Motorola’s CLIQ is now available at T-Mobile for $199.99 after a 2-year contract signing or $399.99 if you opt for one of T-Mobile’s Even More Plus plans, which requires no annual contract.  Feature wise the CLIQ offers an always on home screen that automatically delivers messages, Facebook updates and more.  It also includes a 5 megapixel camera, Android OS, GPS, 3G, WiFi, microSD card slot, a full QWERTY keyboard and Bluetooth.

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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:

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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Millions of mobile users let out a collective sigh of relief with T-Mobile’s announcement of data being restored on most Sidekick devices. Users should see a gradual restoration of data starting with their phone contacts followed by calendar, notes, tasks, and photos.

After all this headache it makes you think twice about computing in the cloud, eh?

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In a face-saving move to quell angry Sidekick customers, T-Mobile is set to give a $100 card to those who’ve experienced significant or permanent data loss. The $100 credit can be used for future T-Mobile purchases or can be used to pay monthly phone bills. This is in addition to the free month of data service to all Sidekick owners. Good move, T-Mobile.

T-Mobile remains hopeful that the majority of customers will have their personal data restored.

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T-Mobile USA announced the Android 1.6 “Donut” upgrade for users of the G1 and MyTouch 3G phones. They’ve just begun the delivery so expect the Android 1.6 official build to be rolled out gradually over the air. So I guess it’s time to check your phone every half hour all you T-Mobile fans…I know I would, but I’m neurotic like that.

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It’s official, T-Mobile announced pre-order details on their newest Motorola CLIQ. The CLIQ will be available for pre-order to existing customers on October 19 through November 1. The day after on November 2nd, it’ll be available online and through retail stores to the general public.

The price? Expect it to be $199 with new contract and mandatory data plan that starts at $24.99/month.

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T-Mobile’s MyTouch 3G, recently featured on the Oprah show, is now going for $99 thanks to a special Oprah promotion. Simply enter KICKOFF24 in the promotion code box at checkout and get a cool $100 off (2 year contract required). The offer ends on September 24 but be sure to get in on this early–anything that Oprah promotes goes off the shelf like bonkers…umm, according to the wife.

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Is this the phone that will save Motorola’s handset division?

Called the Cliq, it’s the first of many Android handsets that are set to emerge from Motorola this year and next.  This one features a full QWERTY keyboard, WiFi, 5 megapixel camera, video recording abilities, 3G connectivity and a slew of other features.  But like Transformers, there’s more than meets the eye when it comes to the Cliq.

Sure, it runs Android, which probably stands to be the second most popular mobile OS, that is if Google has there way.  But what really stands out is MOTOBLUR, which is best described as Motorola’s proprietary home screen skin.  In essence it’s just another Android app, but MOTOBLUR is one smart cookie.  Not only does it display all your social networking info - messages, status updates and newsfeeds - on the home screen, but it can suck down your friend’s Facebook info and automatically update your contact list’s pictures, numbers, emails and other pertinent info. Furthermore, all info is synced with the MOTOBLUR secure server, so in the event that you lose the device you don’t lose the info.  You can either locate the device using the phone’s built-in GPS and/or wipe the device clean of any data.

The Motorola Cliq, with MOTOBLUR will launch on T-Mobile during the 4th quarter for a yet to be disclosed price.  The device will be renamed the Motorola DEXT for European and South American markets and will launch probably sometime next year.

So what do you do when a major phone carrier (T-Mobile) e-mails you a photo of a highly anticipated, yet unannounced BlackBerry Bold 9700 before any embargo is signed? Why, you immediately post it for everyone to see, of course; and that’s exactly what Al Sacco from CIO did.

Besides the previous unsubstantiated specs that have been going around the net, here are further details straight from the horse’s mouth:

“The BlackBerry ‘Onyx’ sports a premium experience and design with a high-gloss black finish and leather grain detail on the back. Boasting features such as high-speed 3G Web browsing, Wi-Fi calling, visual voicemail and support for corporate and personal e-mail options, the ‘Onyx’ will satisfy all your on-the-go needs. Also the phone comes preloaded with mobile applications from BlackBerry App World, including Amazon MP3 store for quick and easy music downloads and TeleNav GPS Navigator for turn-by-turn directions.”

Sleek, sexy lines, beveled screen, 3G support, UMA, optical trackpad, and the same original Bold keypad? Well, dangit, T-Mobile just became that much more attractive…

[via BGR]

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