Verizon Wireless has announced that RIM’s highly anticipated touch-screen smartphone, the Storm will begin its shipping on November 21 for $199.99 after a $50 mail-in rebate with a new customer agreement. The Storm boasts 3.25” display with 480 x 360 pixels, a 3.2 megapixel camera, media player, built-in GPS, 1GB onboard memory, microSD memory card slot, RIM wireless modem and a wireless email.

BlackBerry Storm 9530

It was a long time since Samsung brought the second version of its Hue phone for Alltel. Anyway, the Hue II comes in an attractive and stylish design, and new improvements. Compared to the first Hue, the Hue II has now 2 megapixel camera with camcorder, Bluetooth and built-in aGPS capability.

The SCH-r600 also got 2.2” 262k TFT color display with 176 x 220 pixels, a music player supporting MP3 files, microSD card slot for up to 8 GB, and Alltel services like Alltel Navigation, Alltel Web and Alltel Shop. Measuring 3.8 x 1.9 x 0.7 inches and weighing 3.4 ounces, the Hue II offers up to 3 hours of talk time and up to 200 hours of standby time.

Customers may choose from additional faceplates for purchase in purple, green or white. In a standard pack the Hue II comes with blue and gray faceplates. Alltel has not comfirmed its pricing and availability yet.

Samsung SCH-r600 Hue II