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As you know the Samsung Omnia is one kick ass touch screen phone. One of my readers recently got their hands on one and sent us this video. It’s amazing what these cell phone manufacturers go through these days to win their customers over. You’ve gotta see what happened……

Today Nokia announced their lastest phone, the Nokia 8800 Carbon Arte. The Nokia 8800 Carbon Arte is a sleek and stylish GSM slider phone. The 8800 Carbon Arte comes with a 3.2 megapixel camera. Unfortunatley the phone doesn’t have a flash. The The 8800 Carbon Arte is a 3G phone so you’re sure to cruise the web at top speeds. Other features include an MP3 player, speakerphone and bluetooth. To add to the style of the phone Nokia added a couple new features. The features include a unique tap-for-time feature which displays a clock on the screen when a user taps the phone and background images that organically change during the day. Look for the Nokia 8800 Carbon Arte to be released later this year at a price well over $1,000 USD. You can see more photos and specification for the phone at Nokia 8800 Carbon Arte.

Sprint introduced a partnership today with the NFL to broadcast every NFL game on the Sprint network. This includes all radio broadcasts and live streaming games that the NFL network broadcasts. Sprint is calling the free service NFL Mobile Live. The service is free to data subscribers. If you’re an NFL fan this is a dream come true. You will now be able to listen to your favorite team live. This is especially good news for NFL fans that do not live in the city where their team plays. I’m not a Sprint customer, but this added feature is very enticing. I’m looking forward to see how this works. Hopefully the NFL will make deals with the rest of the cell phone carriers some day.

Motorola recently announced three new phones to their lineup. The phones include the W388, MOTO ZN200 and the W396. Just like Motorola’s previous release one phone is a flip, one is a slider and one is classic. All three phones annouced are targeted for basic users. Besides the 2 megapixel camera that the MOTO ZN200 has, the other two phones only sport a VGA (0.3) megapixel camera. All three phones share a few similar features including a MP3 player, FM radio and microSD expansion slot. Techno addicts won’t be jumping at the bit to purchase these phone, but “basic” cell phone users should be pleased with the new additions. Look for all three phones to be released later this year.

So I was watching the Olympics last night as I’m sure many of you were. During one of the commercial breaks there was a commercial for AT&T. The commercial stated that you can watch the Olympics live via your cell phone if you’re an AT&T customer. I thought this was really interesting so I went to the AT&T website to find out more. Here’s what I found:

“Beginning Aug. 8, AT&T Mobile TV customers will be able to watch around-the-clock NBC coverage of the Olympics, including live competition footage, via the NBC Olympics 2Go mobile TV channel. AT&T Mobile TV is powered by MediaFLO USA and provides broadcast-quality television available on select AT&T handsets in 58 markets around the country. More information can be found at www.att.com/mobiletv. In addition, available today, AT&T’s wireless subscribers can access top stories, polls, photos and medal counts through the new NBC Olympics Mobile Web site through AT&T MEdia Net. This will include real-time results and event schedules during the Olympic Games. Customers can also sign up to receive breaking news alerts on their handsets from NBC through the Olympic Games, from medal results, athlete news and more.”

If you can’t get enough of the Olympics here’s your chance to watch them at work when nobody is looking. The only problem is currently there are only two phones that support AT&T Mobile TV. The phones are the LG VU and the Samsung Access. If you don’t have either of these phones you’re out of luck. You’ll just have to watch is on a regular TV like the rest of us.

That’s right, the Blackberry Curve will now be available in pink for Verizon customers. It was only a matter of time. We’ve already seen the pink Blackberry Pearl and now we will have the pink Curve. I wonder how many people will buy the pink version of the Curve. The pearl is a small and stylish little phone so it makes since that it would be available in pink, but I’m not sure about the Curve. The Curve is more of a “business” phone than an everyday phone. We’ll see. Would you get the Blackberry Curve in pink? If you want one the pink version will be available in Verizon stores on August 15th.

Sony Ericsson recently announced its next phone, the T700. The Sony Ericsson T700 is an elegant phone with a sleek design. The phone has a 3.2 megapixel camera with flash. The large 2 inch display is ideal for watching videos and recording videos. This phone has a lot of style. Make sure to see all the photos and T700 specs for ever more info. You can read the full T700 press release to see what Sony has to say about the phone. Look for the phone to be released later this year.

To round out the three latest phones announced by Motorola here is the ROKR EM30. This phone was designed with the music buff in mind. I would say that this phone is a music player first and a cell phone second. The phone has a cool looking user interface for listening to your favorite MP3s or your favorite FM radio station. The phone has a 2 megapixel camera, but lacks a flash. Just like the other two phones the ROKR EM30 is set to go on sale later this year. Carrier(s) have yet to be announced. My guess is this will be a budget phone and a good seller. You can see all the specifications and photos for the phone on trendycelluar.com.

The second cell phone announced by Motorola today is the ROKR EM28. The ROKR EM28 is your standard flip phone with music and camera capabilities. You can listen to your favorite MP3s or listen to your favorite FM radio channel. In addition the phone has a 1.3 megapixel camera.You can see the full specifications along with more photos by clicking on the image above. The phone should be released later this year. No carrier(s) have been announced at this time.

Motorola today announced the launch of three new phones. The first one being the Motorola ROKR EM25. The phone is your usually slider music phone. It has MP3 capabilities and an FM radio built in. It also sports a moderate 1.3 megapixel camera. It isn’t the most high-tech camera out there, but it should do the trick for those of you who like to listen to music on your phone along with simple texting and calling. You can check out the full line of specifications and additional photos by clicking on the picture. The phone will most likely make its US debut later this year. Right now they haven’t said which carrier(s) will have the phone.