As expected, Verizon will be the first carrier to officially offer the Samsung i730 Pocket PC Phone Edition device in the U.S. This hybrid PDA smartphone has been awaited by many, and praised for its cool, stylish look that features a slide-out QWERTY keyboard. The device will be available for sale on July 7th for $599 with contract.

Samsung i730 features include:

* EV-DO high-speed data connection
* Microsoft Windows Mobile Second Edition
* 240 x 320 pixel 65K color display
* Bluetooth / Wifi
* 64 MB RAM/128 MB Flash and an SD I/O expansion slot
* 520 MHz Intel PXA 272 processor

Web browser, Instant messaging, e-mail, and text messaging.

PC Mag has a review of what they call “the best-looking Pocket PC phone yet.”

more details | PhysOrg

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