All About New Cell Phones

T-Mobile UK is ready to release the Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 Mini Pro, which is the QWERTY version of the Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 Mini. The non-QWERTY version is thinner than the QWERTY model. The new Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 Mini Pro features Android 1.6 (upgradeable to Android 2.1 starting Q4 2010), a 2.55-inch QVGA touchscreen display, HSDPA, Wi-Fi, GPS, a 3.5mm headset jack, and a 5MP AutoFocus camera. What’s more, T-Mobile UK will also release the BlackBerry Pearl 3G 9105, which features an alphanumeric keypad instead of a SureType keypad. Both smartphones will be released in June 2010. [UnWiredView]

Still remember the BlackBerry Bold 9650 that has been approved by the FCC? Sprint has started selling this smartphone for $199 on contract with the included instant savings. The Sprint BlackBerry Bold 9650 features GSM/HSDPA and CDMA/EV-DO connectivity, an optical trackpad, a 480 x 360 pixels display, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g, Bluetooth 2.1, GPS, a 3.5mm headset jack, and a 3.2MP AutoFocus camera with Flash. [CrackBerry]

Almighty FCC has finally approved the BlackBerry Bold 9650, which will be available in the US market via Sprint (starting May 23rd, 2010 for $199 on contract) and Verizon (possibly starting May 27th, 2010). Dubbed as the BlackBerry Tour 2, or BlackBerry Essex, the new Bold 9650 features GSM/HSDPA and CDMA/EV-DO connectivity, optical trackpad, 480 x 360 pixels display, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g, Bluetooth 2.1, GPS, a 3.5mm headset jack, and a 3.2MP AutoFocus camera with Flash. According to rumors, the new BlackBerry 9650 will probably be launched in South Korea sometime later this year. [UnWiredView]

SIRIUS XM Radio is now available as a free application for BlackBerry smartphones, providing consumers access to over 120 channels of sports, talk, entertainment, news, comedy and commercial-free music on compatible models of the popular BlackBerry phones (BlackBerry Storm, Bold, Tour and Curve). If you want to download this free application, you can visit www.siriusxm.com/blackberry on your computer or BlackBerry browser. After downloading the App, users of compatible BlackBerry devices can register for a 7-day free trial to SIRIUS XM Premium Online on their smartphone. [mobileburn]

Research In Motion (RIM) has finally launched the BlackBerry Bold 9700 in India. The second-generation Bold is currently available across India via Airtel, Reliance, Vodafone, Tata, Idea Cellular, BSNL, Aircel, MTNL and Loop Mobile. In case you don’t know, the BlackBerry Bold 9700 smartphone features a full QWERTY keyboard, an optical trackpad, a 480 x 360 pixels light-sensing display, BlackBerry OS 5.0, HSDPA, Wi-Fi, GPS, a media player, a 3.5mm headset jack, a 3.2MP camera with LED flash, a 624MHz processor, a 256MB of flash memory, and a MicroSD card support. Too bad, there is no info on pricing at this time. [Press Release]