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LG and Verizon have launched two new cell phones in the USA, the LG-VX10000 Voyager and the LG-VX8800 Venus.

Both handsets combine style and advanced features, such as 2.8" touch-screen, QWERTY keyboard, 2Mpix camera, Bluetooth, microSD port, GPS, and Mobile TV.

Verizon Wireless will release today the Samsung Gleam and Motorola Z6tv, and plans to launch the Samsung Juke SCH-U470 on October 19th. Here's some information about them.

The upcoming Samsung Juke SCH-U470 measures 3.82"H x 1.18"W x 0.83"D and weighs 2.

Verizon Wireless will launch the Motorola Z6tv on October 5th.

This slider is the third MediaFLO phone compatible with Verizon Wireless' VCAST Mobile TV service. Some of its features include EV-DO data, stereo Bluetooth, 2Mpix camera, and a microSD slot for additional storage.

The Z6tv will be available for $179 after $50 rebate with new 2-year contract.

Verizon Wireless introduced the new USB727 wireless broadband modem by Novatel Wireless.

The device provides on-the-go access to Verizon Wireless' national high-speed wireless broadband network, and is compatible with Windows (Vista, XP, 2000), Mac and Linux operating systems. Just plug the modem into a Type A USB port and you're ready to go. In addition, there is a microSD slot for data storage supporting up to 4GB.

We have some new details concerning the LG VX8800 cell phone.

The handset is equipped with a 2Mpix camera, instead of 1.3Mpix one mentioned earlier. Still, there is no AutoFocus and flash. The scroll wheel is replaced with an interactive Dynamic Color TFT Touchpad. Also, there are two new themes available, the standard "Verizon" and the new one you see on the photos.

Verizon Wireless said today that in the 12 months since it launched the LG Chocolate in the United States it has sold more than 3.4 million units -- an obvious comparison to the one million units-per-quarter performance of Apple Inc.'s iPhone, which sells at rival carrier AT&T Mobility.

That's an average rate of about 850,000 Chocolate handsets per quarter, which compares well with Apple's stated intent to sell one million iPhones in the third quarter -- the first quarter for iPhone sale -- which it reached Sept.

If you recall, recently we've mentioned the new Samsung U470 music-phone, but had no information about its specs and possible carrier. Well, now we know that it is a CDMA version of the SGH-F210 GSM and will soon be available from Verizon Wireless.

Here is a list of yet unconfirmed specs, taken from the GSM model:

• Camera: 2Mpix (MPEG4/H.

CDM-8630 Coupe is a new entry-level cell phone now available from Verizon.

This budget handset comes with basic features, simple to use UI, and has dedicated 911 and speakerphone keys. The price is $19.99 with a 2-year service agreement.

Backup Assistant is a new online service from Verizon Wireless, a secure Website where customers can save, view, edit and print contact information from their cell phones.

Online address books are updated automatically or on schedule, depending on customer's will. So if your mobile phone is damaged, lost or stolen, you will always be able to restore your contacts on the new handset.

Verizon became the second wireless carrier (after Sprint) to offer the new Motorola RAZR2 V9m, with AT&T and Alltel still to follow. You can either purchase the phone right now at the company's website, or wait until next week when you will be able to buy it in a local Verizon store.