Samsung today officially announced its ‘Galaxy Spica (I5700) Android-powered smartphone, available in Europe, CIS, and will be expanded to MEA region. The i5700 Galaxy Spica is powered by a 800MHz processor versus 528MHz processor in the i7500 Galaxy. It comes with a 3.2-inch full touch screen, 3.2 megapixel camera, 1GB internal memory and microSD card slot. continued »

Dell today confirmed plans to enter the smart phone business and announced partnerships with China Mobile and Claro. Its first smartphone is the Mini 3, which will be available by end of this month. continued »

HTC has confirmed its upcoming HTC HD2 shipment to Europe and Asia mid-this month, and is planning for a US version in early 2010. The HD2 uses the first capacitive touch display on a Windows phone to make viewing, zooming and resizing websites, Microsoft Office files, PDF documents and pictures easier with just a pinch of your fingers. The large ... continued »

More info and photo for an unannounced model, Sony Ericsson Kurara, are now leaked on phonesdb.com. The Kurara is only of the Satio/Aino "Entertainment Unlimited" family, built with full touch screen and Symbian S60 OS. It comes with a 3.5-inch AMOLED touch screen, 8.1 megpaixel camera and hardware buttons below the touch screen. The camera module comes without Xenon flash ... continued »

Samsung has announced its new Android smartphone i5700 Galaxy Spica in Russia, which previously first known as Galaxy Lite. The i5700 Galaxy Spica is not exactly "lite" compare to the i7500 Galaxy. Both models have 128MB RAM, but the i5700 is powered by a 800MHz processor versus 528MHz processor in the i7500 Galaxy. i5700 Galaxy Spica with a 3.2-inch full touch screen, 3.2 megapixel ... continued »

ACCESS and Emblaze Mobile this week unveiled its new Else Intuition, featuring Access Linux Platform v3.0 with touch UI. To be used with GSM Quad band (850/900/1800/1900 MHz) or GSM Triband (850/1900/2100 MHz) network, the Else Intuition comes with built in GPS, WiFi, bluetooth and powered by a TI OMAP 3430 processor. Else Intuition takes advantage of ACCESS Linux Platform v3.0 to provide ... continued »

Acer introduces its new smartphone "Liquid" series: to be the world's first Qualcomm Snapdragon processor based and powered by Android OS 1.6. With the support of more display resolution in Android OS 1.6, the Acer Liquid touch screen will feature a WVGA (480 x 800) resolution and come with a 5 megapixel camera, HSPA and WiFi/GPS connectivity. continued »

Samsung today announced the launch of Samsung Blue Earth, an environmentally friendly mobile phone with a full touch screen. First showcased at the Mobile World Congress 2009 in Barcelona, Blue Earth is made from Post Consumer Material (PCM), which is extracted from water bottles, helping to reduce fuel consumption and carbon emissions during the manufacturing process. The device, including the charger, ... continued »

To coincide with the release of Windows Mobile 6.5, Toshiba UK announces the retail availability of the TG01 Windows phone, a variant of its innovative TG01 featuring the new Windows Mobile 6.5 operating system. Toshiba customers who have previously purchased the TG01 will also be entitled to an upgrade to the new Windows Mobile 6.5, free of charge. continued »

Fresh from the launch event, Chris Davies @ SlashGear has posted a hands on video on the new HTC HD2 with Windows Mobile 6.5. The 4.3-inch ultra thin body looks a little too big to carry around or handle with single hand, but it is indeed a very nice move to use a capacitive touch screen. continued »