The new W950i packs 4GB of flash storage memory enough for 1000 songs and comparable with a mini iPod into a slimline 3G device.
The W950i has the same chassis as the M600 3G messaging device shown here and reported last issue without the QWERTY keypad and with no camera.
Sony Ericsson also launched the K610i the follow-up to the 3G K600i. The K600i has a two megapixel camera push e-mail and the new Memory Stick Micro card format. Sony Ericsson also added the entry-level J100i to its roster as well as the DS970 stereo Bluetooth headset. All products will ship in April/May.
Nokia launched three handsets. The 6136 clamshell works on both mobile and IP-based networks. It uses Nokia s Unlicensed Mobile Access (UMA) technology to allow handover of voice and data connections between GSM and WLAN networks. It also includes a 1.3 megapixel camera with 8x digital zoom.
This move is in step with our fixed-mobile convergence strategy said Nokia vice-president of networks Roberto Loiola. This is about bringing mobility simplicity and personalisation to new customers regardless of the network they are accessing.
Nokia also launched the lower-end 6131 clamshell which has a 1.3 megapixel camera and the entry-level 6070 bar phone.
All products are expected to ship in Q2.
Nokia chief executive Jorma Ollila predicted that Nokia would sell 80 million handsets with integrated music players and 150 million devices with a built-in FM radio in 2006. He claimed global sales of 3G handsets would hit 100 million this year.
Samsung showcased a new HSDPA handset the Z560 which supports speeds of up to 1.8Mbps. It includes a two megapixel camera external music keys 30MB of internal memory and an external microSD memory slot. The Z560 will be available in Q2.
Samsung Telecommunication president Kitae Lee said: HSDPA is the future of mobile broadband. The Z560 will help drive the commercialisation and deployment of HSDPA in Europe.
Samsung also unveiled seven mobile TV devices crossing all types of mobile broadcasting platform. The firm said it was in talks with UK operators about bringing mobile TV technology to the market in 2006.
The SGH-P900 terrestrial DMB phone is being used in mobile TV trials in Germany and France. The P900 will launch in time for the World Cup in Germany in June which will be broadcast on mobile with T-Mobile.
Others included its new DVB-H handset the P910 as well as a dual (terrestrial and satellite) DMB phone the B4100.
Also on the roster in Barcelona was a five megapixel camera phone with satellite DMB capability and a whole range of new slim-line devices less than 15mm thick for release in 2006.
On the heels of the launch of a trio of new devices in Berlin last month BenQ Mobile unveiled three more handsets including an HSDPA device that should reach consumers in time for the World Cup.
The EF91 with a 3.2 megapixel camera is billed as the first HSDPA phone on the grounds that it is already listed with Vodafone and T-Mobile. BenQ Mobile also launched the slimline 3G S81 and the EF51 music phone which has a white casing reminiscent of the Apple iPod and a music keypad that folds down to reveal a regular phone keypad. The EF51 supports Microsoft Windows Media.
BenQ Mobile CEO Clemens Joos said: Our competitors have talked about HSDPA but BenQ will be the first to bring the technology to market.
He added that BenQ expected to develop key alliances with its major customers around the world.
All the BenQ Mobile products will debut in Q2.

Unemployed Thomas Michael Barrett 43 of Central Street Islington was ordered to appear before Middlesex Guildhall Crown Court on May 26.
He is charged with conspiracy to steal phones and accessories worth 9874.68 from Phones 4U on Tottenham Court Road in London on January 15 2004.

The petition reads: We the undersigned over-stressed un-appreciated not-much-loved independent dealers of the UK mobile phone industry want the UK s mobile phone networks to make sure we have the following month s contract pricing information available by the 24th of the previous month & Remember it s all about partnership. So go on show us the money.
Dealers can add their name at
www.petitiononline.com/fonelove/
petition.html.

Benefon s latest handset the TWIG Discovery is a GPS/GSM device offering navigation without the need for separate GPS modules. It incorporates digital 2D and 3D mapping from NAVTEQ including street-level detail and points of interest information.
We are determined to offer best-in-class personal navigation said Benefon CEO Jonathan Bate.
Working with NAVTEQ ensures that our customers will benefit from the best quality mapping available. Being a fully integrated device also means that the consumer can have the benefits of navigation outside of in-car solutions .
NAVTEQ Europe vice-president and general manager of consumer applications Serge Bussat added:
TWIG Discovery users can find necessary information that facilitates their travel wherever they are and whenever they need it.
The TWIG Discovery includes a short-cut key and voice instructions for navigation.

The findings come in an independent poll of 50 brand-name companies commissioned by mobile infrastructure software provider Airwide Solutions.
It predicts that by 2008 89 per cent of brands will use text and MMS to reach their audience with nearly a third planning to spend more than 10 per cent of their marketing budget on the medium.
In five years more than half of the brands (52 per cent) expect to spend between five per cent and 25 per cent of total marketing budget on mobile marketing.
40 per cent of brands have already deployed text messaging campaigns and 18 per cent have deployed MMS campaigns.
Despite this enthusiasm to adopt mobile marketing however more than half (55 per cent) of those polled said they were unsure how to reach specific target audiences via mobile campaigns.
Factors that would make mobile advertising more attractive include the ability to reach a specific target audience together with information about how the user responded to a marketing message and proof that a message has been received by the user s handset.
Commenting on the results Airwide chief marketing officer Jay Seaton said: With reliable infrastructure in place and a means to control and measure campaigns it will be a race to create and deliver the most effective mobile marketing initiatives to subscribers.

Huawei will supply Vodafone-branded consumer 3G handsets across 21 countries starting in September.
The handsets will carry only the Vodafone brand the first time the company has offered devices branded in this way for the consumer market.
Vodafone group chief marketing officer Peter Bamford said: This agreement shows the cost benefits that Vodafone s size and global reach can bring to our customers.
The agreement marks Huawei s first significant entry into the European handset market.

He will report directly to UK managing director Philip Rambech. Hughes was previously country manager for Panasonic Ireland for four-and-a-half years and also worked for mobile phone distributors Brightpoint Ireland and Central Communications.
Hughes will oversee the BenQ-Siemens brand campaign in Ireland and look to increase its share of the Irish market through its new portfolio of 3G and multimedia devices.

Nokia s share in CDMA lags well behind its dominance in GSM. The new joint-venture would account for around 20 per cent of the global CDMA market a figure that is comparable to Samsung s share.
Nokia which already sources handset components from Sanyo brings to the table a range of entry-level and mid-range CDMA devices. Sanyo is better known for its mid- to high-end CDMA kit. Nokia has relationships with 60 CDMA operators around the globe. Sanyo has strong relationships with CDMA operators in Japan and North America.
This is the best way to create an attractive CDMA phone portfolio said Nokia president and COO Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo.
The deal is expected to be finalised next quarter and the venture to begin operations in Q3.

A spokesman for the company said he could not reveal the size of the investment or its source but said the money would not be in the form of a cash injection. It would be available to call down once an acquisition opportunity emerged.
Part of the company s strategy is to develop an e-commerce package for dealers as a white-label offering. The package will be hosted by Fone Logistics but each customer would be able to put their own branding on the product. The spokesman said the offering would be developed through acquisition.
Other moves include the extension of Fone Logistic s recently acquired distribution contract with Nokia. The company is currently in negotiations with two other handset manufacturers over similar deals.
The company has also announced the appointment of two non-executive directors. Mike Bower and Gary Fawcett are both former executives at Link Telecom. Both men have secured a shareholding in Fone Logistics. This forms part of the company s new financing which also includes other private investors and bank funding. The spokesman declined to confirm the size of the new non-execs shareholding.
The move aims to show the dealer community that Fone Logistics intends to remain independent following the news that rival Phones International Group received a multi-million pound war chest from Credit Suisse a fortnight ago.
Fone Logistics managing director Ian Gillespie said: Fone Logistics is a popular with independent dealers because we are independent.

The service allows users to browse more than 600000 full-length tracks in a wide range of genres. Downloads will cost 1.50 each plus standard GPRS charges.
MobMusic also includes a free PC application that enables users to transfer their existing catalogue of CDs and mp3s on to their mobile.
There is also an exclusive music discovery service available via PC. The Music Room allows MobMusic members to listen to and purchase their favourite music 24/7 direct to their mobile.
For 1.50 a week members also receive their own Music Locker that keeps a record of all the tracks they buy so if they change or lose their phone they can download the track again for free. Members also receive other music offers including gig tickets and pre-release exclusives.
Monstermob CEO Martin Higginson claimed the service s independence guaranteed transparency of pricing and promised it would deliver a compelling service where others have failed .