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Tomorrow is a big DROID day for Verizon, so they've got the launch of the LG Chocolate Touch (VX8575) out of the way. Verizon now has the Chocolate Touch available for you to buy for $79.99 on a 2-year contract after a $50 rebate. It comes equipped with everything we've known about, that's: a 3-inch touchscreen display with a 240 x 400 resolution, pre-loaded Verizon stuff, a 3.2MP camera, EV-DO Rev. 0 connectivity, 1GB of internal memory, and a microSD card slot. Go on Verizon's website here if you want to buy it - but I think you should wait until the DROID launch tomorrow.

Update: Alltel looks like they have also launched this handset as well, but they're calling it the LG AX8575 Touch. It's available for free after a $50 mail-in rebate on a 2-year contract with them though. Check it out on Alltel's website here.

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According to what we're hearing, Verizon is preparing for a big unveil on Thursday, November 5th - next week. We already know that the Motorola DROID [and the HTC Droid Eris] will be launching on November 6th, but what else does Verizon have in store for us. Well, on this list we'll likely see the: Samsung Omnia II, LG Chocolate Touch, BlackBerry Curve 2 (Curve 8530), Casio Rock, and Samsung Convoy. Phone Arena is hoping that the Motorola Calgary is on the list as well, but we'll just have to wait 5 more days.

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According to the latest unconfirmed rumour, Verizon should be stocking up the LG VX8575 Chocolate Touch sometime in the next two weeks. This handset will be outed with a 3.2MP camera and old-school EV-DO Rev. 0 connectivity (yup, no Rev. A here). We'll just have to wait around and see if this comes true, even though we're not that interested in it.

[Boy Genius]

We know that Verizon is going to have a launch-fest for the rest of the year. They are getting ready to launch the most exciting phones OF ALL TIME! It looks like Verizon Wireless is planning to team up with Target and Sam's Club in order to launch the Motorola Droid / Tao / Sholes, the BlackBerry Curve 2 / Storm 2, and even the LG Chocolate Touch. We still don't know when these will launch, but it should be pretty soon.

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Above is yet another photo of the Verizon-bound LG VX8575. There's not much left to say here, but we do know that it looks nothing like the elegant LG BL40.

Update on September 23rd: According to Phone Arena, the latest rumour states this handset will be coming to Verizon on October 18th. Of course, it's not confirmed yet, but I just though I'd let you know.

[Phone Arena]

If you live in the UK, you can actually get your hands on the LG BL40 now for as low as £19.99 ($33 USD) to £129.99 ($211 USD). Now, do you want to get your hands on this 4-inch 21:9 multi-touchscreen display? Alright, check out this link then.

[Engadget]

After much debate on what exactly the LG Chocolate Touch VX8575 hitting Verizon will be, this appears and is supposedly the first leaked picture of the said handset. It's not confirmed at the time, but it's definitely not the LG BL40, that's for sure. The back of the handset (below) definitely looks weird, cracked, shiny, etc. Well, way to shatter our dreams LG and Verizon. We'll definitely have to wait for the launch of the BL40 now.

[Engadget Mobile]

According to this so-called internal Verizon document, Verizon is readying up a few launches in October. October marks the month where we'll see the Android-based Motorola Sholes and the LG Chocolate Touch VX8575. The dates we heard yesterday about the BlackBerry Storm 2 are also confirmed on this document, so it could really be the real deal. I'm more excited about the Sholes. By the way, we still don't know exactly what the Chocolate Touch VX8575 is, but I know a lot of people out there are hoping it's the LG BL40.

[Phone Arena]

Well, looky here, it's a new leak from Verizon and this one is huge. This screenshot above, tells us that the Samsung Rogue could be available sometime this month for $370 USD subsidized - Engadget says that it might not happen. The Nokia Twist 7705 - which could be the swiveling handset from a while ago - is expected to hit Verizon in late September for $230 and the Samsung Intensity should be available for $160 next month as well. The LG Chocolate Touch, BlackBerry Storm 2, HTC Razzle / Blitz 2, and the Android-based Motorola Sholes should be available in October. In late November we should be expecting the BlackBerry Curve 2, which could be the Curve 8530 - basically a CDMA version of the Curve 8520.

These dates may not be entirely accurate, but at least you have a slight clue as to when they'll be available.

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It's been over two weeks without seeing anything from LG's next Black Label handset, the BL40. Well, below is some footage of some hands-on treatment. It's kind of dumb how the video they played on the BL40 wasn't even in a 21:9 aspect ratio, it's just wasted screen. I still dislike the wide 21:9 aspect ratio - let's just keep it 16:9 for now. Just take a look at the video below, I don't want to spoil anything else for you.



[Engadget Mobile]

At this point, we still don't know what the LG Chocolate VX8575 is, but we're hoping it closely resembles - or is - the LG BL40. On the FCC listing, the Chocolate Touch has: a touchscreen display, a camera, Bluetooth, GPS support, and EVDO support. Unfortunately, the FCC filing also says that this device will not have WiFi or an FM transmitter. This could mean that this will hit Verizon, since they are known for pulling stuff off of their handsets - more specifically pulling WiFi on the BlackBerry Storm. We'll just have to wait until more information about this handset pops up because that's all we can do. In the meantime, you can check out this link. It identifies a couple of handsets that are scheduled to be released on August 23 - hint: the LG Chocolate Touch is one of them.

[Phone Arena]