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Filed under: Handsets, Sony Ericsson

We’re hoping beyond hope that Sony Ericsson’s XPERIA X1 is actually nearing a launch date, but astute reader Kingsley just pointed out to us that SE’s US web site no longer lists silver as an available color choice, only Solid Black. That’s notable only because we’ve only mostly seen silver editions of the X1 until at this time, but a limited color palette’s not plan to stop us from snapping this one up as soon as it hits — what about you?

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Filed under: Handsets, Sony Ericsson, Vodafone, Windows Mobile, GSM, EDGE, HSDPA, UMTS, HSUPA

The uncertainty of trying to predict precisely when — and where — Sony Ericsson’s beastly X1 would launch has come to be one of the more entertaining dramas in the mobile world this year, but it seems like Vodafone’s ready to shut down the rumor mill. The Windows Mobile superphone has at this time been slapped with an “expected” launch Dat. in October for Voda’s UK audience, which means we can probably expect it in at least a few other European locales in the same timeframe. Americans (of Bot. the South and North diversity), Asians, Africans, Australians, and Antarcticans, though — well, there’s no telling where you guys stand at the moment, so hang tight.

[Via CoolSmartPhone]

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Filed under: Handsets, LG, GSM, EDGE, HSDPA

Nah, it ain’t the Prada II or anything, but who’s to argue with an 8-megapixel camera? You heard right — LG’s followup to the Viewty is the KC910, a touchscreen-based handset that checks in at 14-millimeters thick and supports quad-band GSM / 7.2Mbps HSDPA. Furthermore, you’ll find Bluetooth 2.0, WiFi, a 3-inch 400 x 240 resolution display, a microSD expansion slot, Xenon flash (alongside a Schneider-Kreuznach lens), video recording, TV output, a multimedia player (with DivX and XviD support, we’re told) and built-in GPS. This feature-packed device is bruited to be on track for an October launch, though we’ve no idea how costly it’ll be (nor what regions it will invade).

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