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The sexy Motorola Krave ZN4 for Verizon looks like a Star Trek communicator, makes a great little portable TV, and incorporates some genuinely innovative touch-screen technology. But its lack of interesting applications leaves some wanting a lot more. The problem with the Kraveis that the bar for touch-screen phones has been raised considerably recently. With the iPhone, the LG Dare (its main competitor), the Samsung Instinct, the T-Mobile G1, and the BlackBerry Storm out there, just having a touch screen isn’t enough anymore. A handset needs to offer fresh software, too. And the Krave’s software feels old—functional but stale. $149 with contract on Verizon.

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Sprint has officially unveiled a new CDMA handset – Motorola V950 Renegade with QChat. As the majority of the recent Motorola models the V950 is dressed up in a clam-shell form. What’s different is that this phone features a protected style and aggressive design. The music control buttons below the large external display are a clear sign of the phone being used for music playback, so the base package is expected to include a memory card.

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Boost Mobile has just released the Motorola KRZR, the third motorola to be release on the Boost Unlimited plan. The new phone adds some refreshing features to the existing lackluster lineup. It features a 1.3 megapixel camera with 4x digital zoom, built-in GPS receiver, Bluetooth, and a microSD memory slot. Some of the Motorola KRZR’s pre-installed software includes universal IM client (AOL, Yahoo! and MSN), web browser, email client and audio player. This phone comes with a heafty price of $249.99.

The Motorola RIZR Z6c World Edition released on Verizon Wireless is the close cousin of the Z6tv. The World Edition trades in mobile tv and a standard audio jack for overseas GSM roaming. The CDMA/GSM slider phones also features a memory card slot, stereo bluetooth, a physical key lock switch, QVGA display, a 2 megapixel camera and EVDO data. Around $229 with contract.

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