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BlackBerry with the codename Gemini have been organization around the interwebs since early on 2009, evolving slightly with each new blog post made about it. After a number of back and forth on gadget model, the prevailing thought on what has been now named the BlackBerry 8520 is that would it would be a new “low end” EDGE-only addition to the popular Curve line. In other words, the Curve 8520 was not something to get too excited about.

However, this changed after seeing the primary live shots of the BlackBerry Curve 8520 surface this past week, which showed off a slick looking device with the conventional trackball replaced in favor of an optical one… the “Gemini” was officially now a device we couldn’t wait to learn more about. And good news - it didn’t take us long to get our CrackBerry-addicted hands on one. So grab a bevvy, sit back, and read on to see plenty of photos, a video and our initial impressions on the newest Curve.

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Samsung SPH-W6050 has made exclusively for Korea and there are no hints whatsoever indicating a later release on other markets as well.

The Samsung SPH-W6050 (Codename Anycall) shares a similar design as the Samsung Omnia with a generous 3-inch WVGA (800 x 480) touchscreen, 5 megapixel camera camera with AutoFocus and flash, Digital TV tuner (DMB), HSPA support, microSD card slot.

The new Sharp SH-01A will have a 8 Megapixel camera with a 28mm wide-angle lens, along with the CCD sensor. The wide angle means that the photos you take with this phone will have a better quality, even compared with other devices that deliver an 8MP camera.

Sharp’s SH-01A will bring users Dolby Pro Logic II surround sound for your microSD stored media.

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Nokia 5800 XpressMusic is first Nokia handset to use the Symbian S60 Touch software interface.
There is a 3.2-inch 16M touchscreen TFT display with 640 x 360 pixels resolution, 30 frames-per-second and some vibrating touch feedback. The device will run on the latest S60 5th edition with accelerometer for auto screen rotation. The handset features a 3.2 megapixel camera with Carl Zeiss lens dual LED flash.

The Nokia 5800 XpressMusic will also have 140 MB of built-in memory and a microSD card slot up to 8GB supported (enough for 6,000 tracks). Nokia BL-5J battery with a capacity of 1320 mAh that will power the Nokia 5800.

The LG KC780 has been officially confirmed, and is predictable to be launched soon.

Some of the expected features of LG KC780 are 8 megapixel with autofocus and 30fps video recording, limited touchscreen functionality, quad band GSM support and EDGE connectivity, support for a microSD card, 140 MB internal memory, USB 2.0 connectivity.

From Unofficial Sony Ericsson Blog, the new Walkman phone borrows a group from the design of new G705. The similar square shape, the same display and front-facing camera positioning.

Rika has devoted music keys instead of the traditional navigation pad included in the G705. Also, the Walkman handset has a brushed metal finishing, which makes it look pretty distinct
Rika should bring Wi-Fi, GSM and HSDPA connectivity and a camera of at least 3 Megapixels.

Sony Ericsson Xperia X1 officially on September 30th, first in UK, Germany and Sweden.
Sony Ericsson Xperia X1 seems to be one of those smartphones that have the power to truly revolutionize the mobile world, is a horizontal slider phone based on Windows Mobile 6.1. It is Sony Ericsson’s first mobile phone to feature Windows Mobile.

Xperia X1 features: 3 inch TFT touchscreen display with accelerometer overlaying a full QWERTY keyboard. Touchscreen is a 65.536 color WVGA display with a wide 800 x 480 pixel resolution. It has a 3.2 megapixel digital camera with auto focus and records video at thirty frames per second in VGA quality. It features a variety of connectivity options: mini-USB, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, EDGE, and GSM, UMTS, HSDPA, HSUPA, and HSCSD.
The Xperia X1 has 400MB internal memory, which is expandable to 32 gigabytes using High Capacity microSD cards. The phone also features internal GPS and A-GPS for navigation.

LG KM500 (LG Matterhorn KM500) is the first music phone of the LG company.
With a average in size 101.5 x 48 x 15 mm and 155 grams, including battery, LG KM500 striking appearance along with the large 2 inch QVGA TFT display (240 x 320 pixels resolution) screen which is great for displaying music info or viewing pictures which have been snapped on the 2 megapixel camera, complete with digital zoom and flash.
The player (supportive of AAC, AAC+, eAAC+, WMA, RA and MP3 ) is easy to use and functional enough, but there is no equalizer. A music enabled slider with a 1GB expanded memory in addition to a 50MB internal memory. It also has easy PC sync for downloading of files and onscreen music info display.
The LG KM500 has a microSD card slot, GPRS/EDGE connection, USB connectivity and Bluetooth.

LG KM500 can be acquired for around $250 USD, depending on the location.

The successor of the popular Viewty and with 8 Megapixel Camera, LG KC910 is a rival for Sony Ericcson C905 & Samsung Innov8.
LG KC910 will come with 8 Megapixel Camera complete with image stabilization & a Xenon Flash, auto focus, Schneider-Kreuznach lens, Touch Screen, 3 inch TFT touchscreen display with 240 x 400 pixels (WQVGA), equipped with internal GPS, WiFi, TV out, DivX support, Bluetooth 2.0, very thin aluminum casing (less than 14 mm) with a hardened glass display and so on.
LG KC910 will be able to record video at 720×480 pixels and 30 frames per second.

The LG KC910 should be available by October 2008

Motorola VE240 to be released on American available in Cricket and MetroPCS.

Judging by the music functions on the D-pad and the shortcut to the player, it seems this will be a low-end music centric CDMA phone.