HTC have unveiled the HTC Snap Standard smartphone full QWERTY at CTIA today.

the Snap will run Windows Mobile 6.1 and comes with integrated Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 2.0, GPS, 256MB ROM/192MB RAM, a microSD/SDHC expansion slot, and 2-megapixel camera/camcorder. The smartphone measures 4.5 inches tall by 2.4 inches wide by 0.4 inch deep and has a 2.4-inch QVGA non-touch display.

Most of people are being overwhelmed by the amount of email, the HTC Snap introduces Inner Circle, an HTC innovation that makes it easy for people to prioritize messages from the most important people in their lives at the press of a button. The HTC Snap represents the latest step in HTC’s mission to create a range of innovative smartphones, each with specific benefits designed to both surprise and delight customers.

The HTC Snap is expected to be available in USA during Q2 2009 under the name HTC S522, and will be rolled out worldwide during the second half of the year. Details and Download…

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Samsung has launched the first official image of the Samsung Instinct S30 also known as the Samsung Instinct Mini or the Samsung M810 on Sprint.

As many of you might already know, the Samsung Instinct S30 is meant to come to Sprint’s lineup, and the handset can now be seen sporting the carrier’s logo. The company announced the phone in a press release that also showed other devices to come to the CTIA Wireless 2009 show in Las Vegas this week.

The South Korean mobile phone maker only showed photos of the handset yesterday, and now additional information has been unveiled at CTIA, yet it is already known that the Samsung Instinct S30 should sport a 3.2-inch touchscreen display, which would be bigger than the one that was included with the older Instinct.

The handset’s price will be similar to the one of the old Instinct – hence $129.99 with a 2-yr agreement and after a $100 mail-in rebate. Details and Download…

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Reports about a future version of the iPhone are starting to show up, even though Apple itself has not even hinted that new hardware will be announced any time soon. The latest rumors says that the next version of the iPhone will have a faster wireless Internet, video capture and more.

Most reports suggest that the new iphone might support data transfer speeds of up to 7.2 Mbps.

Many have speculated that the next-gen iPhone will include video capabilities based on recent clues uncovered in the 3.0 software beta. The AT&T leak even points to the fabled Netbook which is still a thing rumor.

But speed isn’t all the new iPhone will be capable of. Here’s what we can expect this summer.

* New iPhone will be faster and have a more seamless experience unmatched by any device (could be just talking about 3.0, but we think it’s also a new iPhone) Details and Download…

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Nokia 5330 XpressMusic is ideal for music and keeping in touch with your social network such as Ovi, Facebook, Flickr and MySpace. XpressMusic touch keys on the side of the display gives an instant access to music. The standard 3.5mm jack provides crystal clear sound for any headphones, and the extended battery life gives more than 26 hours of playback time.

In addition to its edgy slider design, the 5330 features lighting effects, a 3.2 megapixel camera, and both micro-USB and 3.5mm headphone connectors, Nokia Stereo Headset WH-500 is also great for both music and calls and compatible with a broad range of devices, and ships with a 2GB microSD memory card for music and photo storage. An FM radio is also on-board.

The Nokia 5330 XpressMusic is expected to be available in the third quarter of 2009 for an estimated price of 160 €.

Cell phone features:

* Band GSM 850/900/1800/1900MHz, UMTS 900/1700/2100MHz or UMTS 850/1900/2100MHz
* Data GPRS/EDGE/WCDMA
* Display: 2.40 inches 240 x 320 pixels in resolution Details and Download…

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Samsung has unveiled its flagship device for 2009, with the launch of the Ultra Edition Samsung Tocco.

The Ultra Edition is the successor of the Tocco launched last year, which is apparently the best selling UK contract device in the second half of 2008.

Samsung Tocco said the Ultra Edition is the first to combine an easy to use, visually stunning, full touch screen with the “daily and convenience” of a keybad 3 x 4.

The phone offers a 2.8-inch, high contrast, full touchscreen AMOLED touch with haptic technology, an 8 megapixel with dual LED flash in a slim 12.7mm body.

There are also GPS navigation, geo-tagging, 30 fps, VGA video recording, music player and HSDPA at 7.2 Mbps for high speed internet access.

The device is set to launch in the UK shops in March, but it will be showcased at this month’s Mobile World Congress event that Pocket-lint is attending.

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Toshiba enters the smartphone market with the TG01 handset, a super-skinny full touchscreen internet phone that is also optimized for gaming, movies and music.

The physics of the device has prompted many to dub the new touchscreen iPhone killer – it’s skinnier, it has a much larger screen of 4.1 “in diameter and has Qualcomm Snapdragon chipset which means the TG01 will become the first handset to rock a 1GHz CPU powerful enough for mobile games, and graphics-rich.

The phone runs on Windows Mobile 6.1, Toshiba with its own 3D GUI, GPS, Wi-Fi, HSDPA and a touchpad.

Touch-screen functionality, it is similar to the iPhone, at a time, draging and tapping actions that can be used to navigate through the customizable interface.

The phone will be officially announced at Mobile World Congress in a few weeks and is due for release summer 2009 in Europe.

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