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Ah, rumors. Yes, we love them! This time around, we’re getting a little more info on the BlackBerry 9800, or as we like to call it, the Slider. Rumors has it that it may be heading to one of the largest wireless carriers here in the States. But, what makes it really interesting, is the competition that it may be facing in time of its own launch.

The BlackBerry 9800 Slider, according to a new report, is apparently being handled on the GSM side of things now (contrary to our main theory that it was heading to Verizon Wireless sooner than later), and AT&T is pinned as the carrier of choice. The odd thing is, AT&T is apparently getting ready to launch it next month, which you probably already know is the main launch pad for another high-profile device: Apple’s iPhone. And, we all have it on pretty good theory that the iPhone HD will indeed launch some time in June.

AT&T have apparently managed to grab the portrait slider, touchscreen device for an unknown exclusive period. Meaning no other carriers are going to be able to launch their own branded model. Rumors are suggesting that the period is anywhere between three and six months though. Furthermore, Sprint is apparently going to launch it next, which means you shouldn’t expect it until about the fourth quarter of this year. So, if all of this is true, then the biggest news out of this is that BlackBerry 6 will be making it to market in just about a month, which is pretty exciting. Check out the video of BlackBery 6 below.

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[via SlashGear]

The Corby line of Samsung devices are some of the cutest pieces of cell phone technology available on the market, and adding a full sliding QWERTY keyborad only helps the matter. Unfortunately, it doesn’t look like this version, which is available online, has all the crazy colors, but that’s probably for the better.

The Corby Plus is sold in a pre-paid fashion for Rogers, up there in Canada, and it’s going for pretty much a steal, considering the specs. You get a 2.6-inch touchscreen, the full landscape QWERTY keyboard, an HTML browser, music player, TouchWiz User Interface (UI), and a 2MP camera on the back that can take video, too. There’s a MicroSD card slot, too, which can hold up to 32GB of data.

As the title suggests, you can pick up the Corby Plus right now on Roger’s website, all for the low price of $129.99. Again, it’s pre-paid, so no contract to subsidize the price. We have to admit, if you’re a fan of pre-paid service and you’re in the market for a new phone, the Samsung Corby Plus could be the next thing you find in your pocket (after you buy it, of course).

[via Rogers]

It’s been a long time since the Motorola Shadow came onto anyone’s radar. Well, at least a few months, but now it seems to be back, better than ever. If a recent report coming out of the WiFi Alliance is to be read correctly, then it looks like the Motorola MB810 might be the codenamed Shadow, which might mean it’ll see another name change before it hits shelves some time in the near future.

The Motorola Shadow was one of the devices named to be the Google Nexus Two, and for good reason. It’s supposedly rocking a 4.3-inch capacitive touchscreen, 8MP camera on the back, a full slide-out QWERTY keyboard, and now Android 2.2 (Froyo). Additionally, it’ll support MicroSD up to 32GB and WiFi 802.11 b/g/n.

While some think this bad boy will show up on Verizon when it supposedly launches some time during the second quarter of 2010, others think it’s a GSM-based device. Well, that’s a 50/50 shot there, so we’ll hold our breath. But, considering the Google Nexus One isn’t doing too hot in the whole CDMA realm of things, we’re going to put our hats in the GSM pot for now. We’ll pass on more as soon as it develops.

[via PhoneDog]

Odd. We had all but forgotten about LG’s Cookie Fresh touchscreen device, when out of nowhere it just pops up again. We probably even imagined that LG had managed to keep to their goal of a release last month, but apparently that’s not the case. The LG Cookie Fresh has just been reaffirmed for having a May release date, but still, we don’t know exactly when in May.

Let’s get the recap out of the way, shall we? The LG Cookie Fresh features a 3-inch WQVGA touchscreen, a 2MP camera on the back, along with LG’s “cartoon User Interface.” Additionally, there’s support for MicroSD, and on the software side of things there’s an integrated Facebook application, and things called LiveSquares, which apparently puts an animated picture as an icon for a selected contact.

The Cookie Fresh is also rubber-trimmed, so we imagine that’s either going to scare some people off or attract them by the masses. The hardware will come in 16 different colors, whenever it launches, and we imagine that LG still plans to release it in up to 50 countries around the world by the end of the year. We’d like to tell them that launching it in the UK might be a good start, but apparently they’re off for a bank holiday. There’s no word on pricing, but we’ve still heard it will be ridiculously cheap when it launches on Vodafone, Virgin, and Tesco.

[via CNET UK]

It hasn’t been too long since we saw some official screenshots of Sagem’s official PUMA phone, the solar powered touchscreen phone, themed to the very depths with PUMA-esque details. And, just a few short months later, it looks like the device has finally managed to clear the FCC, with photos taken of the endeavor for good measure. But, it’s missing a few key features that makes a US release date anywhere before that stated early 2011 very unlikely.

But, if you’re in Europe, Sagem is sticking to their story that the device will be available on Vodafone and Orange by the second week of May, so that’s not too far away at all. So, what would you be getting if you do pick up this eco-friendly handset? Well, you’d be getting a 2.8-inch capacitive touchscreen device, with a 3.2MP camera on the back, along with that ever-popular solar panel. And, just in case you get bored with regular touchscreens, Sagem has included Dylan, a digital Puma on the inside of your phone that reacts to the taps of your fingers on the screen.

As for what it’s missing during its arduous trek through the FCC, that would be US 3G of any kind. But, with it clearing the FCC, that means you can import the device if you so desire. But, we can imagine that’s going to get pretty expensive, considering you’ve got a digital pet to play around with. Now, how cool is that?

[via SlashGear]