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Casio G'zOne Brigade is a new rugged handset from Verizon, which should be available sometime brefore the year's end. It is a sideways clamshell that has both a numeric keypad and a full QWERTY keyboard. Other features include:

• 3G for data;
• Push-to-talk capabilities;
• 3Mpix camera with flash;
• microSD card support;
• 2.5mm headset jack;
• dedicated music and messaging keys;
• Bluetooth

Pricing wasn't announced.

Verizon has released the HTC DROID Eris last Friday, November 6th. The phone is available now at a price of $99 on a 2-year contract after a $100 mail-in rebate. Here are some of its key specs:

• 3.2″ touch screen display;
• 5Mpix camera;
• Wi-Fi;
• GPS;
• Stereo Bluetooth;
• Accelerometer;
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Opera Software has recently released a beta version of its Opera Mobile 10 browser for Symbian S60 3rd Edition and S60 5th Edition platforms. The latest build features a completely redesigned UI, while still maintaining core features like speed dial and tabbed browsing. Opera Mobile 10 supports both touch input and standard keypads, and offers a significant increase in speed and performance thanks to its new Turbo feature.

Starting today the BlackBerry Bold 9700 is available to T-Mobile's select business customers. Just letting you know.

Click here to see MobileBurn's short unboxing review of the said handset.

Sprint has confirmed that it will also offer the BlackBerry Curve 8530. Exact pricing and availability wasn't announced.

AT&T customers, owners of the Samsung Jack can now download an official Windows Mobile 6.5 upgrade from the manufacturer's website.

The latest update includes:

• Access to the Windows Marketplace application store;
• Internet Explorer Mobile 6 web browser;
• Adobe Flash and Microsoft Silverlight support;
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So far there are very few details about this handset, but here's what we know: it will have a 3.5" AMOLED screen, a 8.1Mpix camera, will run on Symbian S60 5th Edition OS, and will probably support HD video capture. Check out the pics below.

Rogers customers looking for a decent but cheap Android handset can get the new LG Eve GW620. The phone comes with a 5Mpix camera, 5-row full QWERTY keyboard, 3" touchscreen display, and offers integration with Facebook and Twitter.

All that for just $49.99 on a 3-year agreement, or $399.99 if you chose the contract-free option.