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SAMSUNG GALAXY SPICA TO HIT THE MARKET

Samsung is going to invade Nokia's home turf with the Galaxy Spica, the smaller version of the I7500. This model remains more or less the same save for the inclusion of Nordic language support that caters nicely to the people who live in that part of the world. Expect the Samsung Galaxy Spica to retail for $692 when it arrives in that part of the world this coming November, which is like, a couple of days...

SONY ERICSSON AINO LAUNCHES

Folks living in the US will be pleased to know that the Sony Ericsson Aino is finally launching in that part of the world a few months after its announcement, where it will retail for $599.99 a pop while featuring specifications such as tri-band HSPA and Wi-Fi connectivity, a 432 x 240 resolution display, an 8.1-megapixel CMOS sensor for its camera to take stunning picks, Remote Play support for your convenience and a microSDHC memory card slot. This ought to shale things up a bit in the...

BEST BUY OFFERING DROID PRE-ORDERS AS OF TODAY

In the best sort of tradition, Best Buy Mobile has gone for a repeat of its Palm Pre offering and is offering a $299 phone, the Motorola DROID, in this case, at $199 thanks to the automation of a mail-in rebate you'd have to actually "mail in" if you were to purchase the handset straight from the carrier. Best Buy also seems to be the first place to offer pre-orders of the phone, so if you're worried about a sell out or just generally averse to affixing stamps to things, Best Buy appears to...

NOKIA’S N97

N97 mini gets its shipping papers. Right on cue, the smaller-but-just-barely N97 mini is now ready for public consumption over in Europe. Granted, we're certainly at the tail end of October, but we can't say that we caught Nokia in a lie or anything based on what was said last month in Stuttgart. You've already committed the specifications to memory and read all about firmware 2.0, so now all that's left to do is run along, fork out €450 ($667) and wonder forever if this decision will...

BLACKBERRY STORM 2 REVIEW

Hey guys and gals, we just got a BlackBerry Storm 2 loaner and an explanation for the delay. Still interested in a review? Apparently, midway through pre-briefing reporters and handing out review units, there was a disagreement between Verizon Wireless and RIM over the readiness of the phone (which Verizon just "announced"). We can't discuss details, but the communication breakdown which involved a few days of unanswered emails had nothing to do with dissing you readers. The phone, Matt...