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Having a true prepaid (pay-as-you-go) service from a well known provider like AT&T appeals to a wide audience. The AT&T GoPhone wireless plan lets you pay in advance for the service minutes you need. In addition, the rollover balance feature lets you carry over your unused account balance when you purchase refill minutes before your balance expires.

The LG Neon GT365 messaging phone features a 2.4 inch LCD touch screen and a slide-out keyboard. This phone has Bluetooth wirelss connectivity, a digital audio player (MP3, AAC/AAC+, and WMA files), and a 2-megapixel camera with video capture. The phone comes with 14 MB internal memory, which is expandable via optional microSD memory cards (up to 4 GB in size). The LG Neon GT365’s battery is rated at up to 3 hours of talk time and up to 244 hours (10+ days) of standby time.

An EXTRA $50 GoPhone airtime credit is currently available on this phone.

- Edwin, HawtGadgets.com

• Browse the web and access email and messaging with a sleek, full-QWERTY smartphone featuring a 3.1-inch color touchscreen
• Palm’s webOS featuring Synergy technology automatically pulls your contacts and calendars together into a single easy-to-view screen
• Sprint’s 3G network provides reliable data services on the road, while Wi-Fi connectivity offers extra speed when available
• 3 megapixel camera with LED flash and extended depth of field; 8 GB of storage (approx. 7 GB available for user)
• In the Box: Palm Pre smartphone, lithium ion battery, AC travel charger, carry pouch, USB cable, 3.5mm stereo headset. Measures 2.3 x 3.9 x 0.67 inches (WxHxD); weighs 4.75 ounces.

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Measuring just 4.7 x 2.2 x 0.6 inches and weighing 5.6 ounces, the T-Mobile G1 offers many input methods in a tight package. The bottom of the G1 contains a green “Send” button, a Home button, a Trackball, a Menu button, a Back button, and a red “End” button. Sliding the G1 open reveals a comfortable little QWERTY keyboard. The sensitive touch screen gives you instant access to your information with a touch of the finger.

The e-mail, calendar, and contact functions on the G1 are all dependent on Google’s Web-based services. The G1’s Web browser is one of the best around. Like the iPhone’s, the G1 browser is based on WebKit.  It is easy to surf the web, watch YouTube videos and you can IM from anywhere.

Gmail, GoogleTalk, Google Calendar, even Google Maps are all easy to access and move between on the T-Mobile G1. There are additional e-mail applications that handle other non-Google mail accounts.  The G1 also has a music player and a 3-megapixel still camera. New applications to download are available through the Android Market.

- Edwin, HawtGadgets.com

Updating the look of the Curve with a sleekly styled titanium finish, the BlackBerry Curve 8900 is the thinnest and lightest full-QWERTY BlackBerry smartphone yet. In addition to its stunning good looks–with titanium-colored finish accented by chrome highlights–the Curve 8900 is packed with communication and location features. The built-in Wi-Fi (802.11 b/g) supports both voice and data, while the built-in GPS supports location-based services including turn-by-turn navigation.

- Edwin, HawtGadgets.com