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Filed under: Handsets, Motorola, GSM, EDGE

If you like what the ZN5 brings to the table but roundish sliders are more your cup of tea (and when the alternative is a drab gray candybar with purple accents, we can’t say we blame you), Moto’s got the solution to the pollution this morning with the official announcement of the VE66. You’ve got that 5-megapixel autofocus cam with LED flash (as opposed to the ZN5’s xenon) and image stabilization, WiFi, FM radio, Motorola’s CrystalTalk noise reduction, and a navigation wheel for flying through song tracks. Interestingly, there’s no mention of Moto’s partnership with Kodak anywhere on the phone or the announcement — but something tells us that won’t have an effect on picture quality. Look for it to launch some time this quarter.

Motorola adds another 5-megapixel phone to the mix with VE66 originally appeared on Engadget Mobile on Tue, 18 Nov 2008 11:59:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Filed under: Handsets, Features, Motorola, Linux, GSM, EDGE

Quick: name a Linux-based Motorola touchscreen phone that isn’t widely distributed in North America. Oh, wait, that’s all of them! In this case, “all of them” includes the little A810, a phone that’s been kicking around the rumor mill since way, way back in February of this year. EDGE Dat. and a 2 megapixel camera should help keep this one priced somewhere in the midrange, and while not necessarily attractive, it’s definitely engaging attention to look at. Come on, you’ve got to give it that. Click through to the gallery if you don’t believe us.

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Filed under: Handsets, Features, Motorola

Wow, iDEN’s looking less and less like a technology on the decline every time it’s in the news. First we have Dan Hesse himself saying that Nextel’s network is staying put, and at this time we’ve got live shots of the rumored CABO from Motorola, a phone that’ll presumably be a part of that 2008 iDEN product barrage promised last month. We’re hearing that CABO is merely a codename; by the time it hits retail it’ll likely be called the i890, and will make pretty much every RAZR 2 in town jealous of its second-to-none PTT capabilities. One thing’s for sure: this definitely ain’t your grandpappy’s iDEN phone. More news on this one as we get it!

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