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While the upcoming Samsung Galaxy i7500 hasn't been announced by any carriers, those of you anxious to get it should visit Newegg. The retailer offers the unlocked GSM version of the handset, which currently costs $579.99 with free shipping across the U.S. (excluding Alaska, Hawaii and Puerto Rico). Unfortunately there is no release date yet, but atleast we know it's inevitable.

According to BGR's trusted source, T-Mobile USA will apparently be launching the BlackBerry 9700 a.k.a. Bold 2 a.k.a. Onyx on November 11th. The information is not confirmed yet, so for now we'll wait for the official word.

 

The phone will be announced for AT&T and T-Mobile on October 21st.

According to BGR, the U.S. Cellular will be joining other U.S. based CDMA carriers to offer the new BlackBerry 9630 to its subscribers. Above you see a screenshot of the specs page from their site. While it provides some info on the phone's key features, we'd like to know the exact release date instead.

Rogers has recently (October 8th) released BlackBerry 8520 to its customers in Canada. The phone is currently available in black and violet color options, and can be purchased for $99 on a 3-year agreement with minimum combined service fees of $45/mo or more.

Specifications:

• 512MHz CPU;
• 2Mpix camera, fixed focus, no flash;
• 320x240 display;
• 256MB of RAM;
• 3.

Starting yesterday the Android-based HTC Hero is available for purchase to Sprint customers trough the company's retail locations and online, as well as at BestBuy. The price is $179 ($479 off-contract). Now ask yourself this question: whats's better, Hero or Pre?

And again we present "the most gorgeous BlackBerry on the planet", the Bold 9700 for AT&T in all it's glory. This video and pictures were posted a couple of days ago on a Vietnamese site. Check'em out.

T-Mobile has launched its latest Android phone, the Samsung's Behold II. It's a full touchscreen handset with, not to say impressive, but decent set of specifications. They are:

• Android OS;
• 5Mpix camera with autofocus;
• Flash;
• Video recording;
• 3.2" AMOLED touchscreen display;
• Wi-Fi;
• Bluetooth 2.