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FCC has approved today the Velocity Mobile 111, which means it will soon hit the U.S. market. The phone looks very similar to a Blackberry, so try to not confuse the two.

Velocity 83 is a new WM smartphone that was revealed today at CTIA in San Francisco. It's features include:

• Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional OS;
• Quad-band GSM (850/900/1800/1900MHz);
• Built-in GPS receiver;
• GPS navigation software;
• 2.8" touchscreen;
• Velocity’s Odyssey UI;
• 2Mpix camera;
• Wi-Fi;
• Two microSD card slots (one for GPS)

The phone will be available in November for approximately $500.

Velocity Mobile has released some kind of BlackBerry/HTC Touch hybrid with a model number 103. Just look at the photo, and you'll know what I mean. The phone is available now for pre-order from Expansys for £324.99 with the shipping date scheduled for the end of September.

Features of the Velocity 103 include:

• 2.8" VGA (640x480) TFT LCD touchscree

Velocity Mobile has introduced a new skin for Windows Mobile 6.1. They've showed the interface before, but this time it's finished off. Velocity has noted that the new skin can be downloaded OTA, and no PC sync is needed.

We'd still prefer the TouchFLO 3D UI over this, but nevertheless it looks better than the standard WM 6.1 design.

It's been a while since we last heard of Velocity Mobile, but now they're back with a new Windows Mobile-powered smartphone sporting a model number 103. It has been spotted today at the FCC site.

There's also a 67-page user guide included with no actual specs listed in it. Instead there's a lot of information on how to navigate the system, how to insert the memory card, and how to change the battery.