Sony announces a new slim and very cool looking 3G mobile phone dubbed the M600 (M600i/M600c).

The Sony Ericsson M600 runs on Symbian OS 9.1 and UIQ 3.0. Push email applications, remote synchronization and expandable memory are the main applications Sony features in this 15mm thick UMTS phone.
The interesting keyboard offers a QWERTY like text input method. The M600 features a large 2.6 inch color screen, 80MB storage, Memory Stick Micro Slot (M2) and USB 2.0.
MP3 player, Office document viewer, VPN client, Opera HTML browser, Firewall, Virus protection are just some of the applications featured on the new Sony Ericsson 3G phone.

What is prominently missing is a digital camera, underlining the fact that this is a 3G phone for business people.
The Sony Ericsson M600 will be shipping in Q2 2006.

Sony Ericsson M600i - Dual Mode UMTS 2100 MHz, GPRS 900/1800/1900MHz for Europe, Middle East, Africa, Asia Pacific and the Americas

Sony Ericsson M600c - Dual Mode UMTS 2100 MHz, GPRS 900/1800/1900MHz for Mainland China (Launch for mainland China dependent on availability of 3G services.)

The Sony Ericsson M600 will be available in 4 hardware keyboard variants: QWERTY, QWERTZ, AZERTY and Russian
More details in this Sony Ericsson press-release.