Samsung has something to do pimpernel in view of the many mobile phones out by rival firms, but here is that Samsung has announced the 8 megapixel Omnia HD PDA phone, which will include the following amazing specifications (for a mobile phone, at least – that was unthinkable five years ago):

• 3.7-inch screen 360 x 640
• HSUPA
• GPS Navigation
• Bluetooth
• Internal Memory of 8Go/16Go
• microSDHC slot

The 8 megapixel camera of the Omnia HD can also record videos at a resolution of 1280 x 720 at 24fps – it’s still not full HD, but it’s definitely a good start. This is where 8Go/16Go of internal memory will be practical, especially when you have to manage HD videos.

Here is the Samsung T-OMNIA. The PDA phone includes the following specifications: a display of 480×800 pixels (instead of 240×480), a CPU of 806Mhz (instead of 624MHz), S-DMB (digital TV), UMTS/HSDPA 7.2Mbps (theoretical), 4GB or 16GB of storage. The PDA phone is available for November 27 in South Korea.

The Asus P552 PDA phone is equipped with Windows Mobile 6.1, with a 2.8-inch touchscreen and displaying a QVGA resolution of 240 x 320 pixels. At first glance modest, however, the P552 has the latest technology. Compatible with 3G+, it incorporates a GPS module with the latest SiRFstar III chip and Bluetooth 2.0 EDR and a 2-megapixel camera. Finally, for the technical side, the Asus P552 is equipped with a powerful Marvel Travor processor because it’s clocked at 624 MHz and with 128 MB of RAM and 256 MB of storage expandable through the port for MicroSD memory card.

The Asus P565 was announced as the Windows Mobile PDA Phone fastest in the world, this is mainly due to its Marvell processor of 800Mhz.

In both videos below, you can see in comparison in a benchmark test between the HTC Touch Diamond and the Asus P565. The HTC has a processor running at 528Mhz. In the final result, the Asus P565 receives a twice higher score with the VoBenchmark software.

The U.S. operator AT&T has announced the marketing of a PDA phone with Windows Mobile 6.1 of the Korean manufacturer LG.

The LG Incite CF810 is the second PDA phone with Windows Mobile of the brand after the LG KS20. This PDA phone has a wide 3-inch touchscreen of 240×400 resolution, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 2.0, AGPS receiver and supports HSDPA and 3G networks.

It also offers a 3.2-megapixel camera, a 1300mAh battery, and a MicroSD slot. The PDA phone is available in the U.S. at a price of $199 with a 2-year subscription and an offer of repayment.

After nearly two months of waiting, Asus has officially unveiled its new Asus P565 smartphone. The first Communicator on Windows Mobile 6.1 powered by a Marvell TravorP processor running at 800 Mhz.

A model that has the Glide interface, HSDPA/3G support, with 2.8 VGA touch screen (480×640), a media player, 3-megapixel camera (autofocus), GPS, 256MB flash memory, 128MB of SDRAM, microSD slot/SDHC, and WiFi and Bluetooth connectivity. It measure 102×60.5×16mm for a total weight of 120g. For the autonomy, it allows up to 4 hours in conversation and 250 hours in standby.

The new Asus P565 smartphone will be marketed soon and should compete with the best smartphones in the market.

BlackBerry has announced today the launch of a new smartphone, the BlackBerry Storm. The BlackBerry Storm is a smartphone with a touch screen.

A touch screen of 480×360 pixels with a force feedback, and a 3.5mm jack and a microSDHC 8GB memory card which is pre-installed on the smartphone, but supports up to 16 GB of additional storage.

A 3.2 megapixel camera, with variable zoom, autofocus and powerful flash which also provides continuous lighting during video recordings. The Blackberry Storm is equipped with a GPS that supports the applications and location-based services, and the geo-referencing photos. An accelerometer can show applications either in portrait or landscape mode simply by turning the smartphone. A removable and rechargeable battery of 1400 mAhr which provides about 6 hours in use on 3G networks and 15 days in standby.

Japanese customers of SoftBank may welcome the arrival of the Aquos Fulltouch 931SH of Sharp. It possesses more of a sliding alphanumeric QWERTY keyboard, a 3.8″ screen of 1024×480 resolution. It’s the same screen size as the HTC Touch HD which contents with a resolution of 800×480, both ready for 16/9 cinema. But the 931SH is still equipped with lots of good things, like a 1Seg tuner and a 5-megapixel apn. Another reason to want to move to Japan.

SoftBank, definitely very active in Japan, has announced the arrival of Samsung Player Addict in the sushis’ land , except that it will offer additional small things. Indeed, in the menu, small things and more, we can see the TV tuner 1-Seg but a touch screen 3.3″ with a resolution of 800×480. In addition, the red version will be available with of white and black versions.

The CEO of Motorola, Sanjay Jha, has said too much. Or not enough. In any case, it has clearly mentioned the existence of a version 6.5 of Windows Mobile, which suggests that Microsoft is not yet ready to launch a version 7, which would still paired with Windows 7…

Motorola will therefore propose a mobile phone based on that version 6.5 in the second quarter of 2009. Stay tuned…