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Okay so the much rumored Samsung Instinct HD is now officially official on Sprint. Speculation about the new version of the Instinct had been around for a good while, but for the official word crazed crowed, the time has come to whip out your pocket books. Although not what we or anyone for that matter expected, the announcement came in a newsletter sent to Premier customers. Now this could be a mistake, in fact it most likely is, that the Samsung Instinct HD will be a handset of the people, not just the Premier crowd. The Instinct HD features, “a 3.2″ screen, enhanced visual voicemail, simpler texting, improved browsing and a 5-megapixel camera,” and that’s probably something Sprint will soon be drilling into our heads very soon. So who’s buying?

A certain very official looking leaked document leaked from the halls of Sprint tells of good things to come this September. These good things include the HTC Touch Pro2 and Samsung Dash or Instinct s50. That’s right, if the leaked page is any consolation to the recent Sprint goof-ups and let downs about the Pre, September became the month to hail. While the Touch Pro2 has been spec’d and photographed to no end, the Instinct s50 has had no such official or unofficial appearances. Could this be an Android device since Sprint CEO Dan Hesse has said that Sprint is getting ready to embrace the matured Android. We’ll know soon enough.

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We now bring you a blurry picture of the not so cool Samsung u450 Intensity. The handset is headed for Verizon and will have a place on Best Buy shelves as well. Official word isn’t in yet but seeing as the u450 Intensity features dual keypads, a 1.3 megapixel camera and Bluetooth, there won’t be lines a mile long to grab one. Oh well, this could be exciting if you’ve never held a dual keypad before. Of course we’d rather jump straight to the Omnia 2.

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Fresh rumor has it that the Samsung Galaxy I7500 is ready to fill shelves at O2 stores. The rumor comes from Register Hardware blog that claims to have been tipped off to this little piece. If O2 retail stores have gotten their secret stock of Samsung Galaxy I7500, it means we may well get to see the full touchscreen Android beauty in the market this September. The handset has some classy features and knowing how good looking Sammy’s handsets are 528MHz processor, 3.2-inch capacitive OLED display, 5 megapixel camera, Wi-Fi, GPS, 8GB of internal memory are sure to add up to a mouthwatering package.

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Samsung has given the official word on which countries will get the Omnia II. The list mentions a total of 14 markets and the surprising fact is that major markets such as the United States, U.K., Germany and France weren’t on the list. The Omnia II was slated for AT&T, but since Big Blue hasn’t made the official announcement yet, maybe that’s what’s keeping Sammy quiet too. The markets that are confirmed by the list are; Philippines, Thailand, Netherlands, Turkey, UAE, Morocco, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Nigeria, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Chile, Colombia and Australia. These will be in addition to Singapore, Malaysia and Vietnam, countries which have already received the Omnia II. For those of you whose country didn’t make it, well don’t lose hope yet, the Omnia II will see more of the globe as the year progresses.

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Now among the handsets on their way to AT&T in the next few months is the Samsung A797, and it is a handset we knew very little about. Till today that is. Seems like some Atlanta native, oblivious of the unannounced status of the handset, got an A797 but then decided to jump ship and go on over to Sprint. Part of the breaking-ties was to put the A797 up for sale on Craig’s list (for $115). And voilà! Here we have an image of the vertical slider phone and its pretty QWERTY and touchscreen (because there’s no d-pad). The A797 is a dumphone feature phone and we don’t expect it to be setting any Olympic records. Since the Craig list sale price is $115, seems a safe bet that AT&T will be pricing this with fewer digits.

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We live in a world of Windows Mobile, Apple (OS), BlackBerry, Android, webOS and Symbian phones. As such with all the glamour and pizzazz these platforms throw our way, good ol’e LiMo pretty much got side saddled. Sure Android and WebOS are Linux based, but the UI is drastically polished while LiMo by itself looks like it needs a shower. So we hope that Linux will get a new life with Panasonic and NEC taking it up, not just in any small way but with a full launch of 9 new handsets. Japanese mobile carrier KDDI and touchscreen company Immersion Corp are teaming up for the project but LiMo is looking for the big fish of the OEM pond. LiMo does hold the plus point of being a less costly open-source system, something manufacturers keen on reducing costs are sure to pick up on. But before LiMo can be the new BlackBerry….many a season must pass.

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Sprint is now among the carriers that posses the evergood Green thumb. The first of its eco-friendly devices is the Samsung Reclaim. The Samsung Reclaim is a handset made with 80 percent recycled material and according to Sprint it is “the most full-featured QWERTY phone launched by Sprint at less than $50”. We believe. The Samsung Reclaim features a QWERTY keypad, 2 megapixel camera with video capture, Bluetooth 2.0 with A2DP, GPS and microSDHC support (up to 32GB). Pretty good compared to the other green-phones out there. The Reclaim is currently available for an affordable $49.99 on contract. For every handset purchased, Sprint will donate $2 to The Nature Conservancy’s Adopt an Acre program.

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Best Buy is certainly making August a month of handsets. Leaked documents have revealed what best Buy plans for the later weeks of August and we have to say, it is gooood. Here’s what you’re looking at;

• Samsung Gravity 2 (berry) — T-Mobile
• Samsung Solstice — AT&T
• LG Xenon (red) — AT&T
• Global AirCard (G2) — Verizon
• Samsung Rogue — Verizon
• LG Chocolate Touch — Verizon
• Samsung u450 Intensity — Verizon
• Samsung Omnia 2 — Verizon
• BlackBerry Tour — (new shipment, Sprint)

There’s also a Samsung M330 coming to Sprint that will be popping up on Best Buy on September 8^th, or at least early September if this is just a tentative date. Oh well, let’s just focus on the treat at hand…LG Chocolate…mmmmmmm.

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RadioShack, or “The Shack” as we will soon learn to call it, announced a few days ago that it will be pairing up with T-Mobile. Great. What we didn’t know at the time was what handsets would be featured on its retail list for TMo. Of course that is no longer a secret, here’s what you can expect from T-Mobile courtesy of RadioShack;

Postpaid handsets:

• Samsung T239 (red)
• Sony Ericsson TM506 (amber)
• Samsung Gravity 2
• Samsung Comeback (red)
• BlackBerry Curve 8900
• Samsung Behold
• HTC myTouch 3G (black & white)

Prepaid handsets:

• Nokia 1661
• Samsung T239 (gray)
• Nokia 2760
• Samsung T349

The handsets are nothing new, but now you know what your friendly RadioShack store can hook you up with. Enjoy.

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