Filed under: Cellphones

Certainly no secret up until now, the VX9900 (aka the enV), successor to the VX9800 (aka the V), predecessor to what will surely be dubbed the VX10K (aka the Flying V), is now officially out — November 27th, as stated. It can be had for as little as $150 with two year agreement and rebate, and features that fat QWERTY keybord, tiny ass bezel-tastic display, EVDO, 2 megapixel camera, Bluetooth 1.2 with A2DP, OBEX, AVRC, microSD slot, WMA support, and all the V CAST support you’d ever want. Online now (big surprise), ready for ordering.

[Thanks, Tyler and Michael]

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Filed under: Cellphones, Handhelds

Ok, this is just getting silly now. We’ve patiently watched the LG VX9900 make its way from the mouth of our own Boy Genius and onto Verizon’s Backup Assistant page. We then peeped it wee and splayed, caught in the wild, in a hurry, and finally with a bit more clarity. Now, we’ve got these apparent press shots, again, from the coffers of Howard Forums. We promise, no more until Verizon ups and releases the damn thing. Be sure to click the read link for all the pics.

[Thanks, Sam K and Sunny]

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Filed under: Cellphones, Handhelds

Ok, you know the drill by now. HowardForums has a purported shot (on left) of the thinner, sexier successor to the VX9800 communicator, the LG VX9900 we first trolled from the FCC (pic on the right) back in May. We’re still hoping for this QWERTY clam to roll on Verizon sometime this month as reported by our own Boy Genius or sometime between September 29th and October 13th according to the rumor jockeys ridin’ the HoFo. Hell, let’s just say any day now and leave it at that mkay?

[Thanks, Scott and Sunny]

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Filed under: Features, LG, Pantech, Verizon Wireless, Windows Mobile

Field report tidbits from Engadget’s mobile insider, the Boy Genius.

The Boy Genius dropped another one on us folks, check out this excerpt from a recent Verizon product timeline. Pantech will be launching a Windows Mobile 5 clamshell device — running Pocket PC, suprisingly — come September 4th, the PN-820 we saw in the FCC. That should also be the same day they launch the VX9900, also spotted in the FCC, “big brother to the VX9800 [aka the V] hybrid device with a thinner, sleeker look and feel.” Amen to that, because our major complaints with the V had to do with its thickness and unappealing looks. Oh, and to top it off the LG VX8500 Chocolate phone will apparently have Verizon exclusivity for the life of the handset in the US — though we’re not necessarily sure if that means Chocolate phone exclusivity, or merely CDMA Chocolate. Stay tuned.

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Filed under: Handsets, LG, Verizon Wireless, 1xRTT, EV-DO, CDMA

Spelunking through the nooks and crannies of carriers’ websites often yield tidbits on upcoming phones; Verizon’s Backup Assistant page is doing the honors today, shedding light on a couple of LGs that’ll be dropping shortly. First up is the “big brother to the VX9800,” the VX9900, a phone our own Boy Genius told us would be dropping in September — the 4th to be exact, if Verizon’s documentation is to be trusted. Next is the VX8600, which we believe will expand LG’s Chocolate franchise in the US to the clamshell form factor. Of course, some of us are still waiting for even a single GSM Chocolate to officially launch stateside, but more power to our CDMA compadres for scoring two of ‘em.

[Thanks, Damian]

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Filed under: Handsets, LG, Verizon Wireless, 1xRTT, EV-DO, CDMA

We seen spy photo after spy photo. We learned about the incredible feature set. And we waited (and waited) for Verizon Wireless to announce the when and at what cost. Thankfully, our questions have now been answered. Verizon has set full retail pricing at $320.00, one year contract is $200.00, and a two year contract is $149.99, with the one and two year prices reflecting the mail-in rebate. Granted, it ain’t gonna launch on Black Wednesday as some of us would’ve hoped, but “a few days later” still sounds a lot sweeter than “December,” does it not?

[Thanks to everyone who sent this in]

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