.

The handset comes in a choice of blue and "berry" colors for $399.99 unlocked, and has features , such as a 2Mpix camera, microSD slot, Bluetooth with A2DP support, and both QWERTY and numeric sliding keypads.

Samsung has announced its first 12Mpix cameraphone, the Pixon12 M8910. It will be available this month in Europe, followed by other regions in August.

Samsung M8910 Specifications:

• Network: HSPA 900/2100 MHz;
• GPRS/EDGE 850/900/1800/1900 MHz;
• Display: 3.1” 16M AMOLED;
• Camera: 12MP with Xenon + Power Led Flash;
• Wide Angle 28mm, Digital Zoom, Touch AF Tracking;
• Smart Auto, Beauty Shot, Vintage Shot;
• Video / Audio;
• Video: D1(720×480) 30fps;
• Upload images and videos to Facebook, Picasa, Flickr, MySpace, Photobucket, Friendster;
• MPEG4, H.

And another unboxing video. This time in our focus of attention is the unlocked Samsung i8910 OmniaHD (where did they get it?). The video is in HD, so don't worry about the quality.

The FCC has approved yet another handset - the Samsung T559. The phone will be coming to T-Mobile on July 15, and will feature a WQVGA resolution display, NetFront 3.5 Internet browser and Bluetooth 2.0. Supported bands are GSM (850/900/1800/1900) and HSDPA.

Stay tuned for more details.

The new Samsung S5200, a low-end slider first seen back in April, will soon be hitting Netherlands (and other European markets) with a price tag of 129.99 EUR ($182). There will be two color versions available: black/red and black/beige, and the features will include:

• 2.1" QVGA screen,
• 3 megapixel camera with smile detection and LED flash,
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