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Motorola announced its first QWERTY slider phone, Hint QA30. The oddly designed phone is aimed at socialists giving them the convenience of thread messaging and runs on CDMA 1x EVDO network. It has a 2.5-inch screen, up to 8GB expandable memory, Bluetooth 2.0, GPS, 2 megapixel camera, 3.5mm audio jack, dedicated music controls and speakerphone.

The phone will come on Alltel in December.

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