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Tech Digest reports that long awaited Sony Ericsson Xperia X1 smartphone will be available in UK from 3 in November this year.

3UK’s website does not state anything about this handset, Tech Digest reports that handset will be available with 30£ per month contract.

I hope other carriers will sell this handset too, so that we can have a choice and competition, unlike iPhone, which is only available on O2.

Let’s wait and see what will happen!

Maria Sharapova and Sony Ericsson unveiled new design collection, which consists of the IDC-31 Courtside Case, the compact IDC-32 Exercise Case, the IDC-33 Party Bag and the IDC-34 Travel Wallet. Maria Sharapova signed with Sony Ericsson as a global brand ambassador back in January 2008, see my post here.

In latest press release, Maria Sharapova said;

“Working on this collection was an opportunity that I could not turn down. Sony Ericsson helped me create a collection of mobile phone accessories that I know people will use. And I wanted to add my touch to each item. People want style, fashion and glamour, and with this collection I know that they’ll have it.

I am looking forward to using the collection with my Sony Ericsson T303 which is equally as stylish and great to listen to music on when I exercise and when I like to relax after a match.”

Collection was was displayed on fashion show in London. All items will be available in Q3 2008.

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Looks like this summer we will see many interesting phones being launched.

O2

Everyone already knows that O2 is launching 3G iPhone in July. This time punters will be able to get it for free on selected tariffs. See my post here for details.

Also O2 is launching Sony Ericsson C902, new 5Mpx camera phone. It is listed as coming soon on O2 website.

Vodafone

Vodafone is first to advertise HTC Diamond on their site, which I have blogged about here. Also Vodafone is bringing Blackberry Bold in July, this phone packs nice features, including HSDPA connectivity, GPS, Wi Fi and 5 hours talk time.

Vodafone will give Bluetooth handsfree car kit for free with this device.

Apart from this, Vodafone has Sony Ericsson W980 Walkman phone and Samsung Steel coming soon.

T-Mobile

T-Mobile website used to have coming soon section on their website, but for some reason they have removed it. I guess this is due to the fact that phones that appeared in that section never launched in time they were promised. See my blog entry about that here.

Contact from within T-Mobile has tipped us that they have T-Mobile Ameo 16GB (HTC Athena) and T-Mobile MDA Compact 4 listed as coming soon. Also T-Mobile is expecting to launch following phones in Q3:

Nokia N96	Nokia 6220	Nokia 6600	Samsung i900
MDA Compact IV	Blackberry Bold	T-Mobile Ameo 16GB

It is interesting which provider will have Sony Ericsson Xperia X1 first?

Today LG Electronics Inc reported that sales of mobile phones are expected to to grow 20 percent from the first quarter.

LG managed to sell a record 24.4 million phones in the first quarter of 2008, thanks to strong demand for it high end phones like Viewty, LG KF600 and newly announced Secret.

LG Electronics is planning to sell 100 million units this year, LG currently is number 4 handset maker.Jae Bae, President of LG’s Mobile Communications division for Southeast Asia said in an interview:

“There are some obstacles in the worldwide economy, like high oil prices, but our sales have been steady, and we expect our second-quarter sales to rise 20 percent from the first quarter”

“We are very confident of achieving our sales target of 100 million phones this year, and we will aim to exceed that target.”

Via Reuters

You have probably seen TV advert for LG Secret already. I have found video review for this phone on YouTube and posting here for your viewing during this weekend.

If you haven’t seen TV ad, here it is:

LG Secret is available on T-Mobile, click on banner below to see current deals.