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HTC suddenly introduced the U.S. variant of the Touch Dual smartphone.

It is basically the same handset that is sold in Europe, but now it supports quad-band GSM with 850/1900 MHz UMTS/HSDPA networks and runs the newly launched Windows Mobile 6.1 OS.

According to HTC, they plan to release the Dual sometime in Q2, but didn't announce the carrier.<

Verizon Wireless announced the upcoming launch of the new XV6900, the carrier-branded version of the HTC Touch smartphone. It should be released in April 2008 with a price of $349.99 after a 2-year service agreement and mail-in rebate.
Verizon XV6900 features:

• 2.8" touchscreen display;
• White color scheme;
• Windows Mobile 6 Professional;
• Ability to view and edit Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint files;
• 2Mpix camera;
• microSD card slot for expanded storage;
• Bluetooth 2.

Verizon Wireless announced that it plans to release the new RIM BlackBerry Curve 8330 smartphone in May.

The handset will cost $270 after a $50 mail-in rebate and 2-year contract.

Here are some of its features:

• QWERTY keyboard;
• EV-DO data;
• Size: Weight: 4.2" x 2.4" x 0.6" / 4 oz;
• 320 x 240 pixel display;
• 2Mpix camera;
• Media player;
• Stereo Bluetooth audio;
• microSD / SDHC expansion;
• 260 minutes talk / 11 days standby.

Three American cellular operators have announced the new Motorola Q 9c smartphone. Alltel and U.S. Cellular have already started selling the handset, while Verizon Wireless plans to make it available in April for $249.99 with a 2-year contract.

Motorola Q 9c specs:

• QWERTY keyboard;
• Windows Mobile 6 Standard OS;
• 1.3Mpix camera;
• 128MB of internal storage;
• miniSD card slot (up to 32GB);
• 2.

Good news for Samsung Blackjack owners.

Hackers decided that there's no point in waiting for the official and came up with their own Windows Mobile 6.1 update for Samsung BlackJack smartphone. It is still a beta version, but is proven to work just fine.

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The ASUS P750 business smartphone has a secret.

Its touchscreen display actually supports VGA resolution, though stays on 320x240 by default. Two hackers from asusmobile.ru claim that they have created a fix that should enable 640x480 resolution on the handset.

The solution will be fully ready in about a week, so we won't have to wait too long.

Palm's CEO Ed Colligan announced that the company will not release any new Windows Mobile Treo's this quarter, which means we probably won't see the much anticipated Palm Treo 800w in the nearest future, atleast until Summer.

Too bad, according to Colligan this handset "will be the most competitive enterprise solution in the marketplace", and could actually save Palm, which has a hard time surviving on the smartphone market.

The upcoming HTC smartphone, based on Google's Android OS will be named "Dream".

The handset will measure about 5" long and 3" wide, and will feature a large touchscreen with a full sliding (or swiveling) QWERTY keypad underneath, and Internet navigational controls.

The release is expected in the end of the year.

Quickoffice announced the availability of its Premier 4.0 business software fro UIQ 3 based smartphones.

The latest version offers "many enhancements that improve usability, including performance optimizations for handling documents of all sizes, support for complex spreadsheet formulas and new, advanced editing capabilities" for Microsoft Office Word, Excel and PowerPoint files.

 

Finally it happened!

Opera Mobile is now officially available on Helio Ocean devices. Users can download it from Helio’s Web Portal, however, the browser is currently available only for the Ocean smartphone.

But if everything will go as planned soon Opera Mini will be supported by the entire Helio line.