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Filed under: Handsets, Nokia, ATT, Symbian, GSM, EDGE, HSDPA, UMTS

We’ve been hearing for ages that there was a super-special version of the E71 with an AT&T ROM floating around somewhere in Nokia’s skunkworks, but solid evidence of its existence has been scarce to say the least; some said it was canceled, some said it was just taking its sweet time going through the testing process, and some put a hand over our mouth and told us never to speak “AT&T” and “E71″ in the same sentence again lest an agent overhear us. New in-the-wild shots give us — and the North American S60-loving public — newfound hope that the phone’s gonna actually happen, but it’ll emerge as the “E71x.” That’s a new suffix for Nokia, so we really have no idea what it might mean — more internal memory would be cool, but we’re not really counting on it. Word is that it’ll be available for something in the $150 range when it finally hits, so if the 6650 isn’t your cup o’ tea, hang tight. (And by the way, guys, we’re totally digging the black.)

Nokia E71 finally coming to AT&T as E71x originally appeared on Engadget Mobile on Wed, 19 Nov 2008 15:39:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Filed under: Handsets, Motorola

If there was ever a phone worth cutting down to size with a completely shoddy but not actually completely unattractive fake edition, it’s the Motorola Aura. What we have in this place is the Wingtech D20, which shares the swivel form factor of the Aura, mocks the round LCD with a perfectly boring square one in a round hole, and boasts a surprisingly weak complement of features, even for a “fake” phone. Oh how you suffer for fashion, Motorola.

[Thanks, Chris]

Keepin’ it real fake, part CLXVIII: Motorola Aura clone is everything we ever wanted in a knockoff originally appeared on Engadget Mobile on Wed, 19 Nov 2008 09:41:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Filed under: Handsets, LG, GSM, EDGE, HSDPA

Well, that didn’t take long. Merely hours after LG’s Prada II was treated to a dedicated microsite, along comes the hands-on photographs we’ve been expecting. CNET’s UK branch was able to wrangle one in, and as predicted, the mobile didn’t hesitate to pose for a few nice snapshots. Eagle-eyed readers will notice that it certainly put on a little heft since the first go ’round, but the slight downturn in attractivity is more than compensated by the inclusion of a slide-out QWERTY keyboard. Have a peek at the read link for more hands-on goodness, including a look at the matching Bluetooth wristwatch.

[Thanks, T.I.]

LG’s fashionable Prada II (and watch) gets shown to the camera originally appeared on Engadget Mobile on Wed, 19 Nov 2008 12:32:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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