T*OMNIA, Korean version of Samsung OMNIA, has just been announced by Samsung.

It would be available starting with mid-November under an exclusive deal with SK Telecom.

Compared with the original Samsung OMNIA, “T*OMNIA” packs an upgraded 3.3 inches WVGA touchscreen with 480×800 pixels, an innovative user interface, Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional OS, and Satellite DMB function. T*OMNIA also features HSDPA networks with speeds as fast as 7.2Mbps, a 5 megapixel CMOS camera with auto-focus and image stabilizer, DivX supported touch player, internal memory capacity options (4GB in SCH-M490 / 16GB in SCH-M495) and extendable slot, Wi-Fi connection, Bluetooth 2.0, USB 2.0, and GPS features.

Samsung SCH-i770 Windows Mobile smartphone has appeared on the FCC.

The SCH-i770 features a touchscreen display, a full QWERTY keyboard, a microSD card slot, Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional, both dual-band CDMA (800/1900MHz) support and at least dual-band GSM (850/1900MHz) support, WiFi and EV-DO support, Bluetooth 2.0 with A2DP stereo.

HP (Hewlett-Packard) has unveiled two new WinMo devices: iPAQ Data Messenger and iPAQ Voice Messenger.

HP iPAQ Data Messenger features a 2.81-inch transmissive TFT touchscreen display with 320 x 240 pixel, 65K colors and LED backlight, a full slide-out QWERTY keyboard, Pro version of Windows Mobile 6.1 and so on.

HP iPAQ Data Messenger costs 399 pounds (SIM-free), and should be available starting mid-November.

HP iPAQ Voice Messenger.

HP (Hewlett-Packard) has unveiled two new WinMo devices: iPAQ Voice Messenger and iPAQ Data Messenger.

HP iPAQ Voice Messenger features a 2.4-inch TFT 64K 320 x 240 pixel non-touch screen display with LED backlight, a 20-key keyboard (two letters per key), Standard edition of Windows Mobile 6.1, WLAN 802.11b/g with WPA2 security, Bluetooth 2 with EDR, 3G, tri-band UTMS, HSDPA and HSUPA, quad band GSM/GPRS/EDGE, GPS and A-GPS, microUSB connector, a 3.1MP camera with autofocus and 5x digital zoom and flash, QVGA 1600 x 1200 UXGA resolution, and 2048 x 1536 QXGA resolution, 128MB of SDRAM and 256MB ROM and the microSD card slot that supports up to 8GB.

HP iPAQ Voice Messenger costs 333 pounds (SIM-free), and should be available starting mid-November.

HP iPAQ Data Messenger.

Sprint’s Samsung SPH-i325 (Samsung Ace) originally comes with Windows Mobile 6.0 OS installed on it.

Sprint announced recently the availability of a firmware update available for the Samsung SPH-i325 that will upgrade the device to Windows 6.1 Standard Edition.

This firmware update will also improve threaded text messaging, enhanced GPS support via Sprint Navigation and web browsing.

This update can be downloaded from Samsung’s website.

Motorola Q11 is apparently the successor of the Q9 which is one of the world’s best known Windows Mobile smartphones.

Although no official information about the Q11 has been released yet, the new smartphone has appeared in a long video demonstration, via the Brazilian site Zumo.

Motorola Q11 packs the following features: a classic QVGA (320 x 240 pixels) display, a 3 Megapixel one with flash and video recording, a 3.5mm headset jack, Wi-Fi, Windows Mobile 6.1, internal GPS, 1 GB of internal memory and support for external memory cards of up to 32 GB.

The new smartphone is said to be first available in Brazil, via Claro, the country’s third largest mobile operator, for a retail price of around 899 BRL (about 415 USD or 300 Euros).

Motorola Q11 Video Presentation:

HTC, the Taiwan-based manufacturer of Windows Mobile handsets, has just released a short video of the new Touch HD.

HTC Touch HD’s features include: quad-band GSM connectivity (850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 MHz), dual-band HSDPA connectivity (900 / 2100 MHz), a 3.8-inch TFT touchscreen display with a WVGA resolution of 480 x 800 pixels, TouchFLO 3D User Interface, Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional, Wi-Fi, GPS navigation, a 5 Megapixel autofocus camera, accelerometer, a 3.5mm headset jack, YouTube dedicated player, Pocket Office and extendable memory. The touchscreen smartphone measures 115 x 63 x 12 millimeters.

The Pocket PC should be available before the end of 2008. The retail price was not unveiled.

HTC Touch HD video walk-through:

Unveiled several weeks ago, Palm Treo Pro, the new Windows Mobile-based smartphone, has been released in the United States.

This Treo Pro is available unlocked in Palm’s online store, for $550.

In Europe, Palm Treo Pro is being offered through Vodafone, who has not yet released the smartphone.

The Treo Pro smartphone by Palm is thoughtfully designed for people who define their workday the way they see fit. You can respond to business and personal email, stay on top of appointments and contacts, and use Wi-Fi or GPS.1 All on a thin device that packs plenty of battery power for a life on the go. Treo Pro. Perfectly balanced.

This smartphone has a candybar shape, other features include: quad-band GSM device with tri-band UMTS/HSDPA connectivity, a touchscreen display with 320×320 pixels, a QWERTY thumb-keyboard, Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional, a Qualcomm MSM7201 400MHz processor, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, a built-in GPS receiver, a 2.0 MPx camera, a standard suite of productivity applications, a microSD card slot and so on.

IAC S875, the very first “Java-enabled multi-standard mobile TV phone“, has been announced by Axel Technologies which is a Finnish company that develops mobile TV-related software and technologies.

The IAC S875 is created by Axel Technologies in collaboration with Inventec (a Taiwanese manufacturer) and RollTech Technology (a Taiwanese Java solution provider ).

Runing on Windows Mobile, the Mobile TV phone brings the following features: Axel’s Mobile TV Middleware and UI, 3G/HSDPA connectivity, RollTech’s Java Virtual Machine, DVB-H IPDC and OMA BCAST standards.

The IAC S875 was showcased during the IBC 2008 fair from Amsterdam (September 12 – 16), but there are no live images with it. However, a full-touch device can be seen on Axel’s website, so this might be the new Mobile TV phone.

For the moment, there are no details on when (or if) the IAC S875 will be commercially available.

Sony Ericsson has just officially announced the release date for the Xperia X1 Windows Mobile 6.1 smartphone. It’s on September 30.

Sony Ericsson Xperia X1 will first be available only in the UK, Germany and Sweden. Shortly after, it will spread all over the world, in the following regions:

– Europe: Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Hungary, Italy, The Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Spain and Switzerland;

– Asia: Bangladesh, Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam;

– Latin America: Argentina, Chile, Bolivia, Paraguay and Uruguay;

– The Middle East: Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and UAE;

– Africa: South Africa.

Rikko Sakaguchi, senior VP and head of Creation and Development at Sony Ericsson said that “We are extremely pleased with the innovation and new user experience we have created for consumers on the Xperia X1. The in-depth demonstration on the web cast will showcase how this handset is truly unique. The nine panel eco-system puts the user in total control of the primary experiences available on the phone and allows consumers to personalize the panel interface to suit their needs and lifestyle. The Xperia X1 has the highest quality screen on the market, four-way navigation keys and optical joy stick to give a stress-less browsing experience and, with its super fast processor and network speed the Xperia X1 really bridges the gap between personal, entertainment and work mobile needs.”

Sony Ericsson Xperia X1’s price is still not known.