Sony Ericsson expands its Xperia line with, along with the Xperia PLAY, two new Android devices – the Xperia neo and the Xperia pro, joining the flagship Xperia arc announced at the CES 2011. The neo is a stylish Android phone with a unique shape that ergonomically designed to fit perfectly in the user’s hand, especially when taking pictures.

In addition to the flagship Android-based Galaxy S II, Samsung introduces the Wave 578 (S5780) Bada smartphone at the MWC 2011. The new Wave is equipped with “Near Field Communication (NFC) – a technology that allows users to enjoy many innovative services such as mobile payment at the shops and paying transportation fare, reading tags, getting mobile coupons, etc.”

Samsung announced at the MWC 2011 its new Galaxy S II (model GT-I9100) Android smartphone, the latest flagship of the company’s Galaxy line, following the original Galaxy S. The new dual core phone has similar design as the Infuse 4G for AT&T, and measures just 8.49mm thick.

At the Nokia Capital Day, Nokia and Microsoft announced their strategic partnership on Windows Phone 7 platform, meaning Nokia will be one of the phone makers to release WP7 smartphones.

As Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2011 is approaching, ViewSonic Europe announced the V350 Android smartphone with dual SIM card slots. As ViewSonic said, its Dual-SIM capability is ideal for businesses wishing to provide …

UK social phone maker INQ introduces two Facebook-focused phones running Android, which are heading to the MWC 2011. The Cloud Touch …

Other than the new Pre 3, HP also introduces the Veer, the smallest webOS smartphone to date. With a slide-out keyboard, the compact phone is about the size of a credit card and no thicker than a deck of cards. It measures just 54.5 mm x 84.0 mm x 15.1 mm and is only 103 grams. One special thing about the Veer is that it doesn’t have dedicated micro USB port and 3.5mm jack, instead it has a 5-pin magnetic connector for attaching charging adapter and 3.5mm jack adapter.

HP has announced the new Pre 3 smartphone running webOS, which is a multitasking professional workhorse that’s perfectly balanced for speed and serious fun. Like the Pre, Pre Plus and the Pre 2, the Pre 3 with the HP branding comes with a sliding QWERTY keyboard and it also gets a large 3.58-inch 480×800 WVGA touchscreen. It sports a 5 Megapixel auto focus camera with LED flash flash and 720p HD video recording and a front VGA camera for video call.

Sprint has just announced the Kyocera Echo, the first dual-touchscreen Android smartphone. Having a form factor like the Nintendo DSi, the Echo comes with two 3.5-inch 800×48- WVGA touchscreen displays connected by a patent-pending “pivot hinge” that enables the two displays to operate independently, side-by-side or combined to form a large 4.7-inch integrated display.

Samsung is going to release in Middle East the Galaxy SL GT-i9003, another variation of the company’s flagship …