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The new Motorola Quantico is a ruggedized mil-spec 810F-compliant (water dunks, heat, and dust) clamshell phone currently offered by U.S. Cellular. It supports 800 / 1700 (AWS) / 1900 MHz EV-DO bands, and features a 1.3Mpix camera, stereo Bluetooth and microSD expansion.

It should become available from other carriers before the end of 2009.

According to WMExperts, U.S. Cellular is preparing the launch of the HTC Touch Pro2. The carrier will be the first CDMA operator to offer the phone with Windows Mobile 6.5 pre-installed. In addition, the handset will also feature the HTC's Sense UI. Sounds like great news for U.S. Cellular customers!

Pricing and launch date weren't announced yet.

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.

In case you missed it, U.S. Cellular is currently offering the LG AX840 Tritan, a nice affordable cellphone equipped with the following features:

• 3" QVGA touchscreen;
• Full QWERTY keyboard;
• Full HTML browser;
• 3G connectivity;
• GPS;
  
• Music player;
• G sensor;
• Bluetooth;
• 3Mpix camera;
• 950mAh battery

The price is $99.

US Cellular has recently launched a new phone from Samsung called Axle. There's nothing special about it except the name: it's an ordinary clamshell with a VGA camera, Bluetooth, speakerphone, and not much else, which is abailable now for 50 after rebate on contract ($40 for existing customers). Too expensive really...

The Samsung Finesse (SCH-r810) is available from MetroPCS for a while now, and last week has been released on another regional carrier - Cellular South. The company offers it for $199.99 after a $50 mail-in rebate and with a new 2-year contract.

Features:

• 3.2" touchscreen;
• Samsung’s TouchWIZ UI;
• 2Mpix camera;
• 3G radio;
• Full HTML web browser;
• Media player;
• Bluetooth connectivity support;
• 150 MB of internal memory;
• microSD (up to 16 GB);
• Measures 4.

Apparently U.S. Cellular has plans on releasing a couple of new phones for its customers later this month. Someone has digged up dedicated pages for the BlackBerry Pearl Flip 8230 and Samsung Code i220 on the company's site, and don't try to find them yourself, it's hard work. For full specs of each handset hit the following links:

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Here's a live shot of the new LG Tritan, one of the handsets headed for U.S. Cellular this month. This handset will be released on June 8t, probably for $100 or less after rebate with a $20 per month data package. Its known features include:

• 3" QVGA touchscreen;
• Full QWERTY keyboard;
• Full HTML browser;
• Music player;

  [Continue reading LG Tritan pictured, headed for U.S. Cellular]

US Cellular will soon be offering the new Samsung Gloss, the company's own version of the Samsung Cleo. The phone is mainly targeted at texters, and offers the following features:

• 176 x 144 display;
• Music player;
• Stereo Bluetooth;
• microSD expansion;
• 1.3Mpix camera;
• QWERTY keypad;
• Black and pink colors

Pricing information is not available yet.

U.S. Cellular has officially launched the HTC Touch Pro smartphone on its network. The handset is available for $249.95 on a two-year contract and mail-in rebate, and offers the following features:

• Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional OS;
• VGA touchscreen display;
• TouchFLO 3D interface;
• Full-QWERTY slide-out keyboard;
• Wi-Fi;
• Bluetooth;
• GPS;
• 3.