i-mate Not Canceling Many of Its "Ultimate" Line of Smartphones

Earlier this year, i-mate announced plans to release a group of Windows Mobile 6 smartphones it called the Ultimate series.

This week though, Clove Technologies, a UK retailer, reported that i-mate has canceled the majority of these much anticipated devices

Top row, left to right: i-mate Ultimate 5150, 6150, and 7150. Bottom row, left to right: 8150 and 9150.

Fortunately for those who are interested in this collection of smartphones, the story doesn't end there. A reporter from CNET contacted i-mate Asia and was told that all the models in the Ultimate series are still scheduled for release.

Coming Eventually

What may be the cause of Clove's erroneous report is i-mate's plan to spread out the release of these models.

The two models Clove said weren't canceled, the Ultimate 6150 and 8150, will debut first. The remaining three -- the sliding 5150, mini-notebook 7150, and clamshell 9150 -- will be introduced later.

i-mate declined to say exactly when any of these models will be released, though.

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Adama Brown contributed to this article.