The BlackBerry Curve 8330 is the smallest and lightest full-QWERTY BlackBerry smartphone, which makes the handset a natural fit for fashion-savvy students who need to manage their responsibilities at school, while staying connected to their family and friends. Additionally, students traveling off campus can take advantage of Verizon Wireless’ VZ Navigator(SM) service on their BlackBerry Curve to access maps, audible turn-by-turn navigation and information on more than 14 million points of interest.

The BlackBerry Pearl 8130 smartphone in pink comes in a compact form factor, and college students can view e-mail and attachments from their professors, stay on-track with assignments using the organizer, and even surf the Internet to quickly look up information when they are studying. Because both the BlackBerry Curve and BlackBerry Pearl smartphones run on the nation’s most reliable wireless network, students can rest-assured that they will be able to perform essential tasks quickly and reliably.

The BlackBerry Curve 8330 smartphone in pink is available for $99.99 after a $70 mail-in rebate with a new two-year customer agreement. The BlackBerry Pearl 8130 smartphone in pink is available for $79.99 after a $70 mail-in rebate with a new two-year customer agreement. Customers who purchase a Verizon Wireless Nationwide voice plan to use with their BlackBerry smartphone can also subscribe to the E-Mail and Web for BlackBerry plan for an additional $29.99 per month.

According to the release : Centro runs on Verizon Wireless’ high-speed data network, which gives customers the ability to quickly send and receive e-mail messages and attachments and browse rich Web content. Verizon Wireless customers can also use the Centro as a modem for their laptops when they subscribe to Verizon wireless’ BroadbandAccess Connect service plan. The handset sports a vibrant color touch-screen, full QWERTY keyboard and a lightweight design.

Looks like Verizon is talking with Alltel in a possible buyout of the company. Alltel is America’s 5th largest carrier, so this would really give Verizon a boost in terms of subscriber numbers. The deal is said to cost Verizon around $27 billion – not exactly chump change.

According to Reuters : “Alltel was sold to private equity firms TPG Capital and GS Capital Partners, the buyout arm of Goldman Sachs for about $25 billion on November 16. Including debt, the price was about $27.5 billion.”

The Verizon Alltel Merger was of course denied by both parties, but that doesn’t mean they aren’t discussing it behind closed doors. Alltel, has been doing very well lately making this an irresistable offer for bigger cell phone companies. More details coming soon.

Motorola W755 Clamshell News at TechSoutWith in-built V-Cast video function, Motorola W755 can download or stream videos from the best names in news, sports and entertainment. It also includes the GPS feature. Users can take advantage of turn-by-turn directions with the help of the VZ Navigator.

Motorola W755 Clamshell News at MobileBurnMotorola’s newest clamshell features support for Verizon’s high-speed EV-DO network and is compatible with Verizon’s VZ Navigator GPS navigation service as well. The handset is available now in your choice of black or purple for $69.99 with a 2-year commitment and online rebate.

Motorola W755 Clamshell News at CellPhoneBeatWith a 1.3-mp camera, crystal clear 1.9-inch internal and 1.0-inch external screens with 65k color display and 4GB extendable memory, the high-end phone packs in all the goodness of affordable style into the feature-packed phone.

Motorola W755 Clamshell News at PhoneScoopThe W755 has most of the same features and specs as the RAZR V3m, but adds stereo Bluetooth and external touch controls for controlling music, Bluetooth, and the ringer. Features in common with the V3m include 1.3 megapixel camera, color external display, microSD memory card slot, and GPS navigation.

LG VX8610 Decoy News at TheHotGadgetThis device is definately raising the bar on slider phones. The navigation is based around a wheel similar to the Blackberry and it comes packed with a 2-megapixel camera, a microSD slot and support for Verizon V-CAST music and video services. And if that’s not cool enough, you can get one of these babies for about $200 with a contract of course; it’s still exclusive to Verizon.

LG VX8610 Decoy News at MobileBurnDoing away with touch-sensitive buttons and its navigational wheel, the new LG VX8610 offers traditional buttons to its users along with a colorful QVGA (240×320 pixel) resolution display, a 2 megapixel camera, EV-DO 3G data, and a microSD card slot. Taking the newly designed cell phone one step further, the VX8610 reportedly has a built-in Bluetooth headset that docks on the back of the cell phone.

LG VX8610 Decoy News at HeadGazetteLG is set to launch its latest slider phone, the VX8610 Decoy, with U.S. carrier Verizon. The phone is the successor to LG’s Chocolate VX8550 and is expected to be available starting June 16th.

LG Decoy specifications at PhoneArenaSliding the phone open and close works just like the Chocolate and Venus. However, turning the LG VX8610 over will reveal its most interesting feature: a built-in removable Bluetooth earpiece. This is the first Verizon phone that incorporates a removable BT earpiece, so we are sure it will be one of its biggest selling points. Other features include a QVGA display, 2MP Camera, microSD card slot, and microUSB port.