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According to multiple sources, the Nokia’s hyped flagship N97 will be available to Vodafone subscribers in the UK this July. Are you excited? Let us remind you of its features in case you forgot:

• 3.5" touchscreen display;
• 5Mpix camera;
• GPS;
• Wi-Fi;
• 32GB internal memory;
• 7.2Mbp

We have some pricing details regarding the upcoming HTC Magic from Vodafone. According to the Italian Vodafone site, new customers who are planning to buy an HTC Magic will be able to get the phone for free with certain plans, while current subscribers - at an initial tax of 149 Euro, plus additional 9 Euro per month (most likely for two years). One will also be able to purchase the device with a prepaid card for 449 Euro.

Vodafone UK has announced it will be offering the Samsung UltraTOUCH S8300 starting March 19th for free with pay monthly plans starting at GBP30. Also known as the Tocco Ultra Edition in the UK, this phone features:

• Slide-out numeric keypad;
• 2.8" AMOLED touchscreen;
• 8Mpix came

Starting today the Sony Ericsson W715 Walkman is available from Vodafone UK. This slick slider is available for free if you choose a monthly plan for 25 GBP ($34.50) or above, and ffers the following features:

• 3G HSPA and Wi-Fi connectivity;
• 3.2Mpix camera;
• Built-in aGPS;
• Geotagging;
• Stereo Bluetooth;

According to Vodafone UK’s website, the Android-powered HTC Magic will be launched by the carrier during April 2009. There was no specific date was given, and pre-orders are not yet available, but all willng can register for updates. Stay tuned for more info.

Vodafone's newly announced 835 is nothing but yet another simple and boring 3G-capable candybar phone. It will be released sometime in spring at an unknown price, and will feature:

• 3G support;
• GPS with Vodafone’s Find And Go navigation service;
• 2.4" display;
• 2Mpix camera;
• Memory card slot

Right after the official announcement of the HTC Magic, videos of the phone started to pop up. Here is one of them:

Vodafone’s HTC Magic that we've mentioned yesterday has been officially announced today. According to the info provided on the Vodafone UK website, the device will be arriving in April.

Features include:

• Android-powered;
• Quad-band EDGE / dual-band 7.2Mbps HSDPA (900/2100 MHz);
• 512MHz Qualcomm Processor;
• 512MB ROM / 192MB RAM;
• 3.

A couple of images of the upcoming HTC Magic, previously known as the G2, have surfaced today in the Web. It runs on the Android platform, and features HSPA and Wi-Fi connectivity, GPS support, and a 3.2Mpix camera. Given the the lack of a physical keyboard, we suppose it will offer a virtual (read: touch-sensitive) one.

Stay tuned for more details.

BlackBerry Storm 9500 from Vodafone and the 9530 from Verizon have received new unofficial firmware updates, particularly 4.7.0.103 for the latter, and 4.7.0.106 for the former.

So far the feedback was mostly positive: better camera, navigation, and browser. All willing can download the file here. Don't forget to backup your data.