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Verizon Wireless and Novatel Wireless have released the new PC770 2-in-1 PC Card and Express Card yesterday. It is available now for $99.99 after a $50 mail-in rebate with a new 2-year contract.

Novatel Wireless PC770 features:

• Runs on Verizon Wireless’ high-speed network, which uses Evolution-Data Optimized (EV-DO) Revision A (Rev.

A SprintUsers forums member has posted some information regarding an upcoming Palm Pre software update, which due to be out “on or near 7/22/09”. He said that he received the list of changes through an e-mail from Sprint.

According to that list, it seems the demo software currently installed on the Pre will de deleted after the update is applied. Moreover, Facebook users will be able to keep their friends synchronized with a PC.

A SprintUsers forums member has posted some information regarding an upcoming Palm Pre software update, which due to be out “on or near 7/22/09”. He said that he received the list of changes through an e-mail from Sprint.

According to that list, it seems the demo software currently installed on the Pre will de deleted after the update is applied. Moreover, Facebook users will be able to keep their friends synchronized with a PC.

Since there's a new Storm on the horizon, Verizon Wireless has decided that now is a great time to lower the price for the original BlackBerry Storm 9530. The handset is now available for $99.99 on contract, which is $100 less than the initial price. That said, we recommend you to wait for the Storm 2. You won't regret it.

AT&T has kept its promise and released the C905a or W518a Walkman phones from Sony Ericsson. As expected, the C905a (Silver) is available for $179.99 after rebate and a 2-year contract, while the W518a (Black) goes for $49.99 with the same rebate and contract. Any takers?

We know many of you have waited for this moment to come. The latest BlackBerry Messenger 5.0 has been leaked yesterday and appears to be available on most new BlackBerry's from OS 4.5 through OS 5.1. Direct download links for different models are available here.

According to this leaked rebate sheet, U.S. Cellular is planning on releasing a number of interesting handsets, among which are the high-end HTC Touch Pro2, the WM-based HTC Snap, as well as the hot BlackBerry Tour already available from Verizon and Sprint. All three should be available till November 12th. Check the image for the full list of handsets and prices.

This one is for Twitter users running a BlackBerry: TwitterBerry 0.9.1 Beta 7 is now available from Orangatame. This latest version adds a few features and bug fixes:

• Added support for Zannel.com uploads. Select “Zannel” from the “Media Provider” choice on the Configure screen;
• Embedded Camera is now available for OS 4.2+ for smartphones with a camera.

Here are some live photos of the new LG BL42 slider we didn't include in the previous posts. Enjoy!

The latest Nokia N97 software update adds support for Nokia N-Gage to the handset, and you only need to download the N-Gage app itself through Software Update function to get the service working. Unfortunately, not all games are supported by the N97, plus some of the working titles can't be run in full screen mode, as they've been developed for the QVGA resolution screens (320x240), which are most common for N-Gage devices.