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AT&T has announced that it will ship Blackberry Pearl 8110 smartphone. In AT&T’s version Pearl 8110 will provide live position updates in real time and feature TeleNav-based AT&T Navigator service and uses the feature to supply driving directions without permanent map downloads. This upgraded handset will also run a custom Yellow Pages application for finding and using contact information. In hardware changes there is lack of WiFi but rest is about the same as in 8120, 2MP camera, headphone jack and microSDHC card slot. Available right now at at AT&T retail stores nationwide for a price as low as $149.99, with a two-year contract, unlimited data plan and $39.99 voice plan.

Fujitsu has unveiled new interesting phone for Japanese market, Raku-Raku F884i. This phone represent quality and elegant handset for the Japanese domestic market featuring a configurable orientation sensor that,powers up the TV when tilted in one direction and the camera when tilted in the other. Also voice recognition is upgraded and now allows complete email dictation by sending the user’s voice to a server and text back to the phone in real time. Available right now in Japan in three different colors and with world roaming too.

Verizon’s BlackBerry Curve 8330 has finally got some pictures so all of you BlackBerry lovers can relax and easily anticipate and wait for this new baby to come in your hands.

Nokia has announced that Sony Music Entertainment has officially joined Nokia Comes With Music expanding the possibilities of this new service and user’s music experience. At the same time we have seen interesting Nokia Mini Speakers MD-8, multi-compatible speakers that can plug into your cell phone and expand the joy of listening of your favorite music. This mini speakers are battery powered with slick design and small size so easily can fit into your pocket and give awesome audio quality. Also you get fine-tune the FM antenna to play radio from your phone.

Nokia has unveiled two new handsets designed with support for XpressMusic service. The new Nokia 5320 XpressMusic and Nokia 5220 XpressMusic offer special music and entertainment experiences with the most fresh, stylish designs on the market. Both phones are compatible with Nokia Music Store and offer easy music side-loading, and users will able to access over 2 million tracks from both major and independent labels. Nokia 5320 and 5220 are expected to hit the stores in the Q3 of 2008 with expected prices of €160 to €220.

Sony Ericsson G502 seems to be successor of K530 or K660 phones with elegant style sporting 2 inch TFT QVGA display, EDGE, HSPDA with Exchange Activesync and Google Maps, 2MP camera with 4x digital zoom, video, Bluetooth 2.0 + EDR, USB connectivity and 32 MB of internal memory with expandable M2 slot. Phone weights 83.5 grams and it is expected to be available in the Q2 of 2008 in two color options Brilliant Hazel & Champagne Black.

Samsung is launching its Soul slider for European market. The Soul will be available from May in France, UK, and Germany through major European mobile operators and in most of GSM supporting open markets. This slides sport tri-band support, 5MP camera with 4x digital zoom, face recognition, image stabilizer and Wide Dynamic Range (WDR) as well as 7.2Mbps HSDPA data access for advanced 3G network support. Users will be able to choose from three available colors - ‘Sterling Steel,’ ‘Soul Gray’ and ‘Platinum Silver” and price is €400.

Orange is ready to release the Levi’s 3G phone designed with cooperation with ModeLabs Group. This nice slider phone have engraved Levi Strauss logo and features a metal and soft touch finish. Phone sports tri-band GSM, WCDMA, microSD card for additional storage, MP3 player, Bluetooth 1.2 with A2DP support will be available by the end of April for EUR279 (US$444) without contract, or as low as EUR9 (US$14) with contract at Orange.

Sony Ericsson is working on new model C905 scheduled for Q3 2009 and now we have a chance to see a design concept that will provide promised list of features 10.1 MP camera, 3x optical zoom, Sony CCD sensor, UI of Sony T200 Camera, Auto & Manual Focus, Face detection upto 5 faces, multi focus points, fantastic video features HD 720 Recording for 15 min. or DVD 480p as long as memory/battery handle, Video/3D Accelerator, NVIDIA APX 2500. Phone will sport 3 inch WQVGA screen, 2 loud speakers in the back for Stereo sound and Xenon + bright LED for flash.

Couple days ago Samsung announced SCH-W599 dual SIM phone with 800MHz CDMA, dual-band GSM, 2MP camera, FM radio, Bluetooth and 2.4 inch touchscreen with handwriting recognition. Some new pictures are available so check them out.