Each day, iPhone and iPod Touch owners are regularly checking the hot performing apps at the iTunes app store. And if you checked, the latest app in the “What’s Hot” section is the Navy Patrol: Coastal Defense app which is available on an extended special sale at $0.99. The app incorporates RPG and RTS elements via water-based environment. The game is from ICS Mobile which also announced that there will be a major update of the full version.

The new update will introduce a revamped and more intuitive user interface, backward compatibility with all older SDKs and a new “Attack Sub Turret”. The third of fifteen chapter updates entitled “Air Force Supremacy” is currently in production and should be available for download within a couple of weeks.

Check out the video of the latest Hot iPhone app:

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Mobile users who prefer the flip phone design will be glad to note that Cellular South has announced the availability of the BlackBerry Pearl Flip 8230 smartphone from RIM. This new sleek designed phone comes in a chrome-finished frame and packed with a lot of great features.

It features two high-resolution light-sensing color displays, the external LCD makes it easy to preview incoming emails, text messages and phone calls without opening the handset. The large, 240 x 320 pixel internal LCD displays messages, videos and web pages with impressive detail and contrast.

Features:

• Support for BlackBerry App World, which provides quick access to applications developed for the BlackBerry Pearl Flip 8230 in categories that include entertainment, games, social networking and sharing, music and video, productivity and utilities and travel.
• A large SureType QWERTY keyboard
• Support for Cellular South’s super fast high-speed wireless broadband data network
• Intuitive user interface with trackball navigation
• Built-in GPS with BlackBerry Maps preloaded plus support for location based applications and services
• A 2 megapixel camera with flash, zoom and video recording*
• Full HTML web browser
• An advanced media player for pictures, videos and music and support for BlackBerry Media Sync, which makes it easy to sync iTunes or Windows Media Player digital music collections with the smartphone
• An expandable microSD/SDHC memory card slot that supports cards up to 16 GB in size
• Stereo Bluetooth support (A2DP/AVRCP) and 3.5mm stereo headset jack

The BlackBerry Pearl Flip 8230 smartphone is available today for $99.99 after a $100 mail-in rebate and with a new two-year customer agreement and two-year data contract.

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Motorola unveils a new handset in the Motorola Evoke QA4, a full-feature, touch-screen handset that allows users to stay connected via voice, text, video and popular online social networking services.

Motorola Evoke QA4 is designed for users to easily and seamlessly interact with friends and family through their wireless device. Featuring a 2.8” full touch-screen, Motorola Evoke offers both a touch-screen QWERTY keyboard and a traditional slide-out keypad, allowing for easy communication, no matter what method the user prefers.

Motorola Evoke’s home screen can be customized with integrated widgets that provide access to real-time information such as sports, news, weather, stocks and traffic. For those who never want to be out of touch with their favorite social networks, Motorola Evoke provides fast access to leading sites, including built-in MySpace integration.

Users can easily post instant updates and view profiles in one simple step with Motorola Evoke. From the touch-screen display users can also instantly launch a full HTML browser and use quick-start widgets for fast access to popular sites.

Motorola Evoke features a 2.0MP camera with video capture, expandable memory slot, stereo Bluetooth, GPS capabilities and an ultra intuitive user interface. The handset comes pre-loaded with popular Alltel applications such as TV on Demand, Radio on Demand and Alltel Navigation.

Alltel Wireless is offering Motorola Evoke QA4 for $79.99 after $100 mail-in rebate at Alltel retail stores and online at shopalltel.com. This discounted price is available to new and existing eligible customers who sign-up for a two-year service agreement on a qualifying Smart-Choice Pack. Smart-Choice Packs start as low as $69.99 per month and include unlimited data, e-mail and Web access.

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