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FCC has approved the rumored Motorola A1600 MING 2 smartphone.

Judging by the available documentation this phone is for the Asian market and is not planned for a stateside release. But if you really want it, there's no problem in buying it outside the U.S. and bringing it back home, as it supports for quad band GSM, which allows for worldwide usage.

Other features include Linux OS, a 3.

Here's a fresh rumor: Nokia's new E71 smartphone will probably be released on May 8th in the U.S.

It will feature a slim body, 3.5G data support, GPS, Wi-Fi, a camera with autofocus and a full QWERTY keyboard.

Pricing and carrier details are unknown yet. We'll tell you more, once we know it...

Today we present specifications for three yet unannounced, but highly anticipated HTC smartphones - HTC Touch Pro (Raphael), HTC Touch Diamond and HTC Touch Dual Pro (Titanium).

Hopefully, atleast one of them will be released on May 6rth.

HTC Touch Pro (Raphael):

• Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional;
• 256MB ROM / 128MB RAM;
• Qualcomm MSM 7201A @ 528MHz;
• 7.

AT&T started selling WiFi-less BlackBerry 8110.

This model looks like the BlackBerry Pearl 8120; it comes in a choice of red and "titanium", lacks Wi-Fi, but adds GPS navigation instead.

You can get the 8110 now for $149.99 after contract and rebates, $50 cheaper than its counterpart.

Check out the new EGP-WP98, the first quad-band GSM watch phone running Windows CE 5.0.

For "just" $629.95 you'll get a water-resistant watch with a 266MHz CPU, a 1.45" display with handwriting recognition, as well as a 1.3Mpix camera, Wi-Fi, a T-Flash expansion slot, multimedia player and built-in Bluetooth. Specifications may change, though.

Anyway, for those who want a cool gadget for their extra cash shipments will start on April 25th.

FCC has unveiled a new mid-range Wi-Fi enabled clamshell from Samsung called t339. It will soon be available from T-Mobile and even supports the carrier's HotSpot@Home service. Wow...

Apart from the above mentioned, this is a mediocre phone with medium specs and an ugly design, but you choose whether to buy it or not.

The release date wasn't announced yet.

Samsung has recently unveiled its first HSUPA-enabled (advanced W-CDMA) smartphone model called SCH-M470.

Apart from that, the M470 features 2Mpix camera, video telephony, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth connectivity, push email, and web access with Google search.

Available only in Korea for approximately 600,000 won or $615.

FCC has recently revealed the new Samsung SGH-i788, and apparently it is the U.S. version of the existing i780 model.

It is quite possible that the new model won't feature all the same specs as its older brother (HSDPA, GPS or Wi-Fi may be lacking on this one), but it will surely keep the touchscreen, and will most likely run the latest Windows Mobile 6.1 OS.

Stay tuned for more details.

Sprint has finally decided to add some new devices to its Nextel iDEN network, one of which is the Wi-Fi-enabled BlackBerry. It will be available later this year along with some other handsets from Sanyo, Samsung, Motorola and LG.

They are all CDMA phones, but use iDEN network for push-to-talk.

We'll let you know once the iDEN BlackBerry is released.

T-Mobile has just released the Wi-Fi-enabled RIM BlackBerry Pearl 8120, compatible with T-Mobile's Hotspot @Home service.

For those unfamiliar, here are some of its key features:

• Wi-Fi support for both voice and data;
• Updated visual interface with new font rendering technology and graphic enhancements;
• Advanced media player with full-screen video playback, stereo Bluetooth support and 3.