Philips has added a new member to its Xenium series with the introduction of Philips X550. The device features a premium on long battery life and superior talktime over functionality. The premium  battery life should last up to one month in stand-by. Sadly, the X550 doesn’t have any 3G connectivity, it only supports GPRS and EDGE for data transfers, so it might not be sold in the US.Philips Xenium X550 is a thin and lightweight single digital keyboard
Specifications Philips Xenium X550:
• Networks GSM / EDGE (850,900 / 1800/1900 MHz)
• Display resolution 240h320 points and support for 262K colors
• 3,2 MP camera
• FM-radio with RDS
• Bluetooth interface
• 79 MB internal memory
• microSD-slot
• Dimensions – 112h45h11, 7 mm
• Weight – 90 grams
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Nokia released not only one, but three new low-end handsets in various forms aimed to date from the world’s top handset maker. Â The new models announced are the Nokia 2730 classic, Nokia 2720 fold and Nokia 7020.
The 2730 Classic is a classic candybar phone featuring a decent spec sheet. It comes packed with a 2-inch QVGA (320*240) display, a micro USB connector, 30MB of expandable memory and Bluetooth 2.0. The phone is 3G ready and supports EDGE as well. The camera is a 2 megapixel unit with 4x digital zoom. The phone also comes with a standard 3.5mm jack. The new 2730 Classic is expected to retail for 80 euros ($108), excluding taxes and operator subsidies, and go on sale from the third quarter of this year.
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Sprint Nextel will launch the Palm Pre in the first week of June, according to a report in the New York Times. The launch date has been the subject of intense speculation on the Internet and for those following Sprint and Palm.
The Times wasn’t more specific, but said the information came from people briefed with Sprint and Palm’s plans. Palm and Sprint have said all along that the device will be available by the end of the first half. June 30 would be the last possible day the two companies could launch the device to make that self-imposed deadline. Speculation has mounted that the launch may come on June 7, the day before Apple’s WWDC conference, where the company may unveil the latest version of the iPhone.
Bouygues Telecom’s announced that they will be the first carrier to launch and  ship the company’s first Android handset, Samsung Galaxy in early July. Specs are identical to the already announced Samsung i7500, it is pretty obvious that “Galaxy†is simply France’s carrier branded name for the phone.
Samsung Galaxy i7500 specs include:
*HSDPA 7.2Mbps / HSUPA 5.76Mbps (900 / 1700/ 2100MHz), EDGE / GPRS (850/ 900/1800/1900) connectivity
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*3.2†HVGA(320×480) AMOLED capacitive touchscreen display
*5 MP Camera (Auto Focus), Power LED
*Bluetooth® 2.0, USB 2.0, WiFi, MicroUSB, 3.5mm headset jack
*built-in GPS
*Internal memory: 8GB
*External memory: Micro SD (Up to 32GB)
*Battery 1500 mAh
*Size 115 x 56 x 11.9mm
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The users name is Geo411m added his T-Mobile G1 themes at androidcommunity.com, named Dark Symmetry, and he said that:
“This is my new theme called Dark Symmetry. It’s still a WIP so please post comments and/or suggestions. Fixed e-mail icon, dialer icon and a few other icons that weren’t shown anyway. Added metallic menus.”
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