If you weren’t paying attention these last few months, RIM has been working on a new full-QWERTY BlackBerry, which is finally here: the 8800. Expect the 0.55-inch thick device on Cingular, er, AT&T, this month with quad-band EDGE (blah), a QVGA display, GPS, a microSD slot, Bluetooth 2.0, scroll ball, and a relatively uncomfortable looking keyboard. Still no word on price or an exact date, but we’re sure you’ve got a pretty decent ballpark in your head for what this thing’s going to run.

P.S. -What the hell is up with the WiFi indicator on screen? The press release and BlackBerry site certainly make no mention of it.

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Either we’re dreaming a lovely dream, or phone manufacturers are finally starting to embrace the concept of tri-band UMTS; for the sake of speed-loving Americans everywhere, we’re hoping it’s the latter. The “Aries” from ASUS will come bearing all the sweet, sweet fruits of Windows Mobile 6 Standard (that’s like Smartphone, for you WM5-toting gals and gents) combined with UMTS on the 850, 1900, and 2100MHz bands for global coverage. Other features include a true scroll wheel (none of that Excalibur-style touch strip action here), 2 megapixel camera, front facing secondary cam for video calls, 520MHz XScale processor, and — in the event you couldn’t deduce it from the pictures — a QWERTY keypad. We’re told the Aries clocks in just a hair wider and thicker than the Excalibur, and if we’re going to get global 3G in exchange, well, we’re just fine with that. If in-the-flesh shots of phones aren’t your thing, peep a decidedly more conceptual view of the Aries after the break!

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If Nokia’s high-end N-Series multimedia phones computers are just a tad too beaucoup for you and yours, then check their newly launched 3G N77 handset. This N is supposed to bung right smack in the middle of mobile TV devices. Like any good Nokia it packs DVB-H mobile broadcast technology and runs S60 3rd Edition beneath that 2.4-inch, 16 million color display. It packs a 2 megapixel camera, integrated stereo speakers and standard 3.5-mm headphone jack, visual radio, and support for MP3, AAC, AAC+, eAAC+ and WMA media. This tri-band GSM / EDGE with UMTS 2100 MHz handset starts shipping in Q2 to “countries were DVB-H services are available” for a pre-tax, unsubsidized price of about €370 / $481. One more picture after the break.

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You saw the first photos right here on Engadget. Now, Nokia brings the official specs on their S60-series E90 Communicator. Like we heard, it brings quad-band GSM, WiFi, and HSDPA radios along with a 3.2 megapixel camera with flash (and second up front for video calls). Better yet, it does indeed pack integrated GPS and Nokia Maps for all you corporate jet-setters. Expect the E90 to hit in Q2 (volume shipments in Q3) for an unsubsidized price of between “750-800″ — they don’t say but we’re thinking that’s euros or about $1000 of the green stuff. Damn, best put this one on the corporate account where it belongs.

Gallery: Nokia’s E90 communicator launched!

    

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We knew the announcement was coming, now here’s the product: the Neonode N2. According to Neonode’s 3GSM press release, “Apple’s iPhone and several other manufactures” are just “following the lead set by Neonode.” Of course, they are referring to their N1 which stuttered onto the scene back in 2004. Hyperbole aside, the quad-band GSM / GPRS N2 does look pretty sweet bringing MiniSD support to store your media, a 2 megapixel camera, and a 2-inch, 176 x 220, 65k color, and of course a touch-screen display all boxed up in a small 47x77x14.7-mm / 70-gram package. We’ll try to get a hands-on of a working prototype from our crew in Barcelona later today. Until then, color us skeptics… we’ve been burned by our Neonode enthusiasm before.

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And now, for your viewing pleasure, a Treo 750 supping upon Windows Mobile 6 Professional’s sweet, sweet nectar. No, we’ve no details on when, where, or how this might find its way to existing Treo owners, but it’s an encouraging sign, is it not? Follow the break for a little more visual confirmation.

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Toshiba’s new duo may not steal the show together, but the G900 is officially ready to help redefine high-end smartphone devices. The behemoth features, as we mentioned an utterly unreal 3-inch WVGA (800 x 480) display, rear biometric scanner, 2 megapixel rear camera, front-facing video conferencing camera, 64MB of internal memory, miniSD expansion, tri-band HSDPA (yes!), 802.11b/g, Bluetooth, USB, video calling, and USB On-The-Go. The E01 is far more lower end, but still manages HSDPA, a 65k color display, A2DP Bluetooth, and that same 2 megapixel camera. We’re still missing out on pricing and launch details, but for now you can still check out the gallery below for more pics, including a couple side-by-sides.

Gallery: Toshiba WM6 devices

    

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