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My hats off to T-Mobile.  They did a solid job keeping the deets on Project Dark in the dark, that is until a few days ago when all the info pretty much spilled out on to the webosphere.  Today, the company got official with their new rate plans which seem to be a mix of Sprint’s unlimited offering and Verizon’s ‘no contract, bring your own equipment’ setups.

Both the Even More Plus and Even More plans are available in a family plan (for a premium) format and break down like this:

Continue reading: T-Mobile’s New Rate Plans Now Official And Available For Your Perusal

Soon T-Mobile and AT&T customers will be able to buy a Palm PRE…for $715.  That’s right, the unlocked GSM version of the Palm PRE has gone on sale from none other than Expansys-usa.  Pretty much everything remains the same as the original version, except this one sports a QWERTZ keyboard, as opposed to a QWERTY keyboard.  They’re currently out of stock, but hopefully we can expect more any day now.

[via Cellphonesignals]

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While I can’t predict the weather, one thing is for sure: a storm is on the way.  To be more specific the Storm 2 from RIM.  Yup, they’re releasing the second iteration of the device on October 28th, at least according to some leaked documentation.  This is supposed to be the launch day of Motorola’s Droid, but Verizon isn’t exactly known for warm and fuzziness.  I’m far from excited, especially after playing with the original Storm and predicting its demise.  Expect to drop $179.99 after a 2-year contract signing and $100 mail-in-rebate.

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Baltimore residents: your Friday has become that much better with AT&T’s rollout of the 850MHz spectrum. Expect better 3G reception/coverage especially in indoor areas.

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A few days ago we posted some tantalizing details on the upcoming and very promising Motorola Droid. Well, it seems Motorola accidentally published a Droid website a week early containing some very juicy bits of information. Here we have the full specs of the Motorola Droid and they look fairly impressive:

• CDMA 1X 800/1900, EVDO rev. A connectivity
• 550 MHz CPU
  
• Android 2.0 (Eclair) OS
• 3.7″ WVGA (480 x 854 pixels); 16:9 widescreen; PPI 267 touchscreen display
• 5mpx camera with 4x digital zoom, autofocus, image stabilization, dual LED flash and up to 24 fps; D1 (720×480) resolution video capture
• full QWERTY side slide keyboard
  
• Accelerometer, aGPS and sGPS support, proximity and ambient light sensors
• Wi-Fi b/g, Stereo Bluetooth v2.1 + EDR, USB 2.0 high speed with micro USB connector, 3.5 mm headset jack
  
• 16 GB microSD pre-installed; supports up to 32 GB microSD expandable
• Webkit HTML5 support, Flash 10 (available 2010)
• 1400 mAh Li Ion battery with up to 270 hrs. standby and 385 mins talk time
• Dimensions: 2.4 x 4.6 x .5 in.; 60.00 x 115.80 x 13.70 mm
• Weight: 6 oz.; 169 g

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Great news all you BlackBerry users, Google finally added the cool and highly useful Layers functionality to their Google Maps for BlackBerry. With the new Google Maps 3.2, users can stack “Layers” on top of Google Map to view things such as traffic, Wikipedia articles, transit lines, and My Maps (create a route on your PC and view it on your BlackBerry). Click below for more info.

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RIM announced their latest and greatest, the BlackBerry Bold 9700. Touted as an upgrade to the much revered Bold, the new phone features a sleek new design, optical trackpad, OS 5.0, improved battery life, and a smaller footprint. Check out the specs:

• Quad-band EDGE/GPRS/GSM connectivity
• 2100/1900/850/800 MHz or 2100/1700/900 UMTS/HSDPA connectivity
• 2.44 inch light-sensing display with 480 x 360 pixels
• Highly tactile QWERTY keyboard
• Wi-Fi with UMA (where available)
• GPS with Telenav maps
• Bluetooth 2.1
• 3.5mm headset jack
• Access to BlackBerry App World
• 3.2 MP autofocus camera with variable zoom, flash and video recording
• 624MHz processor
• 256 MB of Flash memory
• 2GB memory card in the box
• 4.29 x 2.36 x 0.56 inches (109 x 60 x 14.1 mm)
• 4.3 oz (122 grams)
• 1500 mAh battery

The Bold 9700 will be available from AT&T ($199.99 after contract), T-Mobile, and Rogers sometime in November.

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Today, MetroPCS announced their first Windows Mobile 6.1 phone.  The Samsung SGH-i220 Code includes a full QWERTY keyboard, 3G connectivity, Bluetooth, microSD card slot, 2 megapixel camera and is available with their $50 monthly plan.

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Acer just kicked out their beTouch line of smartphones, which are powered by Windows Mobile 6.5. Details have yet to be made official, but the E100 and E101 include a touch screen interface, while the E200 includes a touchscreen and slide out keypad. Expect more deets in the coming weeks on Acer’s latest line of phones.

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We still don’t know much about T-Mobile’s Project Dark, but I guess that sort of explains the chosen name.  Now, thanks to a leaked add (pictured above) it looks like T-Mobile will have 2 unlimited plans to choose from, although it’s far from clear what those will be.

My best guess is that the ‘Even More’ plan applies to any phone of your choosing, while the ‘Even More Plus Plan’ provides you with same unlimited plan, but provides a significant discount on a select number of handsets.  Then again, it could be some sort of crazy international or data plan that isn’t currently offered by any carrier.  Word is that T-Mobile will lift their veil of secrecy sometime early next week or perhaps as early as the end of this week.

Update: It looks like the unlimited plans are as follows per BGR:

Individual Plan – No 2-year commitment

• 500 Minutes  – $30
• 500 + Unlimited Text – $40
• 500 + Unlimited Text  + Unlimited Web – $60
• 1000 Minutes – $40
• 1000 + Unlimited Text – $50
• 1000 +Unlimited Text  + Unlimited Web – $70
• Unlmited Talk – $50
• Unlimited Talk + Unlimited Text – $60
• Unlimited Talk +Unlimited Text  + Unlimited Web – $80

Family Plan – Includes 2-lines + 2-year commitment

• 750 Minutes – $60
• 750 + Unlimited Text – $80
• 750 + Unlimited Text + Unlimited Web – $140
• 1500 Minutes – $80
• 1500 + Unlimited Text – $100
• 1500 + Unlimited Text + Unlimited Web – $160
• Unlimited Minutes – $100
• Unlimited Talk + Unlimited Text – $120
• Unlimited Talk + Unlimited Text + Unlimited Web – $18

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