Valentine’s Day saw the expected, but quiet launches of both the Samsung Stripe, and the Samsung SCH U740. I’m sure, to the tech savvy it seems that Verizon Wireless ran off with the prom queen and T-Mobile got stuck at home with the PC and Fleshbot (NSFW).

Don’t be surprised though, if the T-Mob rings up a hefty amount of sells from this $50 myFaves clamshell that sports Bluetooth and the VGA camera. It’s stylish, simple, effective and inexpensive. Just about anytime you throw those together you get good results. More►

Here’s a quick look at the happenings from 3GSM Barcelona. Thanks goodness for YouTube and Flickr. Both are excellent sources for connecting, gathering info and gawking at your next potential purchase. That said MobileMentalism went ahead and did us all a favor by scooping up 18 videos of some of the hottest phones we’ve seen thus far. More►

The Samsung YP-K3 player looks good in red. Just don’t try to snatch this baby up anytime soon, because even though it’s on the Samsung site, it’s not available to snag for Valentine’s Day. Word on the web is that the “Bloody Mary” version of Samsung YP-K3 player is shipping a little later. Maybe March, maybe summer, maybe Q3, maybe. More►

Following up on the fashion focus as shown with the Samsung SCH B680, Samsung rolls out another clamshell for the Rainbow-Brite in your life.

Dubbed the Samsung SCH B660, SPH B6600 or even the SPH B6650 depending on your carrier, the DMB capable handset, sports a 1.3 megapixel camera, MP3 player and has a microSD card slot. More►

Here is a sneak peak of the upcoming, slide out QWERTY candybar goodness from Samsung that is expected to be announced next week during 3GSM. Quick specs on the subtle and sexy, Samsung Ultra Smart F700 slider include 7.2Mbps HSDPA, EDGE, 2.78-inch touchscreen display, microSD memory slot, 5 megapixel shooter and Bluetooth. More►

The Samsung SCH B680 is a Spring colleciton fashion mobile geared towards the ladies. More prissy than powerful the SCH B680 packs enough punch to earn some respect for a fashion focused mobile. More►

The web is spinning it’s wheels early today, thanks to nameless wonders working on the inside risking life, liberty and more than likely a good paying job to leak precious mobile info. Today we’re getting word that Verizon Wireless has more tricks up its sleeve besides a Strawberry Chocolate and a Fire KRZR for Valentine’s Day. More►

Just when you thought Samsung was done with their old behavior, the Samsung Stripe comes along. From the words of an anonymous insider dubbed the T-Mobile Insider dude, the handset is expected to land on the carrier later this year. More►

I was really tempted to title this the “Samsung Mary Kate Edition”, but after a few photos I relaized Samsung wouldn’t be too pleased. One of the newest slim goodies in the Ultra Edition lineup from Samsung is the Ultra Edition 10.9. Somehow Samsung managed to get a thinner handset than the previous model, allowing the 10.9 to snatch the “World’s Thinnest Title” from it’s sibling, the D900. More►

McLaren Mercedes and Vodafone seem to not be finished collaborating with headsets. We recently mentioned the McLaren Mercedes Sharp 770SH, but there were two other phones in the works. The phone you see is the apparent headliner of the McLaren Mercedes Vodafone matchup, the Samsung SGH-Z720M.

Samsung donates an Ultra Editon 3G / HSDPA slider to support the Vodafone McLaren Mercedes team, complete with 2.1-inch screen, 3 megapixel cam w/ auto focus, media player, Mobile TV, USB 2.0 and Bluetooth 2.0 with included stereo headset. More►