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Dialed In 47: Fall phone season.

Labor Day signals more than the end of summer, it also marks the start of the busy autumn season for new cell phone announcements.

Kent German Former senior managing editor / features
Kent was a senior managing editor at CNET News. A veteran of CNET since 2003, he reviewed the first iPhone and worked in both the London and San Francisco offices. When not working, he's planning his next vacation, walking his dog or watching planes land at the airport (yes, really).
Kent German

Labor Day signals more than the end of summer, it also marks the start of a busy autumn season for new cell phone announcements. This week, we bring you the latest buzz on new handsets from Motorola and Samsung. We also take a peek at Google Android apps and the SDK for the Sony Ericsson Experia X1. And don't forget that next week is the fall CTIA show!


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1. News
Fall CTIA next week

Samsung has the Knack for Verizon

Samsung launches A237, M220, and M320

Sprint unleashes Motorola Renegade V950 and i365

Nokia launches music phone bundle in the U.K.

Android Market launched; preview into new apps

Sony Ericsson releases SDK for Xperia X1

Motorola Q Global lands at AT&T

2. New reviews
Peek

Prizefight: LG Dare vs. Samsung Instinct

3. Upcoming reviews
Motorola U9
Samsung SGH-A237
Samsung Knack SCH-U310
UTStarcom Blitz
BlueAnt V1 Bluetooth headset
Motorola Q Global
RIM BlackBerry Curve 8330 (U.S. Cellular)