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As announced previously, on yesterday Verizon has released the BlackBerry Pearl Flip 8230 for its customers. This consumer-friendly phone is available for purchase now for $79.99 on contract after rebates.

Verizon has confirmed the upcoming release of the BlackBerry Tour on its network by unveiling a teaser page for the smartphone. There's just a fancy product shot and a newsletter sign up, but this could only mean that the official launch is nearing fast.

Surprisingly, Bluetooth SIG has recently certified the upcoming Motorola W766 (codenamed "Harmony"), and published some photos of it. This flip phone is really nothing special, and is all set to replace the low-end W755. Expect the release to take place in a couple of months on Verizon.

Verizon Wireless has lowered the prices for its enV3 and the enV TOUCH handsets. Both phones are now $50 cheaper than they were originally, and are available for $79.99 and $99.99, respectively. If you purchased either of these handsets at the time of their launch, I know how you feel now...

Besides the Casio Exilim there is another anticipated handset that has been launched yesterday by Verizon. The Motorola A455 Rival looks similar to the LG Neon, and is a mid-end touchscreen handset with a 2Mpix camera, EV-DO data support, GPS (VZ Navigator), and microSD expansion (up to 8GB).  It is availbale now for $99.99 on contract after rebate in a choice of silver and purple colors.

Here's a nice rumor for ya: there is a story on the Wall Street Journal Blogs which says that the Palm Pre will be available on Verizon Wireless in January 2010. As you know, for the next six months the device will be available exclusively from Sprint, but if Verizon CEO Lowell McAdam is to be believed, they'll be the next carrier to offer it. We'll wait and see.

As we expected, Verizon has released the long rumored Casio EXILIM C721 cameraphone for all its customers. The phone comes with a 5.1Mpix camera with autofocus, image stabilization, and a 3x optical zoom, and is fully compliant with mil-spec 810F for dust, shock, temperature, and water resistance. Other highlight include support for 8GB memory cards and compatibility with Verizon's VZ Navigator service.

We have some live photos of the Casio Exilim C721 phone for Verizon. According to the source these are images of the actual, working device, as the phone has already arrived at the retail channel. That means the official launch of the Exilim will probably take place on June 10 or in a couple of days.

Judging by these photos, the Motorola Rival A455 that was first spotted early last month may be hitting Verizon stores as early as tomorrow in a choice of purple and white colors. Its specs include:

• Dual-band CDMA connectivity (800/1900 MHz) with 1X/EV-DO;
• Stereo Bluetooth with A2DP;
• GPS;
• VZ Navigator support;
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A CrackBerry forums member has posted some photos of the BlackBerry Pearl Flip in a Verizon store. Althought the said handset looks to be a dummy phone, the release dayte according to the source is “right around the corner”. If the information is true, we can expect to see the real thing on the shelves in a couple of weeks.