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The Sanyo M1, a new clamshell from Sanyo is being approved by the FCC. The handset is available via Sprint.

Sanyo M1 features are:

• EV-DO high speed data
• internal antenna
• Bluetooth
• 2 Megapixel camera
• external speakers
• music player
• 1 GB of internal memory.

Sprint has launched a new slim clamshell Samsung M500 with internal antenna. The phone is just 0.7 inches.

This CDMA phone has:

• large external display and internal 262k color TFT
• 1.3-megapixel camera and Bluetooth
• GPS
• the microSD slot for memory, in addition to the 50MB of internal memory.

The Samsung SPH-M500 is now available for $80 after the rebates.

There are already the first live pictures of the new phone that Sanyo offers together with Sprint PCS . The phone is all-black and is Sanyo's hi-level device.

The features of the Sanyo M1 clamshell are:

• 2-megapixel camera,
• music-dedicated navigations keys (in the style of Fusic)
• 1GB of internal memory.

Sprint Nextel Corp. has officially launched CDMA2000 1x EV-DO Revision A technology in San Diego market much sooner than it was initially expected. Also Sprint Nextel is going to come to 21 more markets by the end of the year. The faster network is supposed to increase revenues as well as improve new applications such as video telephony, multi-user video conferencing, real-time gaming, video streaming and high-performance push-to-talk service.

Sprint announced about its decision to use Qualcomm's QChat technology for its next generation Push To Talk (PTT) service giving QChat phones the possibility to communicate with each other as well as iDEN PTT handsets on Nextel network. QChat is expected to offer exceptional call set-up performance and bandwidth savings. By launching QChat in conjunction with its Revision A network, which has quality of service features and other new technology to improve speed and reliability, Sprint should be able to match the performance users expect from iDEN phones.

Qualcomm's MediaFLO mobile TV technology is under the tests by Sprint. Sprint Vue is known as a new mobile TV test but without any information about the technology. MediaFLO is a multicast standard that is being built-out by Qualcomm.

Gina Lombardi, president of MediaFLO USA , reported: "MediaFLO USA offers operators a dedicated multicast system that enables them to deliver large amounts of high-quality mobile content to subscribers without having to build out and maintain their own networks.

Samsung IP-830w is launched by Sprint. This dual-mode phone is based on the Samsung i730 but sports a GSM radio instead of WiFi to allow for worldwide roaming. The handset has a slide style design and a full QWERTY keyboard.

Features of the Samsung IP-830w include:

• Dual mode CDMA + GSM (quadband)
• Windows Mobile 5.

Sprint announced availability of the next generation in Sanyo's popular 8000 Series phones, the Sanyo SCP-8400.

This model is packed with advanced features for entertainment and productivity:

• 1.3-megapixel camera,
• high-resolution QVGA internal screen + useful external screen
• music player
• Bluetooth
• removable memory card,
• important: the ability to operate on the high-speed Sprint Power Vision Network.

Sprint (NYSE: S) launched today Sprint Movies, the first "pay-per-view" service for mobile phones in the U.S. that streams full-length movies, including recent box-office hits and timeless favorites from Buena Vista VOD, Lionsgate, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment and Universal Pictures. Sprint Movies offers a growing list of more than 45 titles, including "National Treasure," "Spider-Man 2" and "Scarface.

Sprint Nextel has launched a new service for "pay-per-view" movies. It streams full length hollywood movies to customers with EV-DO equipped handsets. Interestingly the interface tries to duplicate the DVD experience and allows viewers to skip chapters in addition to typical playback controls.

Pricing ranges from $3.99 to $5.99 and the movies are viewable any number of times between a set period.