Samsung  announced the launch of Samsung i200, slim and compact smartphone.Supporting the Windows Mobile 6.1, Samsung i200 provides functional and practical features in business. Users can operate MS Office programs such as Excel, Word, Powerpoint, and Outlook promptly.The slim bar-type form factor with mere 11.8 mm thinness offers compact and stylish design, which is hardly witnessed in most of smartphones. A large enough 2.3” QVGA TFT screen with glossy coating makes users to fully enjoy multimedia contents and complicated business information.

Furthermore, i200 gears up business efficiency through HSDPA 3.6 Mbps data communications. In addition to that, it’s unique ‘light sensor’ can help users minimize the power consumption to adjust lightness of LCD and keypad automatically. Multimedia features such as a 2-megapixel camera and music player enhance users’ entertainment experience.Samsung i200 will be launched in the European market in June and will enter other market within a month.

This morning in London, HTC unveiled the Touch Diamond, a new Windows Mobile Device that looks great.The thin device has HDPSA/HSUPA, a VGA display with auto-rotation, and a custom YouTube application. It will be available from all major European carriers in June, and most of HTC’s major carrier partners worldwide later in the year. The new TouchFLO 3D user interface includes an extensive interface with special finger-touch versions of major applications. Carriers can have custom themes and applications fully integrated into TouchFLO 3D.

Update: Boy Genius Report is also live blogging the event.

Update: Phone Mag has a HUGE gallery of high quality images taken at the event.

The Samsung SCH-i770 smartphone, a device headed for the U.S. market, has passed through the FCC approval process recently. Powered by Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional, this smartphone appears to feature Bluetooth and WiFi, as well as some other interesting connectivity options.

The SCH-i770 packs dual-band CDMA support (850/1900MHz) in addition to dual-band GSM (850/1900MHz), indicating that this might be the first handset to be able to easily switch between GSM and CDMA networks in the USA. The FCC filing does not give any indication as to a potential carrier, though the SCH designation in the model name suggests the SCH-i770 might be picked up by Verizon.

HTC’s Touch Diamond smartphone has been all but completely revealed today through a set of photos leaked today by NewsMobile.The Diamond will also be narrower than the original, but will also be taller courtesy of dedicated Back and Home buttons alongside the control pad.

On the device, you will find a 2.8 inch VGA display, Windows Mobile 6.1, quad band GSM with 7.2mbps HSDPA, WiFi, FM radio, 528MHz CPU. For storage, there is 4GBs of internal memory, with an option for MicroSD expansion. It is very thin, at only 10.7mm. It has a slide out QWERTY, 3.2 megapixel camera, and rumored accelerometer to round out the feature list.
A release date for the Touch Diamond doesn’t accompany the latest leak. HTC itself has scheduled a press event for May 6th and is widely expected to launch the Diamond as well as the Touch Pro and Touch Find at the event, with American releases by late fall.

Vodafone Germany officially confirmed that it will be adding two new DVB-T mobile phone models to its range of mobile phones at the beginning of May 2008.
The LG HB620T and the GIGA-BYTE GSmart t600 both have an integrated DVB-T receiver for viewing all free TV channels in excellent quality and in most areas of Germany. Football fans will be able to watch the EURO 2008 on their mobile phones at no extra cost.

It was expected that the new mobile phones will retail for around 100 Euro, only the (EDGE and UMTS enabled) HB620T will be available for 99.00 Euro while the 2.5G t600 costs 289.90 (each with a 24 month contract).Stay tuned for more information.