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Here is good news for those who wait for a new high end smartphone. Nokia has decided to release the Nokia’s N96 high end smartphone in North America in Q4 2008. Priced at around $900, this iPhone 3G competitor offers a 2.8 inch LCD display, 16GB internal memory, 5MP camera, Wi-Fi connectivity, N-Gage support and 3G connectivity. Unfortunately, the US version does not have an integrated digital TV tuner because the DVB-H standard is unavailable in North America. [DigitalTrends via Upcoming Cell Phone]

Are you still remember the Sony Ericsson W980 Phone picture gallery that we posted several months ago? Now we have a hands-on video of the phone. As a reminder, the SE W980 is a Music-focused phone that features an 8GB of internal memory, 3.2MP camera with 3.2 digital zoom, and an FM transmitter. The W980 is a must-have phone for music lovers. Watch the video after the jump. [JustAMP via Upcoming Cell Phones]

The new Nokia E71 smartphone offers some cool features including A-GPS and Nokia Maps 2.0 for navigation and supports for the latest Ovi services including Nokia Maps and Share on Ovi. You can also take high quality photos with its 3.2MP digital camera and save them on a microSD memory card. These cool smartphone also sports the most popular consumer email services including Gmail, Yahoo! Mail and Hotmail. E71 ultra-slim business smartphone in the States. The Nokia E71 smartphone is priced at approx. $500. [AVING via Upcoming Cell Phones]

When it comes to music, Sony Ericsson undoubtly kicks everybody’s ass.  Now Sony claims to take their music phone “beyond music” with this spanking new W902.  It is one of the first music phones that comes with image stabilization for both photos and videos.  It even connects you to Google Maps so you can geotag your photos.  Everything else is quite impressive too, 5MP camera, scratch-resistant 2.2″ QVGA screen AND lens, HSDPA 2100, etc.  Coming in Volcanic Black, Wine Red and Earth Green in Q4 2008. No word on pricing yet. [MobileBurn via Upcoming Cell Phones]

Motorola has decided to launch its brand new VE75 mobile phone in China. The dual SIM phone retails for about $440. The handset comes jam packed with a 2.6 inch display with 16:9 aspect ratio and a 240 x 400 resolution, 2MP shooter, Multimedia playback, microSD memory card slot, USB 2.0 and Bluetooth connectivity. [UberPhones via Upcoming Cell Phones]

Sony and Microsoft have announced a design contest that challenges consumers to create new designs for the new line of Sony VAIO Graphic Splash laptops. The competition starts today through August 10th, 2008. Designers can submit their designs online at www.sony.com/mygraphicsplash with a photo of themselves and a short explanation about their design. The winner’s design will be made into limited-edition VAIO notebooks. The new VAIO My Graphic Splash notebook line will be available online at www.sony.com/pr/mygraphicsplash later this Fall 2008. [Sony via Laptop Blog]

Here is a picture of the BlackBerry Thunder. The gadget is also known as the BlackBerry 9500. It has the user interface that is similar to the iPhone. Other specifications include a 360 x 480 touch sensitive display. Stay tuned for more updates. [UnWiredView via Upcoming Cell Phones]

This Indoor Golf Center will be built in the Netherlands. It is touted as the world’s largest indoor golf center. The building will feature 34 bays and 15000 square feet of practice facilities with bunkers and water hazards. It is expected that the golf center will drive more than 150,000 visitors per year due to its amazing look and facilities. See more pictures after the jump. [Tuvie]

The Nokia 8208 phone has been unveiled. This handset is actually the first non-N Series cell phone from Nokia that features a 2-way slider. The music phone has controls for track navigation when the display is slid downwards. Other features include 3.5mm headphone jack, 3MP camera, assisted GPS and EV-DO Rev. A support. Unfortunately, there is no further info on the release date. [Electronista via Upcoming Cell Phones]

Gigabyte today launched a new Gigabyte Netbook M912V tablet PC that comes with a 8.9-inch swivel touch screen display and Intel Atom 1.6GHz processor with Intel 945GSE chipset. The tablet also adopts 2.5 inch 160GB SATA hard drive, 1GB DDR2 RAM, Express Card slot, optional HSDPA, and a built-in 1.3MP webcam. Other features include 3x USB ports, dual 1.5 watt speakers, Bluetooth, and 802.11b/g wireless. The Netbook M912V will be available later this month for $699. [PCLaunches via Laptop Blog]