The HTC Snap is a new Windows Mobile powered smartphone that is set to have WiFi, Bluetooth, GPS and a strong 1500 mAh battery in a small and compact form with a full QWERTY keyboard. You can check out a quick review of the new device in the video below. There is no word on availability or pricing.

It appears WMPoweruser has gotten the very first screen shot of Windows Mobile 7. The new OS is expected to power new devices in late 2010.

BGR is reporting that the Samsung Omnia is set to launch on Bell in Canada sometime between April 9 and 12. The Samsung Omnia is a high end Windows Mobile 6.1 powered device with a 5MP camera, GPS, Wi-Fi, 3.2-inch 240×400 display, DivX/XviD video playback, among other fetures. It does not have a slide out QWERTY. Also, this is not the newer Samsung Omnia HD (specs).

Update: It is now passed May and this BlackBerry has yet to launch. It is believed it will launch either late June or mid July 2009 on Telus, and therefore likely in the U.S. as well.

There are rumors that the BlackBerry 9630 World Edition is set to launch this May on Verizon. We can expect Telus in Canada to also launch this handset in May, bringing the first full physical QWERTY next-generation BlackBerry on Telus. Expect this BlackBerry to be highly aggressively priced.

Google acquired Grand Central in 2007 for more than $50 million in just over a year after the company launched. Grand Central essentially centralizes all of your phone numbers into one prime number; therefore even as you change numbers work or mobile numbers, everyone will still have your primary number.

Google has now finally re-launched the service as Google Voice. New user registrations are still closed but will be opened in the coming weeks. Google says existing Grand Central users will be getting an email with instructions on how to take advantage of the new features that will soon be opened to everyone.

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The BlackBerry Pearl Flip phone has now appeared on the Telus website and marked as coming soon. The device should be priced at $500 without a contract, or about $100 with a 3-year plan. There are rumors that Telus will offer discounted monthly pricing as part of its aggressively marketing campaign as the same phone is now available on Bell for as low as $29.95 on a 3-year plan. There is nothing different than the current GSM version already available on Rogers.

HTC will be releasing two high-end touch phones in September. The HTC Firestone includes a 3.6-inch display, an 8MP camera, 600MHz Qualcomm processor, HSPA 3G, among other advanced features. HTC will also release another handset with an even larger 4.8-inch display powered with an even faster 1GHz Qualcomm processor, but will include a 5MP camera. Both devices are expected to be available in September 2009 and will be powered with the new Windows Mobile 6.5 OS.

Samsung Product Strategy executive Won-Pyo Hongsaid in a Reuters interview Samsung is committed to developing and releasing 3 phones powered by Google’s Android mobile OS in 2009. He also went on to say Samsung would release at least one LiMo Linux handset in 2009. Last week, various carriers including Orange, NTT DoCoMo, SK Telecom, Vodafone, Telefonica, among other partners announced their commitment to Linux Mobile powered handsets.

HTC has just announced the Magic, the first all touch-screen Google Android powered handset. The handset also includes the Android Cupcake update, which now includes a virtual on-screen keyboard, among other UI changes. Unfortunately, one major inconvenience from the phone is that it does not offer a standard headphone jack and will therefore require an adapter. Additionally, 3G will not be supported in North America. The HTC Magic also features a 3.2-inch HVGA display, a trackball for navigation and a 3.2MP autofocus camera. HTC President and CEO Peter Chou said, “The HTC Magic embodies the compact style and sophistication for which HTC has come to be known, with the powerful and intuitive internet experience for which the Android platform was designed,” HTC confirmed Vodafone will be the exclusive provider in Germany, France, the UK, and Spain. The HTC Magic will also be available in Italy non-exclusively from a carrier. Exact pricing and availability was not disclosed.

Jesus Diaz from Gizmodo has gotten some hands-on time with the upcoming Garmin-ASUS Nuvifone G60. Check out the video for a first look at the device.