The UK Vodafone Palm Treo 500v is offical. In the US, many are not impressed. With all the kick-ass phones overseas, I can’t imagine people being impressed there either.

Despite the Palm Treo 500v features there seems to be a disconnect with the public. Expectations are high for Palm to redeem itself from previous shortcomings. The Palm Treo 500v still misses the mark.

Measuring 14mm thin, this candybar from Sony Ericsson is the latest in the Cyber-shot family, packed with 3.2 megapixels, autofocus, video calling and video recording ability, Bluetooth 2.0 w/A2DP, FM radio, media player (MP3/AAC) and a 1.9-inch QVGA display.

Bundled with a 256MB M2 card, (no detail on max memory capacity) USB cable and stereo headset, the Sony Ericsson CyberShot K770 is expected to launch this autumn in select markets. Pricing is to be announced.

The LG-LX750 a.k.a. the LG Muziq, is the new LG clamshell that just landed on Sprint / Nextel. The LG Muziq is nicely priced coming in at $100 after agreement + rebates and holds a decent feature set. 1.3 megapixel cam, Bluetooth with A2DP, MicroSD card slot and FM Radio transmitter.

Recognizing the missed potential by marketing the LG KE850 (Prada) purely as a fashion phone, instead of a feature rich, easy-to-use, next generation, touch screen mobile, LG is rumored to be dropping the Prada moniker on the upcoming version of the phone, the LG KU990. The new model will sport a 5 megapixel camera with flash, HSDPA, FM radio, and YouTube compatibility.

Recently rolled out in the UK and powered by Windows Mobile 6 on top of the TouchFLO interface, the HTC Touch combines full surface appeal with a stylish handset design.

Quick specs include Tri-band GSM/EDGE, 802.11 b/g, WiFi, Bluetooth 2.0, SD card slot (1GB in card included), 2 megapixel camera, a 2.8-inch screen and Windows Mobile 6 with Direct Push Email.

There have been a load of Samsung handset rolling out recently. Here is one we’ve managed to catch and cover, the Samsung SGH E590. The new handset from Samsung weighs only 2.32 ounces and will be landing in Europe and Asia later this month. Specs below.

The Samsung Mini Skirt was released recently to an eagerly awaiting public. Well, at least in Korea. The Samsung SCH C220 (a.k.a. SPH C2200, SPH C2250) easily remembered as the Samsung Mini Skirt is slider with a deliberately “feminine” design.

Quick specs include 2.2-inch display, 2 Megapixel camera, MicroSD card slot, media player for your music and movies and photos, dictionary, Bluetooth and GPS. 3 hours talk time and 120 hours standby.

Word on the web is that the BlackBerry Curve is rolling out tommorrow, about a week earlier than expected. The BlackBerry Curve is the smallest and lightest full QWERTY BlackBerry to date and packs plenty of features into the svelte 4.2 x 2.4 x 0.6 inch case.

The lot of you who have been waiting for the BlackBerry 8830 should be very happy, as Verizon has recently unloaded the global phone for a mere $199 (after agreements and rebates). Sprint users still have to wait until July to get their hands on the device, which boasts 2GB microSD card slot, media player, Bluetooth, Voice Activated Dialing (VAD) and trackball navigation.

The name LG SV300 might not catch your attention, but if i said the LG Wine Phone, I’m pretty certain you’d be wondering what in the world I was talking about. Well the LG Wine is the latest phone that is scheduled to pick up from where the LG Chocolate and the LG Shine have left off.