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Telus is planning to release a new device on August 7th. It's called the LG KEYBO2, and features a 1.56″ external screen, 2.6″ internal screen, a 3Mpix camera with video recording, new directional pad design and more. It will be available for $129.99 on a 3-year contract, $229.99 for the 2-year, $279.99 for 1-year and $329.99 outright.

If the phone doesn’t show up at TELUS on the 7th, expect it to become available at Best Buy.

TELUS customers can now get their hands on a couple of cool WinMo smartphones: the HTC Snap and Touch Pro2. Both devices offer an abundance of features including shared specs such as email support, Wi-Fi, GPS, Bluetooth, speakerphone, visual voicemail, global GSM roaming and over five hours of talk-time for each of them.

Prices are $0 and $249.

The upcoming Telus' version of the HTC Snap is now available at just CAD $29.99 (about $27) on a three-year contract from Best Buy Canada. Think about it: WinMo smartphone with a full QWERTY keyboard and global roaming capability - that's quite a steal!

Here are the launch dates and pricing for three handsets scheduled to be released on Canadian Telus this month.

• BlackBerry Tour and - July 15th, $249.99 on contract;
• HTC Snap - July 15th, $29.99 on contract;
• HTC Touch Pro2 - July 21st, $249.99 on contract

TELUS has recently launched the low-end Samsung M220 on their network. We already mentioned this handset on our site: it is a basic flip phone that weighs in at 88 grams, packs 2 displays, speakerphone, and offers all the typical apps including an alarm clock, contacts and more.

The Samsung M220 is available for $29.99 on a 3-year contract, $129.99 on a 2-year, $179.

According to recent rumors, the Canadian CDMA carrier TELUS will probably be picking up the new iPhone 3GS in October once it gets its upcoming HSPA network up and running. While it may sound great, don't get your hopes up, this information is nothing but a hearsay. We just couldn't ignore such news.

That was unexpected, but judging by these photos, Telus will apparently be the second carrier to offer the BlackBerry Tour 9630 in Canada. Sorry, Bell.

Specifications:

• Size (L x W x D): 112 x 62 x 14.2 mm;
• Weight: 130 grams;
• Memory: 256 MB internal Flash memory;
• Expandable Memory: microSD located under the battery door cover;
• Battery: 1400 mAh removable/rechargeable cryptographic lithium cell;
• Battery Life: TBD;
• Keyboard: 35 key backlit QWERTY;
• Display: High resolution HVGA 480x360 pixel;
• Camera: 3.

I was literally raining firmware updates for BlackBerry devices yesterday. Most of them are unofficial, so install them on your own risk, and as always backup your data. Ok, here are the links:

OS 4.5.0.153 -  a very unoficial update for all GSM 8xxx series devices, found on some Indian website:

BlackBerry 8100
BlackBerry 8110
BlackBerry 8120
BlackBerry 8300
BlackBerry 8310
BlackBerry 8320
BlackBerry 8800
BlackBerry 8820

OS 4.

It looks like Telus' Mike will be the second iDEN carrier in Canada to offer the Motorola i465 Clutch. It is a low-end messaging handset with a front-facing QWERTY keyboard, and features like PTT, threaded SMS/MMS, Bluetooth support, and a cr@ppy VGA camera.

Telus has become the second CDMA carrier (after Bell) to release the OS 4.7.0.122 update BlackBerry Storm 9530. But ther're both Canadian companies, and what about their southern neighbours? Well, it looks like Verizon will be the next.

Telus subscribers can get the latest firmware build here.