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Huawei announced a new smartphone the Huawei Vision with it’s own customer 3D UI and Android 2.3 Gingerbread which looks like Nexus S with an HTC style.

The Huawei Vision has a 1GHz processor(Qualcomm’s MSM 825) a 3.7″ touchscreen, a unibody frame that’s 9.9 millimeters at its thinnest.

Features includea 5 megapixel auto focus camera with LED flash, Bluetooth, WiFi 802.11b/g/n and a full range of messaging capabilities including SMS, MMS, Email, Push Mail and IM.

It comes in rose gold, silver or charcoal. The news release stated that the Huawei Vision will be available in selected markets from September. Because the smartphone recently was filed with the FCC it could have a September release date in the U.S.

Huawei is best known for making affordable smartphones and the Huawei Vision may come from the many affordable prepaid carriers.

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CrackBerry published a leaked roadmap from Wireless Giant (BlackBerry) stores showing BlackBerry release dates and prices including the BlackBerry TV (Cyclone) but is listed according to codename.  To make it easier for you with have written out the release dates and prices for the most popular BlackBerry smartphones.

The 4G BlackBerry Torch 9810 (.99) from AT&T and Sprint Touch Bold 9930 (9.00) have August 21 release dates.

The CDMA BlackBerry Torch 9850 has a September 1 release date and 9 price tag.  This most likely is the Sprint BlackBerry Torch . 

The BlackBerry TV (Cyclone) will have October 31 release date.

The AT&T BlackBerry Torch 9860 (Monza) is priced at 9 and 4G BlackBerry
Bold 9900(Dakota) priced at 9 are shown to have November 6 and
November 20 release date respectively.

BlackBerry Bold Touch 9900 9930 is the world’s thinnest phone with a dedicated QWERTY keyboard and 2.8″ touchscreen.  Features include Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, 1.2GHz processor, GPS, NFC (Near
Field Communications), microSD slot, 5MP camera, 768MB of RAM, 8GB
onboard memory, and a 1230mAh battery.

The 4G BlackBerry Torch
9860 is called the “multimedia powerhouse” with a 3.7″ 253ppi high-resolution touchscreen, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, 1.2GHz processor, GPS,  microSD slot, 5MP camera, 768MB of RAM and 4GB
onboard memory.

As we know from the past, release dates for smartphones can be delayed and can change due to “issues” with networks.

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An image captured by Eldar Murtazin is making the rounds across the internet that shows an unreleased HTC Windows Phone sporting at a 12-megapixel camera (4000 x 3000 images) that shows improved camera settings such as RAW format. Having this camera capabilities will step up the megapixel game in mobile phone… hopefully the lens will be on par. No word when this device will be announced.

Source: PocketNow

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With RIM announcing their newest device called the BlackBerry Torch 9800… the first carrier to officially declare this will arrive on their network is TELUS. We received an email that stated: “Hi Ian, The new BlackBerry Torch 9800 with BlackBerry 6 will be coming from TELUS this year. I’ll keep you posted with more details [...]

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> Verizon Wireless introduced a new conference calling service from Kodiak Networks that will be available for between and per month. Release

> AT&T and Pantech announced the release of the vendor’s new “Pursuit” phone, which sports a touchscreen and Qwerty keyboard. Release

> Chinese mobile phone contract manufacturer Foxconn announced it will pay its Shenzhen employees more. Article

Mobile Content News

> Mobile Web usage in the U.S. builds steadily throughout the average day, peaking at 9 p.m. local time, according to a new study. Article

> Ford Motor Company announced the addition of Google Maps to its Send to Sync service. Article

> FarmVille, Guitar Hero and Netflix are among those headed to Apple’s iPhone. Article

> Cross-platform applications storefront GetJar surpassed the 1 billion app download milestone. Article

Developer News

> Microsoft announced a series of updates to its Windows Phone Marketplace application storefront. Article

> Developers are worried that consumers may now be reluctant to download and use bandwidth-intensive applications following AT&T’s move toward usage limits. Article

> Apple’s iPhone OS now commands 28 percent of the U.S. smartphone market. Article

European Wireless News

> A European court ruled Vodafone and other European carriers will have to comply with an effort intended to cut international roaming rates for mobile subscribers. Article

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