BenQ has launched the S6 MID in Italy for the mobile carrier TIM. BenQ’s S6 Mobile Internet Device (MID)is centered around the 800MHz Atom processor and has a 4.8-inch 800 x 480 touchscreen and has Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and 7.2Mbps HSDPA. 2GB of SSD-based storage, 512MB of RAM and a microSD card reader. Measuring 159 x 89 x 22mm and weighing just 330g, the S6 is certainly portable. A 3G-enabled ultra mobile device like this really is not bad at all.

The BenQ S6 (MID) will cost around $626, it offers Internet connection as its only function since its standby time is not long enough. Talk function is to be added to second-generation machine, which is estimated to hit the market in the second half-next year.

The Sony Ericsson G705 is a tri-band 3G handset that boasts a 2.4 inch display, HTML browser, an automatic screen-orientation rotation, a built-in aGPS combined with Google Maps for Mobile and Wayfinder, Wi-Fi and DLNA certified, Bluetooth 2.0 (A2DP), a 3.2MP shooter with Photo fix and geotagging support and YouTube compatible which means that you can upload video directly to YouTube.

Sony Ericsson’s new device will make its debut in the US sometime during Q1 2009.  The US version will support GSM/GPRS/EDGE 850/900/1800/1900 and UMTS/HSUPA 850/1900/2100 along with Bluetooth A2DP.

Samsung Electronics unveiled its 3G HSDPA smartphone BlackJack III aka Ultra Messaging 2 in Korea market. It will be available in the mid of July through SK Telecom for around 600,000 won.

Running on Windows Mobile 6 Professional, the SCH-M480 can work with Microsoft Office documents, browse the web, play a variety of multimedia files and read email. Supporting wireless LAN(802.11b/g), Bluetooth connectivity, it adopts a 2.6-inch touchscreen display with 320×320 pixel resolution, a BlackBerry style keypad and finger mouse. Other features included a 2M camera for video calling, MP3/MPEG4, WMV files support, and micro SD card slot.

Sony Ericsson will launch its new SO706i 3G mobile phone that features a 1-Seg support in Japan via NTT DoCoMo. The phone will be released on July 4th, 2008. Measuring 105 mm x 49 mm x 13.4 mm and weighing 98grams, this 3G handset also offers a 2.8-inch display, 2MP camera and micro SD card (up to 2GB capacity).

Pantech has recently unveiled its new handset, the Love Canvas or also known as Pantech IM-R300. This touch screen cell phone will be available exclusively from SK Telecom. The handset comes equipped with 2.6 inch WQVGA LCD touchscreen (400 x 240 resolution), an integrated GPS navigation, a DMB TV tuner, a 2MP camera, music player, eWallet functionality, 260MB internal memory and microSD memory card slot.