Last week we mentioned a rumor that a variant of the Samsung F700 could make its way on the Verizon network sometime in the near future. Today, another rumor from Phone Arena has determined that the variant is actually the Samsung SCH-U940, and it is set to make its official debut sometime in the next few months. Details are scarce but word on the street is that the U940 will feature a 440×240 pixel touch screen, a slide out QWERTY keyboard, and a 2 MP camera downgrade from the 3MP version found on the F700. Again, keep in mind that no official announcement has been made.

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We already had a pretty good idea of what LG’s Venus slider handset would look like, but the folks at phoneArena have now fleshed out a few more of the phone’s details, including word on pricing and availability. As we knew before, the phone sports a pair of screens on its face, which phoneArena has now clarified will be a 2-inch QVGA display up top, and a 1.49-inch, 176 x 240 touchscreen below. The site also got word that the phone will be a bit taller and wider than the VX8550 Chocolate, but not as thick, and that it’ll be available in black or pink. If that’s enough to sway you in its favor, you’ll be able to get your hands on one on November 19th for $199 — after a $50 rebate and a two-year contract, that is.

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It was only a matter of time before pictures of the Google Phone hit the pipes. Maybe they’re real. Or maybe the third tier Chinese company e28 is riding the buzz with some irresistible blog bait leaks. Either way, if this is what hardware running Google’s secret OS sauce looks like, it’s probably doomed.

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For most, the thought of spending $500 or more on a phone conjures one of two images: a high-end, do-it-all smartphone, or for 98 percent of the populace, insanity. There’s a rare breed out there, though, that’ll gladly shell out serious dough to get that ultimate, well executed, gorgeous, glossy phone delivered from the furthest reaches of the globe. Notice we said “phone” — not smartphone — and that’s a key distinction here. The Sony Ericsson K850i blurs that line in some respects, but at the end of the day, you’re paying some serious dinero for a powerful piece of kit that’s still fundamentally tied down by its closed, proprietary platform. Yep, that’s right, the K850i’s a dumbphone — albeit one of the hottest dumbphones we’ve ever seen or used, complete with triband HSDPA. So is the price justified? Does Sony Ericsson have any business stuffing this much power into a non-UIQ handset to begin with? We’re pretty sure it’s “yes” on both counts; read on to find out why.

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Good lord we hope this one is true. Word on the street is that the Samsung F700, aka the Samsung Croix, will be coming to the US. The rumor places the phone in the loving hands of Verizon, but there’s no word on just when or how that might happen. The Croix is one heck of a phone, sporting a 3 megapixel camera, gorgeous screen, and HTC-style sliding QWERTY keyboard. But we all know how Samsung gets down with the keyboards, so watch out. The current GSM/HSDPA combo would obviously be replaced by a CDMA/EV-DO Rev. A chipset, but all other relevant details would remain the same. As always, we’ll wait until the writing is on the wall before declaring victory, but we’d be pretty happy if this panned out.

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We saw one of the newer editions in Sony Ericsson’s Walkman line at CTIA today, the thin and lovely W910. We’ve seen this fella here and there, so we won’t rehash what’s under the hood, but suffice it to say we’re suitably impressed. Oh, we’re also happy to report that the loud bang we’d heard mentioned while opening the slide didn’t seem to affect this unit.

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We waited, and waited, and waited — no announcement from AT&T yet — but we secured a Pantech Duo, live and in the flesh! First off, the device is really small. The keyboard is worlds better than the Helio Ocean, and while it might not be fair to compare it to the Ocean, it is more or less the same concept. 3G on here is such a pleasure, and while we’re not talking about Windows Mobile 6 Professional, Standard works just fine for this little handset. Battery life is a concern, especially with a 3G radio, but since we just got it we don’t have a real gage on battery performance. Voice quality and sound quality sounded crisp and clear as well. Final note: if you saw the Pantech Duo dummy display unit, you’ll notice the device slide out both ways simultaneously. Not the case on the real unit because of the spring mechanism. Not too bad for a device we called out a year ago, right?

UPDATE: There’s an “IPM Power Mode” entry in Settings, with “normal”, and “turbo” values. On turbo the device seems much faster, could this be a power-saving mode that also scales the CPU?

Click on over to our Pantech Duo gallery!

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According to the folks at Crunchgear, a variant of the much hyped Samsung F700 will be making its way into the open arms of Verizon users sometime in the near future. Outside of that, no details have been made available, but if this rumor turns out to be true the iPhone may have its first true competitor.

(Just great… right after i switch carriers, the phone I’ve been drooling about for yrs is coming to Verizon >_<)

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We’ve seen the first alleged specs, now here’s the first alleged picture of the long-awaited Palm Treo 800W. Let’s run through the leaked product test. Tiny image? Check. Pixelated? Check. Cell phone camera origin? Fail. But two out of three ain’t bad. And while we hate to get ahead of ourselves, we’re ready to celebrate that the Treo’s antenna is officially dead. If the picture is fake, we’re guessing it’s a pretty good mock-up since the button layout more closely resembles that of newer Palm models like the Centro. But at least in my book, the Treo needs an extreme makeover (phone edition) to capture my heart again. Screw functionality, I wanted sliding, clicking and some sort of gesture hologram smell control.

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We just got hands-on with the BlackJack II the Windows Mobile Smartphone followup to the popular BJ1. The things we noticed: it’s thin like the original, and small enough to feel the same in your pocket as non-smartphones. The OS is Windows Mobile 6, which improves greatly on the original’s WM5, and is definitely speedy.

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