Courtesy of Telus, Motorola V750 Military Approved Phone

Courtesy of Telus, the Motorola V750, a new flip phone, is on sale now. This mobile was built to meet the requirements of the U.S. military.

Motorola V750 is designed following the 810F military specifications which made it one the toughest and fiercest phones out there. This device is able to withstand a multitude of devastating factors, among which low pressure, low temperature, temperature shocks and high temperatures, contamination by rain, fluids, humidity, fungus and salt fog, Acidic Atmosphere, Pyroshock, Gunfire, and so on.
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LG KEYBO, Telus-branded LG enV2 Coming to Canada

According to MobileSyrup, LG KEYBO, the Telus-branded LG enV2, will be released in Canada via Telus, the third largest mobile carrier in the country.

Measuring 101 x 54 x 16.5 millimeters (4.00 x 2.13 x 0.65 inches) (when closed) and weighing 122 grams (4.23 ounces), the enV2 / KEYBO packs a 2.4 inch TFT display with 240 x 320 pixels and 260K colors, CDMA EV-DO connectivity, a full QWERTY keyboard (with dedicated gaming keys), a 2.0 Megapixel camera with video, Music and Video players, expandable memory (up to 8GB), email, Web browser, Instant Messaging, Bluetooth, dual speakers, USB, and a battery capable of providing up to 5.3 hours of talk-time and up to 21 days of stand-by time.

For the moment, there are no details about the price of LG KEYBO, but since Verizon offers its US version for $129.99 with a 2-year contract agreement, Canadian users should expect to pay about the same amount of money for the QWERTY handset.
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Samsung SPH-A523 Available via Telus Soon

Telus will soon release Samsung SPH-A523 in Canada. This handset has already been released in the US under the name of Helio Mysto. Telus will probably offer it simply as Samsung A523.

Samsung A523 comes in a slider form factor. Measuring 105 x 49 x 12.7 mm and weighing 95 g, the A523 packs a 2.2 inch display with 240 x 320 pixels and 262K colors, a cool and flat alphanumeric keypad, dual-band CDMA EV-DO connectivity, a 2 Megapixel camera with video recording, 100MB of internal memory, microSD card support (up to 4GB), Music player, Video player, integrated GPS, full HTML browser, email, Bluetooth 2.0, USB, speakerphone, an 880 mAh battery that should be able to provide a talk-time of up to 3.5 hours and a stand-by time of up to 200 hours and so on.

When will the A523 be available has not been announced, but it should be soon.
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