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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.

Verizon Wireless announced the upcoming launch of the new XV6900, the carrier-branded version of the HTC Touch smartphone. It should be released in April 2008 with a price of $349.99 after a 2-year service agreement and mail-in rebate.
Verizon XV6900 features:

• 2.8" touchscreen display;
• White color scheme;
• Windows Mobile 6 Professional;
• Ability to view and edit Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint files;
• 2Mpix camera;
• microSD card slot for expanded storage;
• Bluetooth 2.

Here's yet another handset announced at CTIA 2008 by Verizon.

The new Samsung SCH-U740 aka Alias is basically a clamshell style cell phone, but can also be opened horizontally to reveal a QWERTY keyboard underneath the internal screen. It will be available in silver color scheme and will feature a 1.3Mpix camera, Bluetooth support, microSD card slot, and AIM, MSN, and Yahoo! instant messaging.

Verizon Wireless announced that it plans to release the new RIM BlackBerry Curve 8330 smartphone in May.

The handset will cost $270 after a $50 mail-in rebate and 2-year contract.

Here are some of its features:

• QWERTY keyboard;
• EV-DO data;
• Size: Weight: 4.2" x 2.4" x 0.6" / 4 oz;
• 320 x 240 pixel display;
• 2Mpix camera;
• Media player;
• Stereo Bluetooth audio;
• microSD / SDHC expansion;
• 260 minutes talk / 11 days standby.

Three American cellular operators have announced the new Motorola Q 9c smartphone. Alltel and U.S. Cellular have already started selling the handset, while Verizon Wireless plans to make it available in April for $249.99 with a 2-year contract.

Motorola Q 9c specs:

• QWERTY keyboard;
• Windows Mobile 6 Standard OS;
• 1.3Mpix camera;
• 128MB of internal storage;
• miniSD card slot (up to 32GB);
• 2.

LG and Verizon Wireless have recently announced the new LG VX9100 enV2 communicator.

Similar to the Samsung Alias this phone opens along the side to reveal a QWERTY keyboard and large internal display. Just to name a few features, the LG VX9100 offers:

• 2Mpix camera;
• microSD card slot;
• Verizon's VZ Navigator service;
• Verizon's Get It Now service;
• Bluetooth 2.

A Howard Forums member gave us the idea how the upcoming LG VX8560 music flip phone will look like.

You can see it on the photo to the left. It has a red-colored profile, dedicated music keys, and a small camera on top of the external screen. Unfortunately, no details concerning the phone's specs were unveiled so far.

The second handset you see on the picture is the LG VX9700 scheduled to be released by Verizon in May.