Currently there are lots of phones which can offer you both a touchscreen display and a full QWERTY keyboard, but strangely none of them has been conceived by RIM. The phone maker has plenty of QWERTY-only phones but only two touchscreen-only phones. Apparently RIM is secretly working on a cell phone that will bring us both the touchscreen and the full keyboard. As you expect such a BlackBerry will look exactly like the Storm but it will have a very useful and a much needed slide-out QWERTY keypad. Nothing is clear so far and nothing is official. Hopefully more stuff will be revealed about Mr. T (that’s the codename of the project) in the following months.

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The B3410 may not be the smartest phone on the block, but when it comes to messaging, the QWERTY-toting slider does seem equipped to hold its fort.  Caught at the IIt measures a thin 15.9mm and crams a 2.6-inch touchscreen display, Bluetooth, what could be a 3.2 megapixel camera, and Bluetooth.  The phone will run Samsung’s own TouchWiz user interface, but that’s not new.  What’s new is a preinstalled app called BT Messenger, which can bounce messages back and forth with other Bluetooth-enabled devices in its vicinity, which is a cool feature and bound to save a lot of money when sending/receiving messages in your classroom.  No details on pricing or availability, but we’ll let you know when those details emerge.

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LG Electronics reveals that their latest offering, the LG Bliss will be made available starting this September. The new LG Bliss features a large 3” touch screen, a 2.0 megapixel camera and camcorder, music player and a micro SD port with 16 GB support. The LG Bliss also boasts of a full QWERTY onscreen keyboard which should make it easier for users to text and send out emails.

The LG Bliss will be available at U.S. Cellular retail locations or at their site, www.uscellular.com.

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We had a few doubts on the validity of the last leak, but the latest picture seems to look very real to us.  This one shows the same design with the slide-out QWERTY keypad and the prerequisite T-Mobile and Motorola logos branded in, but wearing colors of black and blue instead of the white version we saw before.  But what’s special about this leak is the display, which clearly shows Android as the operating system of choice, confirming those whispers we have hearing that the Motorola Morrison is an Android smartphone headed for T-Mobile later this year.  According to the leaked T-Mobile Time Chart, the Morrison has a long way to go until the Holidays before it sees a release, so expect more leaks to sprout before Motorola or T-Mobile go official with the handset.

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It seems that T-Mobile has recently made their Dash 3G handset (also known as the Snap) available through their website. This goes against rumors that the Dash 3G wouldn’t be making its way onto the service until July 15th.

For $169.99 with a 2-year contract you will get a 2.4-inch QVGA screen, WiFi, GPS, Exchange, a full QWERTY keyboard and Windows Mobile 6.1. What, no Android?

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Verizon will launch a new Samsung handset soon, the Glyde 2. The phone hasn’t been officially unveiled yet but someone managed to snatch a picture of the Glyde 2 with Verizon’s logo all over it. We’re looking forward for some leaked specs too as we don’t have any idea what this Glyde 2 has to offer. According to rumors we can expect the phone to have an impressive AMOLED screen, a slide-out QWERTY keyboard and Samsung’s TouchWiz UI. What do you say Samsung? Verizon? Anyone willing to tell us more?

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The Cideko Wireless Media Keyboard got its big debut at Computex and while it may not be groundbreaking, it does add another option to the world of wireless keyboard accessories. So, what makes this keyboard different? It boasts a mouse function that functions in mid-air. A gimmick or does it provide real a true function? Jury is still out on this one.

The top of the keyboard has two buttons for mouse clicking functions and there’s also the full QWERTY keyboard below. A release date or pricing information have not been announced just yet

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T-Mobile has a new hot phone scheduled for this summer. HTC’s Dash 3G is coming this July and besides the obvious HSDPA 3G connectivity and the full QWERTY keyboard it will come with features like WiFi, GPS, Microsoft Outlook sync and Windows Mobile 6.1 running the show. T-Mobile didn’t announce a certain date but July 15 is a popular rumored date. And we don’t have prices either but we should expect this handset to be fairly affordable considering what’s available from the competition at this time.

Travis Warren, director, product marketing said:

As millions of families prepare to hit the road this summer, T-Mobile is offering our first 3G-enabled Windows Mobile smartphone to help customers stay connected, organized and traveling in the right direction. We’re excited to offer the power and style of the T-Mobile Dash 3G with high-speed Internet access thanks to T-Mobile’s rapidly expanding 3G network.

What other 3G phones have you prepared for us T-Mobile?

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Samsung finally unpacked today a bunch of phones. We can’t say we were not expecting some of the models like the Omnia II or the Louvre but we were also pleasantly surprised with a few handsets. The OmniaPRO line has been unveiled today and Omnia lovers will be able to choose from four new Omnia phones. One of them is the OmniaPRO B7320.

The phone brings you a much needed QWERTY keypad which will help you send fast emails and text messages. It comes with features like corporate push email support, social networking (Facebook, MySpace), instant messaging (MSN, Google Talk, Yahoo Chat), a 3-megapixel camera, FM radio with RDS, WiFi and Windows Mobile 6.1 which will be upgraded later to Windows Mobile 6.5. We have no prices and availability dates for the B7320 just yet so we’ll have to wait and see which carrier is going to pick it up!

If you liked the Jack then you’ll love the B7320. I wonder if BlackBerry owners will drop their current Berry for this Samsung handset. What do you say?

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We knew the HTC Snap is coming sometime in June but we didn’t have an exact date in mind. Now we do folks! Sprint will start selling the Snap on June 21 so you have just about a week to wait for it. The phone will cost you $150 after some rebate and with a usual 2-year agreement. In case you don’t need a contract from Sprint, the phone will be available from Best Buy for $519. So what will you choose between the iPhone 3GS which is arriving on June 19 from AT&T and the HTC Snap?

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People say the Tour is going to be launched sometime in August but RIM isn’t saying anything official about its latest BlackBerry. One of the most interesting but still unconfirmed features of the Tour is the touchscreen. That’s right, it looks like this Berry is going to bring you a SurePress touchscreen along that regular QWERTY keyboard. This might just be the dream handset for some RIM fans who wished that the Storm had a keyboard too. We’ll be waiting for RIM to confirm these specs and we could surely use some pricing details. But stick around folks, August will be here soon!

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Try to be unique this coming Father’s day by giving your father something different. In fact, he may even be dumbfounded if you end up handing him a Samsung Eternity this June 21. The cost? Don’t worry about it. Thanks to this special promotion by AT&T, you can get dad a Samsung Eternity for only $79.99.

Now how is that for a cool Father’s Day gift? Dad will not know what hit him with this great QWERTY touch screen gizmo. And when you buy one from AT&T, you get some great apps to go with it like AT&T Mobile TV, AT&T Navigator and AT&T FamilyMap.

The Samsung Eternity, with a vibrant 3.2-inch touch screen, boasts a full-touch QWERTY keypad providing customers access to messaging, AT&T Mobile Music with Napster Mobile and the 3.0 megapixel camera. The Eternity’s browser provides customers with the ability to navigate pages with the touch of a finger while surfing the Internet on the nation’s fastest 3G network.

The Samsung Eternity is available through AT&T retail locations or online at http://www.wireless.att.com for $79.99 with a two-year service agreement. (Pay $129.99 and after mail-in rebate receive $50 AT&T Promotion Card. Two-year agreement and minimum $20 data or messaging plan required.)

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While the LG enV3 looks nearly identical to the LG enV2, the enV3 has a number of upgrades over its predecessor. This, when combined with the improved keyboard layout, makes the enV3 great for messaging. Measuring 4.11 inches long by 2.13 inches wide by 0.65 inch thick, it also has a small external display and flat number keypad and it weighs 3.77 ounces. Open or closed, the enV3 feels comfy in the hand. You won’t get a full-grid menu interface in its small screen, but the enV3 does have a scrolling menu. For the more advanced applications such as the e-mail, Web browser, and instant messaging you’ll have to open up the phone for them to work. Underneath the array is a flat number keypad. On the left side of the enV3 are the volume rocker and dedicated camera key, while on the right are the microSD card slot and 2.5mm headset jack. The charger jack is on the bottom, and the 3.0-megapixel camera lens is on the back, as is the LED flash. Like other enV phones, the enV3 flips open to reveal a full QWERTY keyboard. The screen is bright and vibrant, and the images look sharp and colorful.

The LG enV3 also features a roomy 1,000-entry phone book as well as other essentials such as text and multimedia messaging, mobile instant messenger, vibrate mode, speakerphone, voice commands and dialing, a calendar, an alarm clock, notepad, a voice memo recorder, and Bluetooth. More advanced users will like the USB mass storage and GPS with VZ Navigator support. The LG enV3 has Dashboard with Mobile Web, which is basically a Web portal that leads to various Web channels and information sources such as news, weather, entertainment as well as access to the Verizon store. The Dashboard interface is powered by Adobe Flash Cast, which results in a graphically rich interface with full-color photos but the greatest feature of the Dashboard is that it has a shortcut to a full HTML Web browser that is really easy to use. You have plenty of personalization options with the enV3.

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One more slider is coming to AT&T and that’s the LG Monaco. Its specs include a 3.2-inch WVGA touchscreen, a 5 megapixel auto-focus camera, a full QWERTY keyboard, Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR, microSDHC support and HSDPA connectivity.

The Monaco sounds a lot better than the Pantech Aladdin doesn’t it? And the Monaco will come with a Pico projector and it will run Windows Mobile 7. That means you’ll probably have to wait about a year to get your hands on it.

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Pictures of the HTC Willow have appeared around the Internet. The Willow is a CDMA version of the HTC Snap and Sprint is the carrier that’s going to sell it. The phone will feature a 528MHz Qualcomm processor, 256MB ROM, 128MB RAM, Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR, a 320×240 display, a 2 megapixel camera and Windows Mobile 6.1 Standard. The QWERTY keyboard is also present although the button layout is different than the Snap. The phone will arrive in June 7 for just $149. What will you choose between the Willow and the Pre?

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Rogers Wireless has launched the LG Xenon and the handset is now available for just $79.99 when purchased with a 3-year agreement. The phone is a great messaging tool as it’s equipped with both a touchscreen and a full slide-out QWERTY keyboard. The phone also features GPS, Stereo Bluetooth, MP3 player, a 2 megapixel camera with video recording, support for up to microSDHC cards and quad band GSM/EDGE and dual band HSPA connectivity. Will anyone get the phone or are we all waiting for the Pre?

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Another messaging phone is available today and Sprint is the carrier that sells it. The Sanyo SCP-2700 is a budget minded phone which will offer you a QWERTY keyboard, a 2.5-inch 65K color QVGA display, a 1.3 megapixel camera with geotagging support, Bluetooth, voice control and about 4.8 hours of talk time. The phone is available in two crazy colors, “impulsive pink” and “deep blue” and it will only cost you $29.99 with a 2-year contract after $50 mail-in rebate.

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Sprint will launch a new Samsung phone, the Exclaim M550, which is the successor of the Rant. You can expect both an QWERTY keyboard and a keypad ready to meet your texting needs. And both keypads are sliding out which is quite a neat trick. Other features include:

• A 2.6 QVGA display
• EV-DO Rev. 0 connectivity
• Social networking applications
• GPS
• 2MP camera
• Memory expansion slot, up to 32GB

The phone should be available starting with June 7 for an undetermined price. We’ll be back with those price tags as soon as Sprint announces them.

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This summer is not purely about travel and vacations. It is also the time where AT&T will be disseminating the BlackBerry Curve 8900 smartphone which is sure to get people trooping down to their stores.

AT&T consumer, small business and enterprise customers will enjoy new features and enhanced performance, including both Wi-Fi and GPS, a fast next generation processor, rich multimedia capabilities and ample memory for applications offered from AT&T. With the BlackBerry Curve 8900 from AT&T, users can get a faster, richer experience surfing the Internet and accessing their social networking or line-of-business applications via AT&T’s wireless and Wi-Fi networks.

The BlackBerry Curve 8900 smartphone sports a slim, refined design and is the thinnest, full-QWERTY BlackBerry smartphone yet. It features a striking high-resolution display (480×360), delivering smooth video playback and crisp images. In addition to its industry leading email and messaging, and premium phone features, the BlackBerry Curve 8900 packs a wealth of multimedia capabilities.

Users who select an unlimited data plan with the BlackBerry Curve 8900 will also receive free AT&T Wi-Fi access at nearly 20,000 hotspots in the U.S. - including retail stores, restaurants and airports from coast-to-coast, an unmatched value add for mobile professionals who spend as much time out of the office as in it. The smartphone can also easily connect to a home or office Wi-Fi network.

The BlackBerry Curve 8900 smartphone will be available in AT&T stores and online at www.wireless.att.com in the early summer.

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Sprint will not only launch the Pre this year. Other phone worth mentioning are also going to be available from this carrier. One such example is the HTC Snap. It looks like Sprint will baptize it the HTC Snap S511 and it will launch it this summer. There’s no official release date available just yet but it’s being said that Sprint is testing the device already. We’ll have to wait for an official version and maybe for some prices too before we all get too excited for this QWERTY HTC phone.

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