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Filed under: Handsets, Samsung, Alltel, EV-DO, CDMA

There’s not a dry eye in the house at this time as the junior Hue goes out into the world, ready to pick up where its colorful parent left off. Like its predecessor, the Hue II has five interchangeable faceplates available — blue, gray, purple, green, and white — with blue and gray bundled in the box. It ups the Hue’s ante by moving from a 1.3- to a 2-megapixel cam and offers stereo Bluetooth, microSD expansion to 8GB, navigation, and a price that’s just $10 higher on contract — $39.99 when purchased online. It’s available at this time.

Samsung Hue II carries on Hue’s time-honored tradition on Alltel originally appeared on Engadget Mobile on Mon, 17 Nov 2008 21:49:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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

S60 lovers on AT&T, rejoice — your on-contract, branded phone has arrived. The Nokia 6650 has started flowing into stores today, bringing an N75 successor that ups the beauty factor by a country mile and adds 3rd Edition Feature Pack 2 for good measure. It’s apparently running $70 with a two-year deal after rebate, so if Symbian flips are your cup o’ tea, get on it.

Nokia 6650 showing up in AT&T stores originally appeared on Engadget Mobile on Tue, 11 Nov 2008 09:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Filed under: Motorola, RIM

Moto’s bleeding from a lot of places lately — and the hemmorahging isn’t just of the financial sort, either (it actually seems to have those cuts and bruises under control for the moment). Hot off a suit filed against Apple for making off with one of its higher-ups, the company is going after RIM for allegedly hiring away some 40 employees in Florida and the Chicago area since February, which coincidentally happened to be right about the time that things were falling apart in the patent cross-licensing negotiations. Motorola is seeking at least $50 large in damages (way to aim high and put a premium value on your staff there, guys), possibly egged on by RIM CEO Balsillie’s brazen comments that he wants to poach “hundreds” of its people. Question is, with the economy in the tank, isn’t there enough talent to go around without these types of tactics?

[Thanks, Eric]

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