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The Motorola device, the Motorola Clutch i465 initially made its way through Boost Mobile. But now, Sprint is scheduled to introduce the said phone starting at $29.99 a month this coming summer.

The Motorola Clutch i465 is a rugged device contained in a handy candy form factor. It is likewise the first Nextel Direct Connect messaging-centric device that brings the strength of a full QWERTY keyboard to the iDEN line. Among the features of the Motorola Clutch i465 include Group Messaging, which lets customers create groups of up to 20 people to whom they can send messages simulataneously.

"Sprint Nextel Direct Connect customers are used to the immediate communications offered by push-to-talk devices, but Motorola Clutch i465 with a QWERTY keyboard gives those customers a better way to instantly communicate with friends, family and colleagues," said Danny Bowman, president of Sprint's iDEN Business Unit. "By combining Nextel Direct Connect with text messaging, Sprint customers have two of the most efficient ways to get business done wirelessly."

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The Motorola device, the Motorola Clutch i465 initially made its way through Boost Mobile. But now, Sprint is scheduled to introduce the said phone starting at $29.99 a month this coming summer.

The Motorola Clutch i465 is a rugged device contained in a handy candy form factor. It is likewise the first Nextel Direct Connect messaging-centric device that brings the strength of a full QWERTY keyboard to the iDEN line. Among the features of the Motorola Clutch i465 include Group Messaging, which lets customers create groups of up to 20 people to whom they can send messages simulataneously.

"Sprint Nextel Direct Connect customers are used to the immediate communications offered by push-to-talk devices, but Motorola Clutch i465 with a QWERTY keyboard gives those customers a better way to instantly communicate with friends, family and colleagues," said Danny Bowman, president of Sprint's iDEN Business Unit. "By combining Nextel Direct Connect with text messaging, Sprint customers have two of the most efficient ways to get business done wirelessly."

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The Motorola Karma QA1 is an entry-level slider with full QWERTY keyboard and homescreen access to MySpace and Facebook. Targeted at teenagers and young adults, the Karma has a 2.5-inch 240 x 320 display, 3.6Mbps HSDPA, 2-megapixel camera with video recording functionality and a microSD card slot. The media player supports audio and video and has both a 3.5mm headphone jack and A2DP stereo Bluetooth 2.0 support. There's even A-GPS and AT&T load their Navigator PND app onto the handset.

Some of Karmas other features include a full HTML browser, mobile email support including AOL, Yahoo!, and Windows Live Mail, and it can receive and send SMS and MMS messages. There is also voice-memo recording, a speakerphone, and CrystalTalk active background noise filter. AT&T will be selling the Motorola Karma QA1 beginning June 28th and it will be priced at $79.99 after a $50 mail-in rebate. Also plan to budget for a minimum of a $39.99 voice plan and $20 data or messaging plan.

Motorola Karma™ QA1 Specs:

Talk and Standby Time:
GSM TT: 312 min
WCDMA TT: 217 min
GSM ST: 347 hrs
WCDMA ST: 366 hrs3

Bands/Modes:
3G 850/1900 Dual Band; GSM Quad Band 850/900/1800/1900; GPRS / EDGE Class 101

Weight:
141g/4.97 oz

Dimensions:
64 x 88 x 17.9 (mm)

2.52 x 3.46 x .7 (in)

Battery:
1170 mAh

Connectivity:
Stereo Bluetooth2 w/ A2DP, USB 2.0 Full Speed, 3.5mm Headset Jack

Display:
2.5" QVGA 240x320 262k

Messaging:
SMS, MMS, IM w/ presence, Email (POP3, IMAP4, SMTP), Message Threading1

Audio:
MIDI, MP3, AAC, AAC+, eAAC+, RealAudio, XMF

Video:
Capture/Playback/Streaming, 15 FPS, H.263, MPEG4, Video Share1

Camera:
2.0 megapixel w/ 8x digital zoom

Memory:
100MB user available memory, MicroSD up to 16 GB

Form Factor:
Full QWERTY Slider

Nothing beats using your mobile phone and talking at the right time. Rather than push some button that allows you to speak, wouldn't it be nice if there would be some kind of headset that operates based on something like vibrations?

Well, thanks to Motorola, now there is one. The new device is the Motorola HX-1 Bluetooth Headset which can switch off the microphone and turns on an in-ear sensor from bone vibrations. The one of a kind feature is called the true bone conduction technology by Motorola.

The technology picks up from the familiar jawbone headsets technology which some other headsets may have had. Though no pricing has been announced for it yet, it is expected to initially hit the Asian market next month.

The Morrison in the picture here is one of Motorola's future Android phone. It's not official yet but it has been already leaked to the Internet. What we know so far is that it comes with a big enough touchscreen and a full QWERTY slide-out keyboard. The phone will probably be one of T-Mobile's future Android smartphones but we'll wait for some official press releases before we can confirm any of this. As you can see in the picture, T-Mobile's logo is present in the right corner of the screen but it could be all fake stuff. Rumors say we're going to see the Morrison emerge sometime by the end of the year so in case you want an Android Motorola phone you're going to have to wait quite a while.

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The second phone available now from Verizon Wireless is the Motorola Rival. The phone is a dedicated to all those messaging maniacs. When it slides open the Rival reveals a backlit QWERTY keyboard ready for instant messaging and lots of other texting.

The Rival will cost you $99 after a $50 online discount and with a two-year contract. Here's what it will offer you:

• up to 8GB microSD memory expansion


• Bluetooth,


• 2.0 megapixel camera with video recording


• V CAST Music with Rhapsody® (Subscription, Wireless and PC downloads)


• V CAST Videos Capable


• VZNavigatorsmCapable


• 1XEV-DO (800/1900 MHz) connectivity


• 2.2-inch 176x220 65K QCIF Display

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As the name implies, Motorola's new w7 Active Edition slider is aimed at those sporty types, with its built-in pedometer and personal trainer application. It appears that Moto is jumping on the accelerometer bandwagon with this phone since users can control functions on the phone with simple hand gestures:

Shake up your everyday phone experience by controlling MOTO W7 using simple hand gestures, taps and flicks. Flip the phone over to silence the ringer of an incoming call, snooze the alarm clock or pause the music. Shake twice to instantly launch your favorite application, such as the music player. When showing off your photo albums or music libraries, flick the phone right or left to move between songs and images.

The Moto W7 also features a 2.0 megapixel camera and it runs on a 3G network. It appears that only customers in Latin America and Asia will be able to use this in the foreseeable future.

Motorola has a new candybar phone for you, the i465 which will be available from Boost Mobile soon. The phone is the first device that features push-to-talk capabilities with a full QWERTY keyboard. The phone will offer you the following features:

• 1.79 inch TFT display with 64k colors and 128 x 160 pixels


• Bluetooth


• Threaded messaging, MMS, email


• VGA camera


• 20MB of internal memory


• Talk time: up to 205 minutes


• Stand by time: up to 100 hours


• 112.8 x 54 x 14.9 mm / 4.4 x 2.1 x 0.6 inches


• 96 grams / 3.4 oz

Remember that A1200 Ming flip phone from Motorola? Well Moto made a follower which is what Moto does best anyway. Here's what you will get in terms of specs:

• Linux OS


• transparent flip.


• 2.8-inch 240×400 TFT touchscreen


• 3.1 megapixel camera


• FM radio, Bluetooth


• 64MB of internal memory


• a microSD slot and a


• TI OMAP850 processor

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We got you the pictures. Now we get you something to chew on before the official announcement from Motorola. Looks like the Motorola A455 is just another middle order CDMA handset with a QWERTY keypad added in, making it more of a mid-range messaging device more than anything else. The previously used moniker of RUSH2 is dropped in favor of "Rival," which sounds pretty absurd when it looks it won't be competing with any other handset in particular. Other tidbits leaked include dual-band CDMA support with EV-DO Rev A., stereo Bluetooth, a paltry 2-megapixel camera, microSD/SDHC support, an mp3 player with a a 3.5 mm headphone jack, and USB 2.0 connectivity.

The Evoke QA4, in spite of having a somewhat spacious touchscreen display, is a sleek slider falls into the same category as the Rival, and fails to evoke much enthusiasm in us. Features are somewhat analogous to the A455 and include a 2mpx camera, microSD/SDHC support, mp3 player, Bluetooth with A2DP, and voice recognition capability.

No info on a release date or pricing could be found, but as always, we will keep you posted when that happens.

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With phones like these two Motorola will slowly disappear from the face of the cellphones business. Sure we need rugged phones but they could always look better than these two. The MC5590 and the MC5574 have been just announced by Motorola. They are business-oriented smartphones. But where would you have to work in order to get such a device? The North Pole? Are the phones made for those busy elves? The phones are going to arrive in Q2 so we might have an answer to those questions by then. No pricing details for now, but would you really buy any of those? And by the way, where are all those hot Moto phones we've seen back in December?

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The ZN300 has quietly made an official appearance up on Motorola's site. We've talked about the ZN300 since January and it's about time we checked it out. And here are the official specs of Moto's ZN300:

• Quad-band GSM (850/900/1800/1900 MHz), CDMA / TD SCDMA


• 240 x 320 pixel QVGA display


• 3.1 megapixel camera, 8x digital zoom, LED flash


• 15-20 fps video capture and playback


• Video Mixer (on-device video editing, transition and sound effects)


• Facebook, YouTube and MySpace apps


• 3.5mm headset jack


• Opera browser


• 8MB of internal memory


• MicroSDHC support


• Talk time: up to 435 minutes


• Stand-by time: up to 400 hours


• 3.76 x 1.8 x 0.58 inches, 3.6 ounces

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Motorola VE1 also known as Motorola Ruby or Motorola RAZR3 was supposed to be cancelled. But what do you know, the phone appeared all over a recent press release.

Is the Motorola Ruby VE1 coming anytime soon? The phone should run on UIQ 3 but there's no more UIQ development since the Symbian Foundation appeared. The question still remains. Is Motorola recycling the design? Will we see some sort of a VE1 soon?

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Where were these Motorola handsets hiding? We don't need one in particular but it's surprising that they happened to pop out in the open out of nowhere. Is Motorola getting ready for a big announcement or what? These phones are the QA1, QA4 and VE66LX. We have no clear details about any of them but they might be officially announced next week in Spain. Interested in any of the sliders above? Do you have any info on either of them? Send it our way so we can share it with everyone else.

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Motorola has announced that they have teamed up with Boost Mobiline to launch its thinnest mobile flip phone, the Motorola Stature i9. It will be available from Boost by the end of February with Sprint getting the device shortly thereafter.

Customers can sign-up to learn Sprint's exact availability date for Motorola Stature i9 and be among the first to own it by pre-registering at www.sprint.com/stature.

Features of the new Motorola Stature i9 include:

Motorola Stature i9 will be available through all Sprint Nextel channels, including www.Sprint.com, 1-800-Nextel-9, at a price of $199.99 with a two-year service agreement and after a $50 mail-in rebate. It will be available through Boost Mobile distribution channels at a price of $299.99 with no contract, credit check or activation fees.

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Motorola unveiled a sporty looking handset in the MOTOACTV W450 at the CES and this will certainly be a great gadget to have when you going outdoors. Featuring a rubberized external coating for easier handling, it also comes with a white chin bar to allow users for clipping onto a belt or a bag.

MOTOACTV W450 also features two color schemes, alpine white and black slate, with either canary yellow or mandarin accents. In addition to its sturdy exterior, the W450 allows users to look up symptoms and first aid tips for ailments that develop on the trail.

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MotoPrizm, a 2G full touch phone, is the Korean version of the Motorola Crave ZN4. The Motorolla MotoPrizm was officially launched in Korea sporting a good-looking orange version. Motorola has blessed the Prizm with 840 x 480 pixels touchscreen display as well as some other great features.

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Motorola has launched two very new phones, the MOTO W233 Renew and the MOTOSURF A3100. We've seen that 100% recyclable Renew phone yesterday and now it's time we take a look at the A3100. This one isn't that environmentally friendly and it has some features you will certainly enjoy. As expected, that 2.8 inch QVGA screen comes with touch support and we're going to have 3G support on this one. It has WiFi support, quad-band GSM/EDGE/GPRS, 12/12 WCDMA and triband HSDPA 7.2 850/1900/2100 support. The VGA camera will let you make video calls while the 3.2 megapixel camera on the back will get all the pictures you want. And you will have no problem storing them on that 32GB microSD card which is supported by the A3100. A Qualcomm MSM 7201A processor makes sure that Windows Mobile Professional 6.1 is running smoothly and other features include USB and Bluetooth connectivity support, multimedia support, web browsing and e-mail support.

The phone should arrive this quarter in multiple markets. If you have a Motorola representative, check it out for detailed pricing and availability dates.

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Motorola has decided to surprise us all today when it announced the availability of three new handsets. These are the Renew W233, the Tundra VA76r and the SURF A3100 or Atila.

The Renew W233 will be arriving from T-Mobile next month while the Tundra VA76r clamshell phone is going to arrive from AT&T sooner or later. The Renew is supposed to be the first phone made from recycled water bottles. It has dual-band 850/1900 GSM/EDGE radio and it will get you 9 hours of talk time and microSD cards up to 2GB. The Tundra will run on the MOTOMAGX platform from Motorola and it will get you quad-band GSM/EDGE and dual-band 850/1900 HSDPA 3.2Mbps. A 2 megapixel camera, Stereo Bluetooth, aGPS and a 4GB microSD card complete the specs list.

The most interesting handset is by far the Atila. We've talked about it more than once and now we know it will offer tri-band 3G, a 3 megapixel camera, WiFi, aGPS, Stereo Bluetooth and support for 32GB microSD cards. The Atila will arrive in Q1 in Asian markets and other markets are probably going to follow soon.

We don't have prices for any of the three phones yet but I guess you figured that out so far.
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Released earlier this fall, Motorola's Krave ZN4 from Verizon Wireless joins a strong crowd of competitors in the U.S. touch screen phone market. Unlike the Apple iPhone or the latest BlackBerry Storm, the Krave is no smartphone, but it offers features and design that is unique in its own right.M

The Krave touts not one, but two innovative touch screens, a one-of-a-kind design and superior multimedia services including live television from Verizon's VCAST Mobile TV, Rhapsody music service and the VZ Navigator GPS application.
Despite being a flip phone, the Krave's transparent cover only enhances the phone's vibrant 2.8-inch TFT LCD screen underneath. Additional highlights include a 2.0-megapixel camera, MP3 music player software, 3.5mm headset jack, full QWERTY keyboard and Bluetooth 2.0

Telus seems to be on a roll lately, and on top of the recently launched Blackberry Storm, they've added a Motorola handset entitled V750 to their growing catalog. One of the positive points of this Motorola phone is meeting the US Military specifications for special conditions, which means it can resist to sand, dust, humidity, rain, and more.

In terms of features, the Motorola V750 will come with a 2-megapixel camera, slot for memory cards that can hold 8GB of audio, a 2.5mm earphone jack to listen to all the music, and a display screen that provides a resolution of 240x320 pixels. As for the price, $200 with 3-year contract, $300 for 2-year contract, $350 with a 1-year contract, and finally the non-contract version costs $400.

The iDEN ready BlackBerry 8350i Curve has been released by Spring Nextel today and coincidentally the same day Motorola i9 pictures appeared around the web. The phone should be released soon by Sprint Nextel as this is another iDEN ready phone.

The i9 is a clamshell phone which will feature a 3 megapixel camera with auto focus and flash, ModeShift and GPS and push-to-talk services. Feeling lucky? Will it be released before Christmas? We are yet to find out!

Motorola has released a new clamshell phone in Australia. The EM330 is available for just $99 and you'll find it your local Virgin store.

The EM330 might be the perfect phone for your musical needs. It has touch-sensitive keys which appear only when needed to help you control that music player without actually opening the phone. The phone comes with a built-in audio equalizer and with preset settings for 11 types of music. There's mono FM recording which will let you record parts of your favorite songs and turn them into ringtones. With FMShare you can share you favorite radio stations with your friends.

Besides the music capabilities the phone comes with a 1.3 megapixel camera, a 3.5mm universal jack, stereo Bluetooth and Motorola's CrystalTalk technology.

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RAZR phones from Motorola have been quite popular for a while in America. And it was the iPhone that managed to steal that top spot lately. Is that the reason for which the RAZR3 Ruby got canceled? The phone was supposed to arrive sometime in Q1 2009 but that won't happen now. I hope Motorola is finally ready to move on and try to develop a new hit phone soon.

We've just seen Motorola QA30 yesterday only to find out today that Alltel is going to pick it up and release it as Motorola Hint. And we have some more official specs for you:

• 1x-EVDO connectivity


• 2.5 inch TFT display with 320 x 240 pixels and 65K colors


• Threaded messaging


• Full HTML browser


• Facebook access


• Email, IM


• 3.5mm headset jack (nice!)


• Stereo Bluetooth 2.0


• USB 2.0


• 2MP camera


• MicroSD / MicroSDHC card support, up to 32GB

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Take the Hint: Motorola's newest slider phone comes to Alltel Wireless

Motorola handset built for social connectivity brings convenience and full music experience

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - Alltel Wireless, America's largest wireless network, and Motorola have found the perfect way to keep customers connected to their social 'circle.' The Motorola Hint, a vertical slider phone that keeps users in touch, will be available on November 28th in Alltel retail stores and at alltel.com.

The innovative slider design of the Motorola Hint includes a full QWERTY keyboard with dedicated keys for the 2 MP camera, MP3 player and Web access. The Motorola Hint puts the most frequently used features on the main screen giving easy access to e-mail, voicemail and messaging - letting users spend less time scrolling through menus and more time communicating with their family and friends. Even with a large 2.5" display screen, the compact 4.23 oz handset can easily slip into a pocket or purse.

"Wireless customers communicate in so many different ways, and they want their cell phones to be a portal to their social networks and the Internet," said Brian Ullem, vice president of device strategy at Alltel Wireless. "The Motorola Hint gives them a fun and sophisticated way to stay in touch with the people who matter most."

Preloaded with popular applications such as Alltel Navigation powered by Telenav, XM Radio Mobile and Aricent Celltop, the Motorola Hint gives users a complete mobile experience. Threaded messaging keeps users organized while the video capture and playback helps them stay creative. The phone also comes equipped with Bluetooth capabilities, advanced voice recognition dialing, a USB high speed port and 3.5 mm headset jack.

Music lovers will enjoy the powerful and versatile Motorola Hint, which features external music keys that allow for easy playback control and browsing of song files. The phone also features high speed EVDO internet compatibility and a microSD removable memory slot that can hold up to 8 GB - perfect for fast song downloads and file storage.

Beginning on November 28th, Alltel Wireless will be offering customers the Motorola Hint for $99.99 after a $50 mail-in rebate. This discounted price is for new customers on two-year service agreements, as well as existing eligible customers on qualifying rate plans.

Alltel Wireless continues to provide choice and flexibility to the customer's wireless experience with its exclusive "My Circle" feature, giving customers unlimited calling to and from any five, 10 or 20 numbers on any network. Alltel Wireless also offers Anytime Plan Changes, which give customers the flexibility to change their calling plans at any time, without extending their current contract.

To access the multimedia content associated with this release, please visit thenewsmarket.com/alltel. Registered members will find broadcast quality video for their purposes, free of charge.

Alltel Wireless is owner and operator of the nation's largest wireless network and has nearly 14 million wireless customers.

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