NTT DoCoMo is ready to launch a new PlayStation-certified smartphone in the Japanese market. Dubbed as the Sony Ericsson Xperia PLAY SO-01D, the smartphone features a 4.0-inch VGA display, a 1GHz processor, a microSD memory card slot(up to 32GB), and a 5-megapixel digital camera with HD video recording capabilities. There is also a side-sliding gaming controller with two analog touch pads, left/right shoulder buttons, and a digital D pad. What’s more, the handset supports Xperia PLAY Game Launcher that allows you to find content designed specifically for the Xperia PLAY. The Sony Ericsson Xperia PLAY SO-01D will be available for pre-order in October 2011.
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Other than the flagship TITAN, HTC also brings the Radar, a more affordable Windows Phone 7.5 Mango smartphone. It sports a smaller 3.7-inch 480×800 touchscreen, a 5 megapixel camera with F2.2 lens, LED flash, BSI sensor and 720p HD video recording, a VGA front camera, Bluetooth, GPS capability and WiFi connectivity. It has an aluminum unibody.

The Radar is powered by a 1GHz CPU and 512MB of memory. It comes with 8GB internal storage. Like the TITAN, it packs SRS enhancement and 5.1 surround sound for video. There are G-sensor, proxmity sensor and ambient light sensor. The HTC Radar supports quad-band GSM/EDGE and dual-band HSPA/WCDMA networks.
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It seems like Virgin Mobile – the company that announced the LG Optimus V in their catalog earlier this year – will soon present a new smartphone entitled JukeB which is made by TCT Mobile from China.

At the moment there aren’t many exact details about the device, for example there isn’t a price tag or release date, but we know some basic features of the upcoming smartpone such as Android Gingerbread 2.3.4. as the operative system and by looking at the image we can also see a full QWERTY keyboard. Other known details include a QVGA display screen (no information about the size) as well as bluetooth, a 1,300mAh battery, and a rear camera. Last but not least there is also details about its dimensions and weight, it measures 119 x 58 x 12.43 mm and can be considered pretty light-weight at 122 grams.

So far this is the only information available about the Virgin Mobile JukeB, but we’ll keep you updated.

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Sprint is ready to release the LG Marquee Android 2.3 smartphone on October 2nd, 2011. The handset features a 4-inch NOVA display, a 1GHz processor, a 5MP rear-facing camera, a 2MP front-facing camera for video call, and the Google Android 2.3 operating system. The LG Marquee retails for only $99.99 with a new two-year contract and after a $50 mail-in rebate.
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Sharp has officially announced their newest Android smartphone called Aquos SH8298U. The device is a 3D-capable Android smartphone. Aside from that, the SH8298U has glasses-free 3D features and a dual cameras on the back of 8-megapixels.

It packed with a 4.2-inch qHD display, a 1.4GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon MSM8255 single-core processor, 512MB of RAM, 2GB onboard storage, and a 1240mAh battery. The device is running Android 2.3 Gingerbread OS. The SH8298U comes in white and red colors. It will be available via SoftBank in Japan.

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Yahoo! is planning to release an android smartphone. The device is made by Sharp and targeted to folks in Japan. It would have a custom user interface skin and of course, Yahoo! as the main search engine.

The handset is heading to SoftBank Japan as the Yahoo Phone. It features 1 Ghz processor, a 4.0″ qHD display, Android 2.3 Gingerbread and a 8MP shooter. When the customers purchase the handset, they will received Yahoo Premium for 2 years free.

The world’s third Google-branded smartphone, The Nexus Prime may become available in October 2011. Korean website ET News is reporting that Google plans to launch the new Nexus it with local carriers (including SK Telecom) apparently wanting to offer it to their customers.

The Nexus Prime will likely be the first smartphone to run Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich. The Google Nexus Prime packs a 4.5-inch Super AMOLED HD display (1280 x 720 pixels) with the Pentile technology and a dual-core 1.5GHz processor.

Okay, so Nokia has made it abundantly clear that the N9 — the company’s current halo smartphone — has no future in the US, UK, or most recently… Germany. It’s quite the bum’s rush for the handset that could have been Mr. Elop’s shining star, but if you live in Sweden or the UK, there’s still a few options. Independent dealers Katshing (for Sweden), and Expansys (for the UK), are both offering the device on pre-order. The release date hasn’t been established by either reseller, but Katshing quotes a price of 5,490 Kronas ($845). Unfortunately, Expansys is remaining coy with its pricing strategy — perhaps recognizing its new relative exclusivity. It’s sad seeing the N9 fading into oblivion before its release, but if you’re still pining over this sweet slab, at least these independents are watching out for you. [engadget]

HTC ChaCha is a candybar style smartphone with a blackberry-esque keyboard below the screen. The phone also has a 512MB of RAM, a 512MB of ROM, a microSD card slot (up to 32GB), a 1250mah battery, Wi-Fi, GPS and both front- and rear-facing cameras. Its will receive a faster processor. This Facebook phone features a 600MHz Qualcomm processor, but it seems that the company has decided to increase the clock speed by another 200MHz.

As you may have have been able to discern from the multitude of leaks that have surfaced over the past few months, RIM is apparently getting set to debut a new touchscreen-equipped BlackBerry Bold at BlackBerry World next week. While still not completely official, that’s now been all but confirmed by RIM itself, which briefly featured the teaser pictured above on its website before pulling it for reasons unknown. As you can see, RIM apparently couldn’t help itself and promised that it will be a “bold step ahead,” and it appears that the phone is unsurprisingly running BlackBerry 7, which until recently was better known as OS 6.1. Of course, that’s hardly the only news we’re expecting to hear at BlackBerry World, and you can be sure we’ll be there to brave the puns and bring it all to you.