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As it was announced by Cingular Wireless L.L.C., two music phones will be added to Cingular cell phone offerings. Both models are Sony Ericsson's walkmans.

The first handset to be released will be Sony Ericsson W300i and the second one is Sony Ericsson W810.

According to Kelleigh Beal, a Cingular spokeswoman, this action was taken to extend Cingular's music-related services.

In an announcement that has produced more questions than answers, Sony Ericsson has hinted that they'll be opening an online music store in the coming months, largely in response to Nokia's digestion of Loudeye. Of course, parent Sony runs Connect, so it remains to be seen how (or even if) the new service will integrate with it; if it does, this could be a trick way for Sony Ericsson to get more exposure with their Walkman devices than they've managed so far in the States.

Sony Ericsson announced the Z610 today, a stylish 3G clamshell. The front face of the phone sports a mirror finish with a hidden display that is only visible when in use. Besides high-end design, the Z610 still manages to pack in quite a few features:

• 2" 220×176 screen with 262k colors; outer display is 128×36 OLED
• Bluetooth with A2DP stereo support
• GSM 900/1800/1900 + UMTS 2100
• 2-megapixel camera
• Memory Stick Micro (M2) slot, 64MB card in box

Sony Ericsson plans to begin shipping the Z610 later in the third quarter.

Sony Ericsson today announces the K618i, a slim and lightweight 3G phone that delivers an ideal mix of mobility, multimedia applications, and business solutions.

Developed for those users that want entertainment on the move and a powerful business tool, the K618i 3G device is as light and slim as a typical 2.5G phone, yet delivers high-speed rates for streaming or downloading music and video clips, browsing the web, or gaming.

Cingular Wireless has launched the Sony Ericsson Z525a, using it to replace the Z520a which it launched last year. The update simply adds push-to-talk.

Features of the Z525a include:

• Push-to-talk
• VGA camera
• Bluetooth
• 16 MB user memory
• 128x160 pixel screen with 65K colors
• GSM 850/900/1800/1900

Cingular is selling the Z525a for $19.