Three more supposed Motorola cell phones for Verizon have been leaked. The Niagra, Fairbanks, and Harmony all feature dedicated music playback keys, interestingly.

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Sprint has announced that its first dual-network 3G/4G modem, the U300, is set to be available on December 21st. The modem will allow customers to connect to both the 3G EV-DO network and Sprint’s 4G WiMAX network in Baltimore.

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AT&T and RIM have launched the BlackBerry Curve 8320, a WiFi-equipped smartphone with a QWERTY keyboard. The BlackBerry Curve 8320 also features a trackball for navigation and a 2 megapixel camera.

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The Boy Genius Report is featuring a gallery of what is claimed to be Motorola’s 2009 product lineup for Verizon. The phones shown include 2 with slide-out QWERTY keyboards, as well as a full touchscreen cell phone.

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A new device called the i9 has appeared on one of Motorola’s official press photo sites. The i9 appears to be an iDEN phone that is compatible with the Nextel push to talk network.

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BusinessWeek is under the impression that Palm will be announcing the new version of its aging operating system at CES 2009 in Las Vegas.

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ZTE is making further inroads in the U.S. market, thanks to the C78, which just launched on MetroPCS. This candybar cell phone features a color display and VGA-resolution camera.

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AT&T and Pantech have partnered to announce another entry-level candybar, the C630. This cell phone is packed with multimedia goodies, including a 1.3 megapixel camera, a microSD card slot, and aGPS support for AT&T Navigator.

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There’s a highly unlikely rumor floating around that Microsoft is going to announce a Zunephone at CES 2009, which takes place in Las Vegas in January.

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Proving that it is possible to create an uber-luxury cell phone that looks like it’s been run over by a truck, Vertu has created the Boucheron 150, a special edition design for the 150th anniversary of the Boucheron jewelry house in Paris, France.

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