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Look, we’ve got nothing against the E72 in Amethyst, Zodium Black, Metal Grey, or Topaz Brown — but we also know that choice is almost continuously a good thing, which is why it brings us such great joy to learn that there’s an official white version floating around. It’s not mentioned on Nokia’s main site, but a quick visit to a Singapore-based contest that seems to have official Nokia ties clearly touts a white E72 and throws in an accessorized picture of it for good measure. It’s said to be bundled as a special “White Edition” with a BH-216 Bluetooth headset and WH-205 wired headset and will retail for $327 when it launches “worldwide” later this month, so we’ll be standing by for more announcements in sundry locales.

Look, we’ve got nothing against the E72 in Amethyst, Zodium Black, Metal Grey, or Topaz Brown — but we also know that choice is almost continuously a good thing, which is why it brings us such great joy to learn that there’s an official white version floating around. It’s not mentioned on Nokia’s main site, but a quick visit to a Singapore-based contest that seems to have official Nokia ties clearly touts a white E72 and throws in an accessorized picture of it for good measure. It’s said to be bundled as a special “White Edition” with a BH-216 Bluetooth headset and WH-205 wired headset and will retail for $327 when it launches “worldwide” later this month, so we’ll be standing by for more announcements in sundry locales.

Don’t get too excited — this isn’t Android 2.1, unfortunately, but it is another stab at making the CLIQ stable and usable. We speak from personal experience when we say that Motorola’s first Android device has a tendency to bog down and do strange things, so we’re pretty excited to see what this latest update does for users since it’s promising (among other things) improved battery life, stability, touchscreen accuracy, widget response, and a reduction in unsightly “Force Close” messages. It also throws in support for WMV and WMA media for good measure — and with the myTouch Slide seemingly around the corner, competition’s about to heat up for this guy, so there’s definitely some pressure to get this particular update bang-on.

Motorola CLIQ being served up with fresh firmware originally appeared on Engadget Mobile on Fri, 09 Apr 2010 11:51:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.