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Palm Pre Now Available for $80
PUBLISHED: Thursday, November 19, 2009
The giant webstore Amazon.com is now offering the Palm Pre at well below the regular price for those who are switching to Sprint to get this webOS-based smartphone. The Pre has a sliding design, with a capacitive touchscreen, keyboard, and mobile broadband.

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Nokia N900 Now Shipping To Early Adopters
PUBLISHED: 11/18/2009  BY: Ed Hardy
Nokia has begun shipping its first Maemo-based smartphone to customers in the U.S. who pre-ordered it. The Nokia N900 is not yet available for those who put in an order for this high-end model now, though.
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Samsung Behold II First Impressions Review
PUBLISHED: 11/18/2009  BY: Antoine Wright
The Samsung Behold II is a Google Android-powered smartphone designed for a chic look but containing powerful features. Antoine Wright brings us his first impressions of this device, which is T-Mobile's first with an AM-OLED display.
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Samsung Behold II: Launch Day
PUBLISHED: 11/18/2009  BY: Ed Hardy
T-Mobile USA has just begun offering its latest phone running Google's Android OS. The Samsung Behold II is this carrier's first with a large AM-OLED display, and the first Android phone with the TouchWiz user interface.
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Sprint's Samsung Moment and HTC Hero Now Selling for Just $100
PUBLISHED: 11/17/2009  BY: Ed Hardy
Thanks to an electronics retailer, both of Sprint's Android-powered smartphones are available for well below their suggested prices. Sprint is asking $180 each for the HTC Hero and Samsung Moment, but those who go to Best Buy will pay $80 less.
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Palm Pixi First Impressions Review
PUBLISHED: 11/16/2009  BY: Jen Edwards
The new Palm Pixi is in many ways a successor to the Palm Centro: small, inexpensive, and useful. Jen Edwards says the second webOS-based smartphone -- which debuted from Sprint this weekend -- is a fun little device that's very well priced.
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BlackBerry Curve 8520 Coming Soon to AT&T
PUBLISHED: 11/16/2009  BY: Ed Hardy
AT&T has become the latest wireless carrier to commit to offering the newest version of the BlackBerry Curve. This inexpensive smartphone's hardware and software have been updated, and it offers a consumer focus, with mobile access to email, social-networking sites, and music and video.
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BlackBerry Bold 9700 Review
PUBLISHED: 11/16/2009  BY: Shaun Mahal
The BlackBerry Bold 9700 -- sometimes called the Bold2 -- sports an HVGA screen, keyboard, Wi-Fi, 3G and more. Shaun Mahal says this device's enhanced feature set and improved design leaves the original Bold looking out of date.
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Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 Expected in February
PUBLISHED: 11/16/2009  BY: Ed Hardy
The Android-based Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 is scheduled to launch in February, meaning a relatively long wait for those interested in this device's very large, high-resolution display and 1 GHz processor.
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BlackBerry Bold 9700 Now Available from T-Mobile
PUBLISHED: 11/16/2009  BY: Ed Hardy
T-Mobile has just released the BlackBerry Bold 9700, making it the first wireless carrier in the U.S. to do so. This device -- sometimes called the Bold2 -- has an HVGA screen, 3G mobile broadband, Wi-Fi, keyboard, and more.
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Palm Pixi Video Preview
PUBLISHED: 11/15/2009  BY: Ed Hardy
The Palm Pixi is debuting today, and Brighthand has a video overview of this new device, the second with Palm's webOS. This smartphone has a slimmer design than its predecessor, and a smaller screen, but offers virtually all the features at a lower price.
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Palm Pixi Is Now Available
PUBLISHED: 11/15/2009  BY: Ed Hardy
Sprint is now offering the Palm Pixi, an entry-level webOS-powered smartphone that is the successor to Palm's Centro line. Like those earlier models, it has an easily pocketable design with a touchscreen, keyboard, and an afforable price.
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T-Mobile Will Introduce the BlackBerry Bold 9700 on Monday
PUBLISHED: 11/14/2009  BY: Ed Hardy
The BlackBerry Bold 9700 will have its U.S. debut on Monday. T-Mobile USA will be the first carrier in this country to offer RIM's latest smartphone, which will also be T-Mobile's first BlackBerry to support its 3G network.
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