The Blackberry 9000 is to be announced on the 12th, which means next week, but there is already a review out there from CrackBerry, which almost confirms this release date.

If you can’t remember the specifications, they are:

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We have got news that Windows Mobile 7 will be in two upcoming mobile phones, one of them is the Flame II, and the other one is the Atom VI.

As you can see in the picture, none of the devices have fully concluded specifications, but the Flame II is expected to have a 3.5″ touchscreen or larger, GPS, and a 3.2 megapixel camera and it’s dedicated to multimedia, whereas the Atom VI has the same features, although it comes with HSDPA at 7.2mbps and HSUPA at 5.2mbps, which makes us believe that this might be a business smartphone.

Source: MoDaCo via WMExperts

According to ABI research, 550 million GPS-enabled phones will be shipped by 2012, this is fuelled by navigation convergence from GPS devices to phones, Geotagging, and other applications which require the use of a GPS receiver and empower the use of a mobile phone, such as Nokia Sports Tracker.

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The Samsung i200 smartphone had been heard of in February, but now it’s officially released under the following specifications:

• Windows Mobile 6.1
• HSDPA
• 2.3″ QVGA display, which rather small
• 2 megapixel camera
• Bluetooth

The i200 feels like a low-range smartphone, but it’s always necessary to keep all types of phones available for different target markets.

Source: IntoMobile

For a new brand in the business, it’s a great launch. The MWg Atom V and Zinc II smartphones are featured with up-to-date components, but the problem might be effective marketing, as no-one has heard of the brand.

Both phones run on Windows Mobile 6.0 Professional, and not on the latest 6.1 release, although the Atom V has a User Interface similar to HTC’s TouchFLO. The Zinc II on the other hand, comes with Windows Mobile 6.1.

Specifications and images after the jump.

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