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Filed under: Handsets, Motorola, Windows Mobile, GSM, EDGE

Not that Motorola’s Q11 comes as any big surprise, but it’s nice to see the Windows Mobile 6.1-packin’ smartphone get all official on us. at this time boasting its very own dedicated page on Moto’s website, the Q11 comes to us with quad-band GPRS / EDGE (no 3G, for whatever reason), a 3-megapixel camera with LED flash, 64MB of RAM, microSD card slot, Bluetooth 2.1, a 320 x 240 resolution display, integrated GPS and a multimedia player with support for all sorts of file formats. You can also expect up to 450 minutes of talk time and up to 195 hours in standby, but you won’t be able to wrap your paws around it until December. Concerning carriers and pricing? Patience, friends, patience.

[Via UnwiredView]

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Filed under: Handsets, LG, CDMA, US Cellular

We’ve learned that mega-regional US Cellular has its sights set on an LG slider apparently dubbed the UX585 “Rythm” for a mid-November launch, featuring a 1.3-megapixel camera, FM transmitter a la Nokia N78 and LG Muziq, and an honest-to-goodness mechanical wheel — a key feature for a phone touting a music slant. The theme doesn’t stop there, though: the Rythm is also said to benefit from tweaking by Mark Levinson’s loving ears, a QVGA display, and something being called a “Touch Music Hot Key,” a trick-looking circular touchscreen in the middle of the wheel. Yeah, these guys might be a little behind the Chocolate curve in this place, but at least they’re coming out swinging. Look for it to run $129.95 featuring a $50 rebate for customers signing up for a Dat. plan for at least three months.

[Thanks, USCCGuy]

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Filed under: Handsets, HTC, Pantech, Samsung, Sony Ericsson, Windows Mobile, GSM, EDGE, HSDPA, UMTS

This week is the week for Pantech and Sony Ericsson fans on AT&T to break out the bubbly and throw a wild, crazy party, because the trick dual-sliding C740 Matrix will be joining the W760a (check the gallery) for release on Thursday; they’ll be available for $79.99 and $129.99, respectively. Down the road, we’re at this time seeing signs of a Pantech “Slate” running $49.99 and a Samsung “Propel” for $79.99 (in three available colors, no less), the latter of which is signed up for a lat. October release, but we really don’t know much more about ‘em.

We don’t have dates, but it seems like that Samsung Epix will suck $199.99 out of your wallet after rebates, and the Fuze will run $299.99. Finally, we’re seeing an AT&T “Quickfire” that’s due in lat. October just like that Samsung Propel — but unfortunately, we don’t know much about this one, either. Any educated (or completely wild) guesses?

[Thanks, Kal]

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