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Whoa! Verizon may have itself a winner with the VX8700.

If you're looking to make a style statement, this one is up there with the Prada.

Where the VX8700 exceeds, though, is in usability and price. The RAZR-like pad makes dialing easy; the VCast videos (including snippets of each night's Letterman, Stewart and Leno) are crisp, clear - and with a tap on one button can be viewed horizontally.

The feel is perfect: solid, heavy enough but not overly so. It comes off class. Yeah, it's not THE most comfortable fit with your ear and it heats up a bit. But at $180 with a Verizon contract, … Read more

The shiny LG VX8700 goes on sale today

We already mentioned that the LG VX8700 would be available starting today from Verizon, but hey, everyone needs a reminder right? Just to refresh your memory, this shiny new multimedia successor to the VX8600 has a 2.0-megapixel camera, a music player, a video recorder, a microSD card slot, Bluetooth, EV-DO, and access to all the Verizon V Cast goodies like V Cast Video and V Cast Music. It'll cost you $179.99 after a two-year service agreement and a $50 rebate.

CTIA roundup: Day two

Stick a fork in it; day two of CTIA 2007 is done-zo. By this point, most of the big product and service announcements have already been made, but that doesn't mean the show's over people. No, no. There were still cell phones to be seen, accessories to be touched, and smart phones to be examined. Plus, with all the madness of opening day over with, we were able to spend more time scouring the show floor looking for those hidden treasures that are sometimes overlooked. So, here's a roundup of today's news.

Cell phones: Verizon Wireless … Read more

Verizon officially announces the LG VX8700

Though we've seen the LG VX8700 at the LG booth at CTIA, we weren't allowed official information about all the important carrier details--despite the glaringly obvious "Verizon" logo emblazoned on its front surface. However, Verizon has finally let the cat out of the bag and officially announced that, yes, it will indeed carry the LG VX8700 in its lineup. This means that in addition to all the multimedia goodness already in the handset (a 2.0-megapixel camera, a music player, and a video recorder, just for starters), the VX8700 will also support V Cast video and … Read more

LG VX8700 spotted at CTIA

Even though the LG VX8700 isn't "officially" launched at CTIA, it was still out and proud at the LG booth. The LG rep we talked to even referred to it as the U.S. version of the LG Shine. We've mentioned the LG VX8700 before, but we haven't received any information about its specs until now: features include a 2-megapixel camera, a 262,000-color TFT internal display, a music player, a microSD card slot, a video recorder, a video player, stereo Bluetooth, text and multimedia messaging, a speakerphone, voice recording, a 1,000-contact address book, … Read more

Shiny new pictures of the LG VX8700

We mentioned the LG VX8700 earlier this month, and while we still don't know too much about the phone's actual specs (much less its launch date), Engadget Mobile managed to unearth a few lovely photos of this shimmery successor to the LG VX8600.

Rumors are that it may have a 2-megapixel camera instead of the 1.3-megapixel version on its predecessor, but that's unconfirmed at this point. Looking at the pictures, we can't help but compare the keypad to that of the Motorola Razr. Quite intriguing indeed.

As always, we'll be sure to keep our … Read more

Is LG taking a new 'shine' to Verizon?

It's not exactly the LG Shine that we were lusting after at CES, but when we spotted the LG VX8700 over on Engadget Mobile we immediately thought, "Ooh, shiny!" Aside from Verizon maybe getting first dibs at it, we haven't been able to dig up any additional information about this shimmery new phone. For now, you'll have to make do with a pretty picture of what looks to be a very nice successor to the LG VX8600.