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This week was packed with news on the mobile front, so it was easy to miss a few stories here and there. Here’s some of the other stuff that happened in the wide world of wireless for the week of September 19, 2011:
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Opera Software, builder of the popular mobile browser, announced it was acquiring Handster, an app store platform that supports Android, WP7, BlackBerry, and Symbian. [TechCrunch](http://techcrunch.com/2011/09/19/opera-acquires-mobile-app-store-handster/)] -
Samsung unveiled three new HSDPA feature phones destined for India: the Champ 3.5G (S3770), Primo (S5610) and Chat 527 (S5270). [UnwiredView](http://www.unwiredview.com/2011/09/19/samsung-launches-champ-3-5g-chat-527-and-primo-in-india/) and [SammyHub](http://sammyhub.com/2011/09/19/samsung-intros-three-affordable-3g-phones-in-india/)] -
A leaked image indicates the HTC Hero S will be coming to US Cellular in the near future. The device appears to be the Kingdom, and is expected to feature a 1.2GHz single-core Qualcomm CPU, 768MB of RAM, a 4-inch qHD display and Gingerbread. [PocketNow](http://pocketnow.com/android/htc-hero-s-pictured-for-us-cellular)] -
Speaking of US Cellular, the Motorola Electrify officially became [available for purchase](http://www.uscellular.com/uscellular/cell-phones/showPhoneDetails.jsp?productId=prod240002&cm_re_o=Jm22+ZBFw+VzTw+ZwyB+mkbpw+nCjC4BfByBkz+HkwgfybuY+2BFbET+mBBECjC4BfByBkz+HkwgfybuY+2BFbET+mBBE) online this week (expected in stores on September 26th), and can be yours for $200 after a $100 mail-in rebate. [AndroidCentral](http://www.androidcentral.com/us-cellular-releasing-motorola-electrify-midnight-online-stores-sept-26)] -
Wirefly accidentally outed press renders of the Samsung Stratosphere -- on the retailer's Pantech Breakout page. The images have since been removed. [OwenJohnston](http://www.owenjohnston.com/2011/09/samsung-stratosphere-release-imminent.html)] -
A white version of the Samsung Galaxy S II is making the rounds [in the UK](http://www.engadget.com/2011/09/06/white-galaxy-s-ii-lands-at-vodafone-ignores-post-labor-day-etiq/), but we learned this week that Bell Canada will be launching it well before the holidays. Interestingly, the device in the image (seen above) has retained the global version's three-button layout, a stark contrast to every other Galaxy S II device we've seen in North America so far. [MobileSyrup](http://mobilesyrup.com/2011/09/22/bell-to-release-the-samsung-galaxy-s-ii-in-white/)] -
Among the barrage of new phones Sprint's releasing on October 2nd is the BlackBerry Curve 9350, according to another leaked employee memo. The price will likely be $80 after a $50 mail-in rebate. [CrackBerry](http://crackberry.com/sprint-blackberry-curve-9350-arrives-october-2)] -
T-Mobile MVNO Simple Mobile announced a new unlimited prepaid plan for BlackBerry devices for $60 / month, which includes access to T-Mo's HSPA+ network. [N4BB](http://n4bb.com/t-mobile-usa-mvno-simple-mobile-unleashes-60-unlimited-prepaid-4g-blackberry-plan)] -
Huawei appears to have outed press images of [the Honor](http://www.engadget.com/2011/08/30/huawei-honor-leaks-into-the-wild-prepares-for-ascension-to-the/), which is said to have a 4-inch FWVGA LCD, Gingerbread, 1.4GHz CPU (no specifics known yet), and an 8MP rear camera accompanied by a front-facing cam (again, no details on the resolution here). [EuroDroid](http://www.eurodroid.com/2011/09/23/gallery-huawei-honour/)] -
A member of the iPhone Dev Team has released a new version of Redsn0w, its popular iOS jailbreaking software, known as 0.9.9b1. Check the link to get the full list of new features. [Technobolt](http://www.technobolt.com/2011/09/19/redsn0w-0-9-9b1-released-with-tons-of-new-features/)]
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