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Verizon Wireless, the owner and operator of the nation’s most reliable wireless voice and data network, announced that the XV6900 is available from the company’s online store beginning today. It will be in Verizon Wireless Communications Stores, including those in Circuit City, on April 30.

First unveiled during CTIA WIRELESS 2008, the Verizon Wireless XV6900 is a stylish, compact and versatile touch-screen smartphone that gives busy professionals the high-speed connectivity of the Verizon Wireless broadband network. In addition to its luxurious white package, the XV6900 includes:

EV-DO, 1xRTT-capabilities
Touch technology allows finger and stylus input
Virtual, all-touch QWERTY keyboard with additional input options
Five-way ENTER/NAVIGATION button
2.0 megapixel camera with auto-focus, zoom and video capture
Built-in speakerphone
One-touch access to e-mail, text messages, calendar appointments and contacts, weather conditions and forecasts
Equipped with Windows Mobile® 6 Professional with access to Microsoft® Office Word Mobile, Excel® Mobile, and PowerPoint® Mobile; Adobe® Reader® LE PDF viewer
View, edit, create Word and Excel files; view only PowerPoint and PDF files; view, extract, create Zip files
Web browsing with Internet Explorer® Mobile
Windows Media® Player 10
Instant Messenger capabilities with AIM®, MSN® and Yahoo!®
Bluetooth® v. 2.0 with support for stereo, hands-free and headset profiles
microSD(TM) memory card slot with support up to 8 GB
Voice command-capable
Security locking features
Text, picture and video messaging
BroadbandAccess Connect-capable
Wireless Sync-capable
ActiveSync® (v. 4.5) and Windows Mobile Device Center®
Support for Office Outlook Mobile and Microsoft Exchange® with Direct Push
256 MB ROM / 128 MB RAM
2.8” TFT-LCD touch-screen with LED backlight: 240 x 320 pixel; 64K color TFT
3.98” (l) x 2.35” (w) x 0.56” (d)
3.95 ounces
Battery: 1100 mAH standard, and 1880 mAH for XT Battery
Standard battery usage times:
Usage: 210 minutes
Standby: 250 hours
XT battery usage times:
Usage: 360 minutes
Standby: 427 hours
SAR: Head – 1.250 W/kg; Body – 0.457 W/kg

The XV6900 is available for $349.99 after a $50 mail-in rebate with a new two-year customer agreement. An additional $100 credit toward the purchase of the handset is available for customers who sign up for qualifying voice and data plans at the time of purchase.

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