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Not much to say here. The Samsung M7600 Beat DJ has was unveiled back in February at Mobile World Congress 2009, and now after months of waiting it's finally available from O2 UK. You can get it for free or £146.80 ($233) depending on the contract you choose.

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.

We have some shoth of the upcoming Samsung B7300, a new WM-based smartphone targeted at the midrange market. Specs are as follows:

• Windows Mobile OS;
• WQVGA display;
• GPS;
• Bluetooth and USB 2.0;
• Quad-band GSM/EDGE;
• 12.98mm-thin

No word pricing and availability. Yet.

French carrier Bouygues Telecom announced that it will be bringing the Samsung's first Android handset -- the i7500 -- to the homemarket in early July, where it will be known as Galaxy. Features include:

• Android OS;
• Quad-band GSM;
• Tri-band 7.2Mbps HSDPA (900/1700/2100MHz);
• 3.2" 320 x 480 AMOLED touchscreen;

Samsung's C6625 Valencia is coming to Vodafone, and nothing will stop it. It's currently listed at the company's website as the C6625v, and will feature HSDPA supprt, a QWERTY keyboard, and a custom Windows Mobile Standard skin. We expect it will be available with contract at no charge, so here's a good opportunity for some of you to get a WIinMo based device for free.

The Global Certification Forum has recently published some new info on the unannounced Samsung GT-i8000 smartphone. According to GCF documents this phone will feature:

• Windows Mobile 6.1;
• Wi-Fi;
• Quad-band GSM (850/900/1800/1900MHz);
• tri-band UMTS (900/1900/2100MHz);
• HSUPA support

That's all we know for now.

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AT&T and Samsung have announced the new Samsung i637 Jack, a nice addition to the BlackJack series. It's a business-centric WM-based smartphone packed with some decent features, such as:

• Front-facing QWERTY keyboard;
• 528MHz processor;
• 256MB RAM;
• 3Mpix camera;
• 2.4" QVGA resolution;
• Windows Mobile 6.

Sprint will soon be getting a new QWERTY dual slider, the Samsung Exclaim. previously rumored as Cello, this messaging handset offers the following features:

• QWERTY keyboard;
• QVGA display;
• EV-DO;
• 2Mpix camera with video recording;
• A-GPS;
• Bluetooth

The expected release date is June 7th on Sprint.

AT&T now offers a phone called Samsung Magnet. Actually there are two models of it, the A257 and A177, and they're both available. The former comes in orange-black and is selling for just $19, on a two-year contract and after $30 mail-in rebate. The latter is the same spec-wise, but comes in pitch black color for $99.99 without contract.

Verizon Wireless has released the Samsung Alias 2, the first phone with a morphing E-ink keypad. It is available for purchase now at a price of $129.99 with a 2-year contract before rebate.