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Verizon will be the second CDMA operator to offer the BlackBerry Curve.

The phone will be available online starting May 9, and on May 12 it will appear in stores. The prices are $319.99 with a $50 rebate on a 2-year contract or $439.99 contract free.

Sprint in its turn still lists the Curve as "Coming Soon", despite that the handset should have been already released.

According to a trusted source, Samsung U940 Glyde will be available from Verizon starting May 9th.

There were many photos published over the past couple of weeks, but the exact release date was unveiled only now.

The phone will cost $299.99 with a 2-year contract, $369.99 with a 1-year subscription, and $419.99 contract free.

According to some sources Verizon plans to release three new LG phones in the near future. They are:

• VX8610 Decoy: slider cell phone with a built-in removable Bluetooth earpiece. It should be available for purchase online starting May 30, and in stores starting June 9.
• VX8560 Chocolate Flip: an updated version of the VX8600.

Verizon is about to release the new LG enV(2) clamshell, the better looking successor to the enV model.

The phone comes in black and features a 2Mpix camera, microSD slot, GPS, and a large 2.4" display.

The release date is April 30th, so be prepared...

 

Nokia came up with yet another stylish low-end clamshell with the model number 6205.

The phone will be available on Verizon's CDMA network sometime in mid-June and will sport features like MP3 player, VGA camera and two screens.

FCC unveiled Casio's latest handset called G'zOne aka "Boulder".

The phone will support dual-band CDMA radio with EV-DO Rev. A data, push-to-talk, Bluetooth and will be available from Verizon Wireless in the near future.

That's all for now...

Palm Centro is now available from all U.S. national operators.

The last carrier to join the group was Verizon. The handset will be available in blue color, the same that was released recently in Mexico, with more versions to come.

As expected, Verizon Wireless began offering the new white HTC XV6900 for $249 after rebate through its website and direct business channels. It will hit the stores on April 30th.

• CDMA;
• Windows Mobile 6 Professional;
• 2.8" QVGA TouchFLO display with LED backlight;
• 2Mpix Camera;
• Bluetooth 2.0;
• microSDHC supporting up to 8GB;

Software:

• Word, Excel, PowerPoint;
• Adobe Reader LE;
• Internet Explorer;
• Windows Media Player 10;
• Office Outlook Mobile;
• Microsoft Exchange with Direct Push.

Verizon Wireless came up with three new Nationwide Messaging plans for those who mostly use messaging to communicate.

They are additional to the corresponding voice plans and are available on most handsets. All plans offer unlimited text, instant, picture and video messaging, and offer voice calling rates starting from $0.25 per minute.

Messaging Plan Price/month Also included in the package Voice per minute Consumer Devices $34.

Verizon Wireless announced a new unlimited "E-mail and Web for Smartphone" plan for the owners of SMT5800, XV6800, MOTO Q9m and some future handsets.

It will cost you just $30 a month, but keep in mind that this is not a data plan, downloading isn't free.