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Here are some new live shots of the upcoming LG KC910, now also known as Renoir. The phone comes with an 8Mpix camera (what, a new trend?) and is rumored to become available sometime next month.

Specs are as following:

• Quad-band GSM;
• UMTS (HSDPA 7.2 Mbps) data;
• 3" WQVGA 240x400 touchscreen display;
• 8Mpix camera with Xenon flash using a Schneider-Kreuznach optics;
• GPS with geo-tagging support;
• Bluetooth 2.

The new Asus P552w is a newly announced Windows Mobile 6.1 Pro powered smartphone. It will be the first handset to use the finger-friendly Glide UI, designed by ASUS.

The company didn't announce the pricing or launch date, but the specifications were made public:

• 624MHz CPU;
• 256MB ROM, 128MB RAM;
• Tri-band GSM (900/1800/1900MHz);
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FCC has approved the Android-based HTC Dream today. Unfortunately, they didn't show any photos of the device, only this scheme. The Dream should feature GSM/EDGE, UMTS (WCDMA) 1700MHz, Wi-Fi, and Bluetooth.

Stay tuned for more info...

Motorola Atila is a new leaked handset from the manufacturer, a non-QWERTY counterpart to the recently unveiled Alexander. I must say it looks definitely better than the latter and has the potential to become popular once it's released.

Features include:

• Quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE;
• Tri-band UMTS/HSDPA/HSUPA;
• Wi-Fi 802.11b/g;
• 2.

This is the newly launched Samsung S7330. The device is pretty similar to the Soul model, and will be available next week for about $500 (unlocked).

Features include:

• Quad band GSM 850/900/1800/1900MHz;
• UMTS 2100MHz, GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA data;
• 2.2" 16M colors, QVGA 320×240 pixel LCD display;
• Interactive "Magical Touch" DaCP secondary display/touchpad;
• 3.

Sony Ericsson announced today its new T700 handset, which is probably the successor to the T610 model, combining some of the characteristics from both Cyber-Shot and Walkman series.

Sony Ericsson T700 features:

• 10mm thick;
• 3.2Mpix camera with option for geo-tagging (based on GSM cells);
• Stereo Speakers;
• 2" TFT display;
• Quad-band GSM phone;
• 2100 MHz UMTS 3G for Europe;
• Three colors: Black on Silver, Black on Red and Shining Silver

It should start selling in selected markets starting from Q4 2008.

UPDATED: Apple is ready to release its iPhone 3G in 20 new markets on August 22nd. The device will become available in:

• Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Peru and Uruguay on Telefonica
  
• India on Bharti Airtel and Vodafone
• The Czech Republic on O2
  
• Estonia on EMT
  
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Qualcomm has successfully completed the world's first data call via HSPA+ network. Data throughput exceeded 20Mbps using a 5MHz band of the spectrum.

HSPA+ is backwardly compatible with current UMTS, HSDPA, and HSUPA devices, has a theoretical maximum bandwidth of 42Mbps for the downlink and 22Mbps for the uplink, and will double the data capacity of the current HSPA network while trippling the voice capacity.

Global Certification Forum (GCF) has approved a new smartphone, developed by Asus for O2, the O2 Xda Zest. Currently the details are scarce, we only know that it will run Windows Mobile, like all Xda's, and will feature tri-band GSM/UMTS 2100 radios, as well as video telephony and web browsing.

Stay tuned for more details...

As expected, T-Mobile UK has released the Nokia 6650 clamshell smartphone that was unveiled back at the CeBIT 2008 show in Germany. It should be already available for purchase.

Features of the Nokia 6650 include:

• Size: 99.7mm x 47.3mm x 16.2mm (3.9" x 1.9" x 0.6");
• Weight: 112g (4oz);
• OS: Nokia's S60 3rd Edition Feature Pack 2;
• Band: GSM 850/900/1800/1900MHz, UMTS 850/2100MHz;
• Data: GPRS/EDGE/WCDMA/HSDPA;
• Battery Life: 1500mAh, up to 14.