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Rogers Wireless is now selling the new BlackBerry Bold 9700. All willing can buy the handset for $299.99 on a 3-year contract with voice and data plan, or $599.99 outright.

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.

Rogers is ready to release the new Nokia Surge 6790 for its customers in Canada. It should be available in the coming days at the following prices:

• $49.99 on a 3-year contract;
• $99.99 on a 2-year;
• $199.99 on a 1-year;
• $279.99 outright

Specs:

• 2.4" screen;
• Full QWERTY keyboard;

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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.

A couple of pictures of the BlackBerry Curve 8520 for Rogers.

Rogers has recently lowered the prices for a couple of HTC's Android handsets, Dream and Magic. They both are currently available for just CAD$79.99 on a 3-year contract. If this long term commitment doesn't scare you, get yourself one of these phones without hesitation.

Boy Genius Report has posted some specs of the upcoming BlackBerry 9550 Storm 2. The CDMA version of the phone supposedly comes with Wi-Fi 802.11b/g support, 3.2Mpix camera, 360 x 480 capacitive touchscreen, and BlackBerry OS 5.0.

The site also mentioned that the 3G-capable GSM version of the original Storm already exists as the 9520 and is headed to AT&T and Rogers.

In case you missed it, Rogers has released a new OS update for the BlackBerry Bold bumping the version to 4.6.0.282. The new build can be downloaded from the Rogers BlackBerry download page. As always, data backup is your friend.

Sixteen months after its announcement, Sony Ericsson's XPERIA X1 has finally made it to Canada, and is now available from Rogers at a promotional price of CAD $249.99 on 3-year contract and after discounts.

In addition Rogers has also launched the Sony Ericsson C510, a pretty candybar with 7.2Mbps / 2Mbps HSPA and a 3.2Mpix camera. It can now be purchased for CAD $79.

Rogers has recently released the Nokia 5800 XpressMusic for its customers. This media-centric handset is currently selling at an affordable price of $199 on a usual 3-year contract. Here's what you'll get:

• S60 5th Edition;
• 3.2" 640×360 resistive touchscreen display;
• 3.2Mpix camera with a Carl Zeiss lens, auto-focus and dual-LED flash;
• 3.