A claim from BGR today suggests Palm is converting its Treo Pro to CDMA for Sprint. The cost of the reported phone as a subsidized item is unknown; Palm sells its unlocked model for $549. However, the CDMA Treo Pro already has a rough launch date estimate of January 11th.

Sprint and Kyocera Sanyo Telecom have finally announced the release of the Katana Eclipse X with award-winning One Click user interface.

The improvement is represented by Sprint’s One Click interactive user interface. This allows users to customize the phone’s home screen and to include easy access shortcuts for the features they use most, like Sprint’s Now Network, Google search, email, music, messaging and so on.   

Sanyo Katana Eclipse X also has a unique illumination feature, which lets you assign various lighting schemes to incoming calls, messages and alerts.

Here are the main specs of Katana Eclipse X from Sprint:

• 2.0 inch TFT internal display with 176 x 220 pixels

• 1.0 inch external display

• GPS & Sprint Navigation

• Sprint Mobile Email

• Sprint TV

• Sprint Music Store

• MP3 player 

• Stereo Bluetooth

• Wireless Backup

• 1.3 MP camera with video recording

• 256MB MicroSDHC card  

• Weight: 3.4 oz.

• Dimensions: 3.6 x 1.9 x 0.7 in

• 840 mAh battery for a talk time of up to 4.6 hours

Sprint announced that will be releasing  a new version of the BlackBerry Curve smartphone.The Curve 8350i will feature Nextel Direct Connect for push-to-talk.

Other features include Bluetooth with support for the A2DP wireless stereo profile, a 2-megapixel camera with flash and video recording, instant messaging and of course email.  It will be preloaded with DataViz Documents to Go.  Internal memory is 128MB, expandable via microSD, and there’s voice-activated dialling.

Sprint are yet to announce pricing or exact availability for the BlackBerry Curve 8350i.So, finding mobile deals is faster online since Internet surfing is much faster than driving to local store or even calling them on the phone.

Sprint has released four of its five expected devices today in all sales channels.The Samsung M220 and M320 feature Bluetooth, speakerphone, wireless backup support, Vision (1xRTT) access, voice dialing, while the M320 adds a VGA camera with video capture and PictBridge support for printing images directly with a compatibile printer.

The third phone released today is the Motorola Renegade V950, which is the first QChat based PTT handset available from Motorola.

The clamshell phone features external media controls, a 2.0 megapixel camera with video recorder, microSDHC expansion slot, Sprint TV and Music Store support, speakerphone, Sprint Navigation support, and an M810F certified bodyshell that is rated to withstand shock, vibration, and rain.

The fourth phone is the Motorola i365 candybar phone for the Nextel network.

The i365 features access to Sprint’s new NFL Mobile Live application, Bluetooth, voice dialing, speakerphone, and the full suite of DirectConnect services on top of its rugged bodyshell.

The Samsung M220 is now available for $19.99 after $150 instant discount and new 2 year agreement, the M320 at $29.99, the i365 at $89.99, and the V950 is now available for $179.99 before an additional $50 mail-in rebate bringing the total to $129.99 after the same aforementioned terms.

Sprint this weekend launched two new phones. Both phones are now available both online and in Sprint Retail Stores. The Katana Eclipse may be the last phone to be sold under the Sanyo branding, as Kyocera has acquired the company since the Katana Eclipse went into development. The Eclipse is a fusion of two prior models; the Katana II and Katana DLX. It will also replace the mid-to-low end Sanyo’s SCP-3000 family in Sprint’s lineup

The Motorola VE20 is a higher-end phone, aimed at replacing the Motorola RAZR2 V9m, which Sprint ambiguously pulled from its lineup abruptly earlier this month. Sprint also pulled the Motorola Q9c at the same time. The VE20 is similar to the RAZR2, but lacks an external touch screen.

Sprint has finally unveiled the Palm Treo 800w.The 800w carries 802.11b/g Wi-Fi and GPS, supporting turn-by-turn directions, and can also access Sprint’s higher speed EVDO Rev A. data network. It includes Bluetooth 2.0+EDR and stereo Bluetooth. The 800w supports microSDHC cards up to 8GB, and carries a 2 megapixel camera that can also capture video. It runs Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional with Microsoft Mobile software, including Mobile Office, and the ability to edit Word and Excel documents. The Treo 800w will support Direct Push email, tethering, and Sprint TV.

Sprint is offering the Palm Treo 800w at the expected price of $249.99 after 2-year contract and $100 mail-in rebate are applied.

For the next couple of months from the end of the one we’re currently in, expect to see at least 11 new handsets in Sprint’s mobile network.Though the document doesn’t exactly look magazine-quality, this is a case where we’d argue that it doesn’t have to be to be real; it’s clearly for internal use only, for one thing, and secondly, we don’t know where else the picture of that new Sanyo Katana Eclipse would come from.

Similar to what we have heard, the new Palm Treo 800w will be announced/released on July 13th. Motorola RAZR VE20 and the new Sanyo Katana Eclipse (SCP-6750) are planned for August 17th release. The Sanyo Katana Eclipse  would probably the next slim clam shell phone from Sanyo Katana family.Windows Mobile smartphone users can look forward to a new HTC device, called HTC MP6950 in September. While there isn’t any information on the HTC MP6950, it is most likely to be the HTC Touch Diamond in CDMA flavour.

Palm Treo 800w has finally received a specific release date under Sprint’s network.The phone will use Windows Mobile 6.1 and feature built-in Wi-Fi and GPS functionality. It will be the first Treo to use the EVDO Rev. A data network to attain 3G data speeds. Without commitments, it will be priced at nearly $600. Palm has mentioned it will launch a new Treo phone this summer that most now believe is the 800w, which points to the rumored Treo 850 being delayed until later in 2008.

Other features of the 800w will include 128MB of built-in RAM along with 256MB of ROM, as well as an integrated 1.3-megapixel camera. Like the 700w, the screen will feature a 320×320 pixel resolution. Verizon is also expected to launch its Treo 800w sometime this summer

Sprint has announced the addition of more than 40 markets that are now able to take advantage of QChat push to talk services when the service makes its general consumer launch on Sunday June 15th with the LX400 by LG, Z400 by Samsung, and PRO-200 and PRO-700 by Sanyo.

The four flip-phones include the LG LX400, which sports a 1.3-megapixel camera, noise-reduction, Bluetooth and GPS capabilities. The Samsung Z400 has the same camera and Bluetooth features, and uses Sprint Navigation instead of GPS, while adding Military 810F specification for dust, shock and vibration resistance. The Sanyo PRO-200 includes Bluetooth, messaging capabilities and email, with the PRO-700 being basically a more rugged version of that phone.

The phones will be available on June 15 in select markets, with Sprint expanding availability throughout 2008. With two-year contracts and a $50 mail-in rebate, the LX400 will cost nearly $80, the Z400 about $100, and the Pro-200 and Pro-700 priced at $50 and $80, respectively. Standalone Unlimited Direct Connect and Group Connect plans are available for $10 per month, or included as part of Everything plans that start at $70 or Talk/Message/Direct Connect plans that start at $50.