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FCC has just approved the new Nokia N78 for U.S. largest carrier AT&T.

This is a mid-range Symbian-based smartphone working on GSM 850/1900 bands and featuring a 3.2Mpix camera, Bluetooth and Wi-Fi connectivity, AGPS support, FM radio, and other stuff.

Research In Motion came up with a new lock-and-key system for its BlackBerry smartphones that have an on-board camera.

The idea is to lock-down and disable the camera while users stay in the office in order to prevent any corporate info leakages. RIM has filled in a patent application with the intention to implement the idea in practice.

The new Bluebird Pidion BM-350 smartphone has the following specifications:

• Network: Quad-band GSM (850/900/1800/1900 MHz);
• Data: 3G (2100 MHz) / GPRS / EDGE and HSDPA (3G+);
• GPS: built-in SiRF III GPS receiver with A-GPS support;
• Display: 2.8" TFT LCD QVGA touch-screen;
• CPU: PXA 270 520 Mhz;
• Camera: 1.

Asus has introduced its new M930, a Windows Mobile 6 Standard based communicator-style smartphone.

Here's a detailed list of its features:

• OS: Windows Mobile 6 Standard
• Band: GSM 900/1800/1900MHz; WCDMA 2100MHz
• Data: GPRS/EDGE/UMTS/HSDPA/Wi-Fi
• Size: 113mm x 54mm x 18.

Apparently, Nokia plans to release a new Wi-Fi-disabled version of the N78 smartphone in the U.S. market, as the handset was recently spotted at the FCC site.

Why the company decided to push a WLAN-less device with non-American 3G frequencies through FCC is beyond understanding...

Finally, it happened. Nokia's S60 smartphones will now support Microsoft's Silverlight platform, the competitive technology to the Adobe Flash.

This is a web-based cross-browser, cross-platform plug-in, which delivers "the next generation of media experiences and rich interactive applications for the Web". It is used at various websites, such as NBA.

The new Asus P320, also known as the Galaxi Mini comes with the following specifications:

• GSM (850/900/1800/1900)/GPRS/EDGE networks;
• 200MHz TI OMAP 850 CPU;
• 128MB ROM and 64MB RAM;
• MicroSD card slot;
• Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional OS;
• 2.8" QVGA touch-screen;
• 2Mpix camera;
• Built-in GPS SiRF III receiver;
• Bluetooth 2.

T-Mobile Germany recently announced the MDA compact IV Windows Mobile smartphone at the CeBIT 2008.

This is a new HTC-made handset running Windows Mobile 6.1 platform, and featuring HSDPA support, 3Mpix AF camera, 4GB of on-board memory, VGA (640×480) touchscreen, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 2.0 connectivity.

Acer, a major PC maker, announced today that it is ready to buy E-Ten, manufacturer of the Glofiish Windows Mobile smartphones.

The deal will amount to approximately $290 million and is expected to close during the third quarter of 2008.

Acer believes that by combining its technology with E-Ten's it can advance the mobile computing market.

Samsung SGH-i200 is a sleek and slim mid-range 3G-capable smartphone, designed for the masses.

The device is pretty cool; too bad it doesn’t support Wi-Fi of GPS, as the rest of features are very decent.

So, here's what it offers:

• 11.8mm thickness;
• Windows Mobile 6.