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ASUS announced they'll be launching their new P560 smartphone next month.

The device was announced at CeBIT earlier this year; it runs the new Windows Mobile Professional 6.1 OS and features HSDPA, Wi-Fi, 3.2Mpix autofocus cam, Bluetooth 2.0 + EDR, GPS, microSDHC slot, 256MB of ROM, 128MB of RAM, and more.

The price is pretty high, though - €500 (about $772).

This is a product rendering of the future Xenium X-Connect phone by Philips.

It is a Windows Mobile 6 based smartphone with a 3" touchscreen, and such goodies like 3G UMTS/HSDPA radios, GPS receiver, AA/AAA battery backup, microSD slot, and Bluetooth 2.0 all powered by a 624MHz Intel processor.

Unfortunately, Philips Xenium cell phones are primarily found in Asia Pacific region, so we wouldn't count of seeing this one in Europe or U.

Verizon Wireless announced it has added the Motorola Q9c to its smartphones lineup.

The phone is now available for $149.99 after a $100 online discount and $50 mail in rebate.

Features of the Motorola Q 9c include Windows Mobile 6 Standard OS, a large 2.4" color TFT display, 1.3Mpix fixed focus camera/camcoder, Stereo Bluetooth, as well as 128MB of internal memory and a microSD slot supporting up to 32GB.

Samsung has launched its mid-end SGH-i200 smartphone, announced back at the MWC show in Barcelona earlier this year.

Below you can find a list of its features. The phone should first become available across Europe in June 2008, followed by other regions.

Samsung i200 specifications:

• Operating System: Windows Mobile 6.1;
• Band: GSM 900/1800/1900MHz, WCDMA 2100MHz;
• Data: GPRS/EDGE/UMTS/HSDPA;
• Size: 116.

We have the official specs of the new HTC Touch Diamond smartphone. Impressive or not very - you be the judge. The handset should be available for European customers in June, with US availability scheduled for the second half of the year.

• Size: 102 x 51 x 11.33mm;
• Weight: 110 g;
• Connectivity: WCDMA/HSPA: 900/2100MHz; HSDPA 7.2 Mbps and HSUPA;
• Operating system: Windows Mobile® 6.

It looks like Pantech and AT&T are working on the successor to the Duo C810 smartphone.

The new Duo 2 C820 model is said to feature a rounded black case, similar to Motorola MPx200 and the same dual sliding mechanism as its predecessor with both numeric and QWERTY keypads.

Other features will include Windows Mobile 6.1 platform (apparently with preloaded MobiTV and AT&T Music apps), a 2.

O2 has picked up the new Palm Treo 500, previously an exclusive to Vodafone.

It is a business-centric smartphone powered by Windows Mobile 6.0 Standard and featuring 900/1800/1900Mhz GSM radio, 2100Mhz UMTS, Bluetooth 2.0 + EDR, and a microSD card slot. You can get the handset for free if you take the appropriate wireless plan.

Visit O2's website for more info.

SlingMedia has updated its SlingPlayer for Windows Mobile Professional/Standard (player version 1.6) and S60 (player version 1.1) platforms.

The new software now supports Nokia N95 8GB. The update offers some revised channel logos, improved video quality on some devices, and some code-tweaks.

To get the SlingPlayer go to http://www.

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.

A member of the XDA-Dev community has managed to run Google's Android OS on the HTC TyTN II smartphone.

The proof of that you will find below. Anyway, it looks like this is not a fully functional operating system; rather it is an executable for Windows Mobile. However, if that's true, there's a possibility that Android will be compatible with other WM-based devices.