
TCT Mobiles in collaboration with ICE have launched their latest QWERTY flip phone for the Indian market. Known as the Alcatel ICE3, this stylish clamshell phone boasts a 2.4-inch 240 x 320 TFT display, a 2MP camera with video recording, a full QWERTY keyboard, an 80MB of internal memory, a microSD card slot (up to 8GB), an MP3 player, an FM radio, WAP 2.0, Bluetooth 2.0 with A2DP, a USB 2.0 port and supports GSM/GPRS/EDGE network. Available in dark chrome and pink chrome color options, the Alcatel ICE3 is sold for Rs. 7000 (about $158). More

Japan’s NTT Docomo has joined together with “Seventeen” magazine to release a new FOMA branded clamshell phone for girls. The Foma SH-05B features a small monochrome display on the outside and a larger 3.0-inch TFT display on the inside. The 3G-ready phone comes equipped with a 5MP camera, a microSD card support (up to 16GB), GPS and Bluetooth. Available in “yurukawa pink” and “yancha pink”, the Foma SH-05B will be released in February 5th, 2010. [Impress]

Here comes the new version of Samsung U340, introducing the Smooth U350 clamshell phone. Unfortunately, the specs remain the same except for a change in style. Here are the specs: a VGA camera, 128×160 resolution display and a lack of microSD memory card slot. The phone itself is likely to hit the market before the end of the month for unannounced price yet. [SlipperyBrick]