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MWg (former O2 Asia) announced the Zinc II, a new high-eng touchscreen smartphone with a QWERTY keyboard. Here's what it offers:

• Size 109.5mm x 59mm x 18mm (4.3" x 2.3" x 0.7");
• Weight 185g (6.5oz);
• OS: Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional;
• Band: GSM 850/900/1800/1900MHz, UMTS 850/1900/2100MHz;
• Data: GPRS/EDGE/WCDMA/HSDPA/WiFi;
• Battery: 1530mAh; up to 10.

Verzio announced its new touchscreen handset, cleverly named Envii. It is not bad considering its specifications, but very scarce details were given on the software side. Anyway, all available information can be found on the company's website. No info on availability and pricing, sorry.

• 624MHz CPU;
• 1GB ROM;
• 2.7" QVGA screen;
• tri-band GSM and 1900/2100MHz UMTS/HSDPA;
• Bluetooth and Wi-Fi connectivity;
• Verzio Flick Dynamic Touch UI.

Apparently, AT&T will be releasing the Samsung Omnia i900 in the third quarted. Well, at least that's what they say... The device is rumored to have the following services and features:

Services:

• AT&T Music;
• AT&T Video;
• AT&T Navigator;
• AT&T Mobile TV;

Specifications:

• Windows Mobile 6.

Check out this new slider from Samsung. The J800 LUXE will be available in Europe, Asia, Africa and South America this month for around $400.

Samsung J800 features:

• Size: 99.5 x 47 x 15 mm;
• 2.2" 176 x 220;
• Tri-band GSM 3G / UMTS;
• Integrated Google search;
• Full HTML browser;
• Email;
• RSS reader;
• Document viewer;
• Bluetooth 2.

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.