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E-Ten Information Systems plans to launch own-brand mobile TV handsets in 2008, according to company chairman Hwang Shan-rong.

Initially the handsets will support only the DVB-T (Digital Video Broadcasting – Terrestrial) standard, but the company also plans to introduce models supporting multiple broadcasting standards later on since the chipset solutions currently available are able to support multiple technologies, Hwang indicated.

Hwang also pointed out that the number of mobile TV subscribers is expected to top 500 million in 2010, compared to the current number of around 30 million.

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Pinstack Forums member cp6169 posted deets on the the new Sprint BlackBerry Power Vision Plan that will launch on November 4th. Like T-Mobile, Sprint is coming out with a cheaper BIS compared to it’s corporate BES Plans.

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All you loyal Sprint-loving BlackBerry users will sure as hell be pleased as punch with this one! We’ve received a 100% confirmation on the BlackBerry Pearl 8130 launch for Sprint, and it’s November the 23rd. Yeah, that’s Black Friday, guys! We tried to give y’all the drop on this a while back, but now we’ve confirmed it. Also, a quick heads up — the color of the Pearl on Sprint is amethyst. Save those dollars, port those numbers, and mark 11/23 on your Sprint calendar!

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As you already know, Samsung i780 is not BlackJack II for AT&T.

Still, GPS equipped Samsung i780, that we spotted in September is one fine smartphone, and it was officially launched in London yesterday.

Samsung i780 is a slim messaging mobile phone based on Windows Mobile PPC with a full QWERTY keyboard. It has a large 2.55” TFT touch screen and an optical joystick, allowing for 360’ navigation on menus, Internet and applications. It allows users to be connected at all times through HSDPA (up to 3.6Mbps) and 802.11b/g. It is equipped with A-GPS, while a full navigation package is also available.

Full specs for Samsung i780 include:
Mobile Windows 6 Pro OS
2.6? TFT touch screen
Full QWERTY keyboard
integrated A-GPS
Triband GSM (900, 1800 and 1900 MHz), GPRS/ EDGE, 2100 MHz UMTS/ HSDPA
2mpx digital camera, front VGA camera for video calls
256 MB ROM
128 MB RAM
Bluetooth 2.0 + A2DP
Wi-Fi 802.11b/g
MiniUSB 2.0
microSD port
Dimensions : 11.6?6.1?1.3 cm

Samsung i780 price and shipping date has not been announced yet. However it’s part of this years phone line-up so it should start shipping in the begining of December at latest.

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With the barrage of new phone announcements by Samsung, you’d think that it should already be enough for this Christmas.

Apparently not. All these phones, like Samsung B&O Serenata, 5 mpx Samsung G800 , GPS equipped Samsung i780, or luxury Samsung Armani P520 are at the very high end of mobile phone offerings. What about for those who don’t want to overspend on their new phone?

Well, they can have a new Samsung M110 handset.

Not much can be said about Samsung M110 for now. What’s clear from the pictures, is that this candybar handset will have a tiny screen and VGA camera.

Samsung M110 is certainly targeted to the lower end of the market so it’s probably 2.5G GSM/GPRS phone. Idnes.cz mentions FM radio in it, mp3 player is also probably a safe bet. Maybe it’s just the colors, but overall looks of Samsung M110 give a feeling of a rugged phone.

The pictures of Samsung M110 appeared on the site of Dutch online retailer GSM.nu. Unlocked Samsung M110 is also listed on Amazon UK for ?99.99 and is expected to ship on December 05 there.

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