Just a quick follow-up here from something that broke in late September. The last we heard, South Korea’s telecommunications regulator gave the thumbs up to Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) and the…

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The Pantech SKY IM-U460K or the “Love Actually”, which somehow seems to resemble the Samsung Memoir, is going to be released in South Korea with the carrier, KTF. It brings HSDPA, global roaming, integrated DMB tuner, 3MP camera and microSD slot as well.

What really impressed us about the phone, though, is its 3” QVGA resolution screen, that comes with big-sized dot matrix display, that is bound to thrill one and all with its retro looks. As is usual will all of Pantech’s SKY-branded cuties, this one also may enter markets outside Korea.

Pantech SKY IM-U460K

Source: EngadgetMobile

RIM has finally brought the BlackBerry Bold told to South Korea, with a little help from SK Telecom. A localized version of the BlackBerry Bold smartphone will be available here, starting this week. The region had almost banned all foreign handsets being promoted by local carriers, but now it’s all over.

Of course, the local faves are still undoubtedly LG, Pantech and Samsung. So we are not yet sure about how well a device with an English QWERTY keyboard might fare out here. But then it’s always good to have some more competition, right, folks?

SK Telecom BlackBerry Bold

Source: EngadgetMobile

Those of you among our wonderful readers who are US residents have every reason to feel a little thrill. Open only for US residents is a lucky draw, wherein 26 AT&T Pantech Matrix Pro handsets are to be given away by 26 websites. Starting from today, you can take part in every lucky draw to win the messaging phone!
Given below is the complete list of the sites participating on this giveaway.

Tools for Thought - Launch Date 15-Apr
Award Announcement 19-Apr

ChipChick – Launch Date 16-Apr
Award Announcement 20-Apr

VivirLatino – Launch Date 17-Apr
Award Announcement 21-Apr
Slashgear.com – Launch Date 18-Apr
Award Announcement 22-Apr http://www.slashgear.com/

Modaco - Launch Date 19-Apr
Award Announcement 23-Apr

Gadgetell - Launch Date 20-Apr
Award Announcement 24-Apr

GeeksRoom – Launch Date 21-Apr
Award Announcement 25-Apr

OSNN - Launch Date 22-Apr
Award Announcement 26-Apr

Techmamas – Launch Date 23-Apr
Award Announcement 27-Apr

Clintonfitch – Launch Date 24-Apr
Award Announcement 28-Apr

Justanothermobilemonday – Launch Date 25-Apr
Award Announcement 29-Apr

Geek – Launch Date 26-Apr
Award Announcement 30-Apr

MediaBlab – Launch Date 27-Apr
Award Announcement 01-May

Smartphonethoughts – Launch Date 28-Apr
Award Announcement 02-May

Mobilityminded – Launch Date 29-Apr
Award Announcement 03-May

The Gadgeteer - Launch Date 30-Apr
Award Announcement 04-May

Geekzone – Launch Date 01-May
Award Announcement 05-May

Techie Diva - Launch Date 02-May
Award Announcement 06-May

Bostonpocketpc – Launch Date 03-May
Award Announcement 07-May

GearDiary – Launch Date 04-May
Award Announcement 08-May

MobilitySite – Launch Date 05-May
Award Announcement 09-May

AbsoluteWindows – Launch Date 06-May
Award Announcement 10-May

Mobilejaw – Launch Date 07-May
Award Announcement 11-May

Experiencemobility – Launch Date 08-May
Award Announcement 12-May

HackCollege – Launch Date 09-May
Award Announcement 13-May

Gear Live - Launch Date 10-May
Award Announcement 14-May

General conditions on this giveaway (apply to all sites)
Please note that winners are limited to US residents alone, since the phone is locked to ATT’s network and service credit/gift card is redeemable only within the US. Also, individuals who have won at another site are ineligible to take part again in the lucky draw. Well, guys, wish you all the very best!

Pantech Matrix Pro

Source: SlashPhone