
Verizon Wireless has officially announced that the Samsung Trance slider will be available for purchase at the carrier this Friday, in two color versions: Electric Red and Piano Black. As a reminder, this music handset sports a 2.1-inch TFT display with 176 x 220 resolution, a 1.3MP camera, Bang & Olufsen ICEpower audio technology, a 1GB of internal memory, a microSDHC card support (up to 16GB), a VZ Navigator, email, web browser, Bluetooth and a 3.5mm headset jack. The Samsung Trance will retail for $49.99 after a $50 mail-in rebate with a 2-year contract. More

According to BGR, Samsung is set to launch their latest mid-end music-oriented slider ‘Trance U490′ on April 24th via Verizon. This music handset will sport a 2.1-inch display with 176 x 220 resolution, 1.3MP camera, Bang & Olufsen ICEpower audio technology, 1GB of internal memory, microSDHC card support (up to 16GB), VZ Navigator, email, web browser, Bluetooth and 3.5mm headset jack. The Trance will retail for $49.99 after a $50 mail-in rebate and a 2-year contract, $119.99 after a $50 mail-in rebate and a 1 year contract or $219.99 for full retail. [BGR via Electronista]

Samsung has announced the release date and full specs of their upcoming dual-SIM handset, the B5702 that we mentioned back in February. This mid-end slider offers a 2.4-inch TFT display with 320 x 240 resolution, 3-megapixel autofocus camera, 50MB of internal memory, microSD card slot (up to 8GB), dual-SIM card slots, a media player, FM radio with RDS, Bluetooth 2.1+EDR, EDGE and supports quad-band GSM850/900/1800/1900MHz networks. The handset will be launched in several markets in May before being released worldwide. It would appear first in Russia with a price tag of 14,000 rubles. [MobileWhack]

Samsung has unveiled its latest slider phone known as the Propel pro. This new business handset runs on Windows Mobile 6.1 OS and sports a 2.5-inch screen with 320×320 resolution, 3-megapixel camera, a redesigned keyboard, GPS, WiFi and Stereo Bluetooth. The phone will be available on AT&T later this month for $150. More

The unlocked version of samsung S8300 Ultra Touch is now available at Amazon for $499.95. As a reminder, the S8300 is a 3G (USDPA/UMTA/EDGE/GPRS/GSM) slider phone that boasts a 2.8-inch touch-screen AMOLED, a 8MP camera with LED flash, 80MB of internal memory, microSDHC card slot, A-GPS, FM radio, DivX support, MP3, video recording, and Bluetooth connectivity. More

Here are some leaked pictures of Motorola’s upcoming i856 iDEN phone. This slider phone offers a 2.2-inch display, 1.3 megapixel camera, Bluetooth 2.0, microSD card support and push-to-talk capabilities. The phone is likely to hit the market in the third quarter of the year, probably via Boost for unannounced price yet. [Engadget] More