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Following up the launch of the Motorola DROID, Verizon has also launched the HTC DROID Eris.
As previously reported, the DROID Eris is functionally identical to the Sprint Hero with pricing set at $469.99 Retail/Month-to-Month, $269.99 after a new 1 year agreement and $199.99 after a 2 year, with the $100 mail-in rebate bringing the totals [...]

Verizon has launched the long-awaited Motorola DROID Android smart device after weeks of anticipation.
The complete featureset consists of the 3.7 inch WVGA resolution capacitive touch display, QWERTY keyboard, 550 MHz application processor, microSDHC expansion slot with included 16GB card, 5.0 megapixel camera with dual LED flash, autofocus and DVD resolution video recorder.
Secondary specifications include Bluetooth [...]

Today Sprint announced that they will be adding the BlackBerry Curve 8530 to their smartphone lineup.
The Curve 8530 features BlackBerry OS 5.0, a landscape HVGA resolution display, dedicated media player keys, 3.5mm headphone jack, optical directional pad, Bluetooth with stereo audio support, redesigned QWERTY keyboard and Wi-Fi radio. It also includes preloaded applications including BlackBerry Media [...]

The FCC has revealed the LG GM730F Windows Mobile smart device with US 3G support.
The draft user manual makes references to AT&T services such as Video Share support and MEdiaNet access, while the device features HSDPA access, optical directional pad, 5.0 megapixel camera with autofocus, microSDHC expansion slot, Bluetooth with stereo audio support and Windows [...]

This morning during a press event in Taiwan, HTC CEO Peter Chou once again confirmed US availability of the HTC HD2 Windows Mobile device, with the launch being made on a “major US carrier” in early 2010.
The device is expected to launch on T-Mobile according to a leaked internal employee slide first reported on last [...]

Sony Ericsson has announced the forthcoming launch of the Xperia X10 Android smart device, which will be the first Android device from the manufacturer.
The X10 will feature a new user interface that features custom applications developed by Sony Ericsson such as Timescape and Mediascape, Timescape being a converged messaging application which includes social network access [...]

As expected, T-Mobile has launched the Motorola CLIQ social-networking oriented Android device for new customers after an exclusive upgrade period for existing customers late last month.
The CLIQ features an HVGA resolution widescreen touch display QWERTY keyboard with five-way directional pad, triband HSPA access, quadband GSM/EDGE, Android 1.6, MOTOBLUR social networking frontend, Bluetooth with stereo audio [...]

Sprint has launched the Sanyo 3810 and the long-awaited Samsung Moment.
The Sanyo 3810 features an external display with a mirror finish when not in use, internal 2.4 inch QVGA display, large keypad, menu size control larger for easy navigation through menus and sub-menus, 1.3 megapixel camera with digital zoom and Bluetooth.
The Moment features Google Search, [...]

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On the same day as the launch of the Motorola DROID, HTC will be launching its DROID series device in the HTC Eris for Verizon, which will also mark the debut of the DROID branding as a series of devices on Verizon Wireless.
The HTC Eris is functionally identical to the forthcoming [...]

Nokia’s N-Gage blog has confirmed in a post that it will shutter the N-Gage mobile gaming service and community next year in order to shift focus towards gaming on its Ovi platform.