T-Mobile, announced the availability of the new T-Mobile Shadow. Featuring a more rounded and compact design with two new color options, support for T-Mobile Unlimited HotSpot Calling, and increased processing power, the new Shadow is the perfect device for sharing life’s special moments. The new Shadow comes with Windows Mobile 6.1 on board, being the first WM device to support the Unlimited HotSpot Calling service from T-Mobile.

As the title says,Pharos revealed the Traveler 137 Smartphone with 512MB of Flash, 256MB of RAM, AGPS, 7.2Mbps HSPA on T-Mobile USA (seriously!) and European bands, WiFi, 3-megapixel cam.The Traveler 137 features Pharos’ Smart Navigator software, a unique hybrid navigation system that earned a CES Innovations award for outstanding design and engineering.Look for it to hit retailers this quarter for a nickel under $600.

Traveler 137 Specifications

• Operating System: Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional
• Hardware partner: Pharos works closely with Inventec
• Processor: Qualcomm MSM 7201A 528MHz
• Memory: 256MB DDR SDRAM, 512MB Flash ROM
• Phone: unlocked GSM quad band 850/900/1800/1900 MHz, EDGE / GPRS, Tri-band 3G, 1700/1900/2100 MHz, UMTS 384Kb/s, HSDPA 7.2Mb/s, HSUPA 2Mb/s
• Talk time: up to 4 hours talk time and 200 hours standby time
• Display: 3.5″ TFT LCD with touch panel, 480 x 800 Wide-VGA with 65,000 colors
• Wireless: GPS aGPS compatible, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g, Bluetooth(TM) v2.1 + EDR , FM tuner
• Camera: 3 megapixel for picture or video, .3 megapixel on the front for video conference
• Expansion: USB 2.0, micro SD slot support SDHC, stereo audio jack
• Battery: 1380 mAh Li-Ion, rechargeable/replaceable
• Size: 4.60in (L) x 2.40in (W) x 0.51in (H)
• Weight: 4.9 ounces

Finally today, HTC revealed that it will bring out a North American version of its S740 slider. The S743 switches from the previously Europe-only HSPA 3G to a dual-band 850MHz/1,900MHz link suited to AT&T in the US and Rogers in Canada.This aside, the S743 is basically the same with the S740, hence it has that diamond shaped back cover and the weird, elongated case that hosts both an alphanumeric and a full QWERTY keyboard. HTC plans to ship the Windows Mobile 6.1 phone sometime in the first three months of the year as an unlocked, unsubsidized device. Pricing hasn’t been named but should be high without carrier discounts.

The FCC has revealed the T-Mobile Shadow 2 smart device.The device features Windows Mobile 6.1 Standard, 240MHz TI OMAP processor, 256 MB ROM/128 RAM, 2.6 inch QVGA display, quadband GSM/EDGE, Wi-Fi radio with UMA support, 2.0 megapixel camera with video recorder, Bluetooth with stereo audio support, microSDHC expansion slot, HotSpot@Home, myFaves support, and speakerphone.

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Verizon on Tuesday became the first American carrier to offer the Samsung Omnia. The Omnia will be priced at $249.99, after a $70 mail-in rebate and the signing of a 2-yr contract agreement. The carrier doesn’t provide full specifications for its version of the handset but confirms a very close similarity to the original version previously limited to Europe and Korea. While switching to CDMA and EVDO, the Verizon Omnia continues to carry a 3.2-inch, 400×240 touch display with haptic (vibration) feedback and a customized on-screen keyboard; a touchpad at the bottom lets users control normal d-pad functions without losing precision.

It also provides a five-megapixel camera with an LED flash, Wi-Fi and more advanced media playback than Microsoft offers with support for DivX and XviD video along with regular media formats. Storage isn’t mentioned, but in foreign versions usually combines at least 4GB of built-in storage with a microSDHC card slot.

Alltel has recently added the HTC Touch Pro to its line-up of phones. The QWERTY smartphone is available now, priced at about $280 to new subscribers with a contract and after a $100 rebate. The 2.8-inch, 480×640 screen of the device will show the same Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional operating system though with a somewhat different TouchFLO 3D user interface than the Sprint version of the phone.The handset includes a 3.2-megapixel camera with autofocus and flashlight.