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Verizon will sell yet another hot Motorola device. The Motorola Devour, a phone which we have already mentioned here, has become officially official.

Although similar to the Droid in looks, the Devour might not be as powerful. The device will feature a 600MHz Qualcomm MSM7268 processor, 256MB of RAM, 3.1-inch capacitive touchscreen, touch-sensitive navigation pad, 3-megapixel camera, 512MB flash memory, bundled 8GB microSD card and Android 1.6. An Android upgrade is probably in the works but it's too early to tell when it will be available.


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Verizon is getting ready to sell a new Motorola handset. The handset in question is the Devour and it looks like this new Android baby is getting ready to become official. Apparently Verizon has already sent promo materials to retailers and, more importantly, the official Motorola site has gone live.

The Devour also known as the Calgary by some is going to be Verizon's latest Android handset. Motorola is apparently getting more and more used to launching such phones and we expect to see even more similar handset in 2010.


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We've seen Verizon make the Plus versions of the Palm and Pre official already and now it looks like Best Buy is also going to sell the two smartphones all over the USA. The phones should be available shortly and if webOS is your favorite OS in the world then maybe you'll want to try one on Verizon's network.

Best Buy has not started selling them but reports suggests that various locations already have them in stock so if you're lucky you might get a glimpse of your future Palm Pre Plus or Palm Pixi Plus earlier than expected.


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Last week we found the Palm Pre Plus and the Palm Pixi Plus rumored prices for you and it looks like Verizon has decide to confirm everything. Big Red has made those pricing details official so get ready to buy them next Monday, January 25.

Both webOS phones will be available for subsidized prices if purchased with new 2-year contracts from Verizon. The Palm Pre Plus will cost $149.99 after rebates and subsidies while the Palm Pre Pixi will be available for $99.99 on contract.


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T-Mobile has decided to roll out a much needed Windows Mobile 6.5 update for Touch Pro2 and Dash 3G. So in case you happen to own any of these two hot phones go grab yours now. You know what to do, right? Backup first and then upgrade in order not to lose any important data.

Verizon Wireless has also offered the Windows Mobile 6.5 update for these HTC handsets and now we're looking forward to see Sprint follow suit too.


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If you happen to be a Verizon customer playing around with an HTC Touch Pro 2 or an HTC Ozone then you should know that a Windows 6.5 upgrade is upon you. It's about time to do so if you ask me! After all Windows 6.1 should be replaced as possible with version 6.5 while everyone is expecting the Holy Grail of Windows Mobile, version 7.

The update should be pretty simple to do but, as always when it comes to installing new software on your precious smartphones, make sure you know exactly what you are doing.


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The beginning of December 2009 brought in a natural FCC request to Verizon to reveal more details about its practices and policies regarding its Early Termination Fees.

And just before Christmas, Verizon, in a very long response, explained thoroughly why it has increased its ETFs for "advanced devices." Needless to say that the FCC didn't like the response as Verizon pretty much told everyone that its new ETFs cover other costs incurred by the company besides the price of those new "advanced devices."


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We have previously told you how Verizon will launch the Palm Pre and the Pixi at some point in 2010. Well it looks like Verizon has special plans for Palm's webOS smartphones. The carrier will launch upgraded versions of the phones in question so if you're a webOS fan you should definitely consider getting a Pre or a Pixi from Big Red.

The Palm Pre Plus and the Palm Pixi Plus haven't been officially announced yet but a specs sheet covering both devices has been conveniently leaked.


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One of the most important Verizon Wireless plans for 2010 is LTE. The new 4G network should bring consumers better download and upload speeds and Big Red will want to launch it in as many markets as possible next year.

And it looks like Verizon means serious business when it comes to LTE. The company has scheduled a webcast event for January 20, 2010 at 11:00 AM ET which should give you more details about the upcoming 4G wireless devices.


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In case you forgot about it, Verizon will launch the Palm Pre and the Pixi at some point next year. Sprint's exclusivity deal for the Pre is going to expire soon so that's why Verizon Wireless employees are going to go through online training for Palm and webOS.

Nothing is official about the Verizon Palm Pre yet and we have no idea when the Pixi will be sold by Big Red either. But according to some leaked screenshots, the company has begun training its employees on Palm's newest smartphones.


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