Verizon Announces HTC Ozone

Verizon and HTC have officially announced the HTC Ozone/XV6175.

The HTC Ozone is a variant of the reference HTC Snap which features a dual-mode CDMA EVDO Rev. A / quadband GSM/EDGE radio, QVGA landscape display, Windows Mobile 6.1 Standard, A-GPS support, Wi-Fi radio and Bluetooth with stereo audio support, speakerphone, microSDHC expansion slot and 2.0 megapixel camera with video recorder, auto focus and flash.

As expected, the device will be available on June 29th online and through Telesales, with wider retail availability set for July 13th. Pricing is set at $429.99 Month-to-Month, $189.99 on a new 1 year agreement and $119.99 on a 2 year agreement before an additional $70 mail-in rebate, bringing the totals to $119.99 and $49.99 respectively.

Verizon launches Motorola Adventure V750 with Rev. A push-to-talk support

Verizon has gone ahead and jumped its own gun by a week, launching the rugged Adventure V750 today for a penny under $100 on contract after rebates. The phone becomes the very first on Verizon's network to support Rev. A-based push-to-talk, a quantum leap in robustness and functionality over the older 1xRTT fare; the G'zOne Boulder is expected in the next few weeks, bringing Big Red a pair of durable units that should appeal to the typical PTT crowd. Buyers of the V750 can expect a 2 megapixel camera, external music controls, microSD expansion, GPS, and of course EV-DO Rev. A data, so it's a pretty well-spec'd setup considering its lot in life.

Verizon turning the lights out on the Treo 755p

Here's an interesting factoid to chew on: the cycle between the first rumors that the Palm 755p was coming to Verizon and its launch was longer than the window of time between launch and sunset. Just think about that for a second. Seriously. Verizon has reported to Palm Infocenter that it's officially decommissioning the Palm OS-based smartphone -- the only in Verizon's lineup with strong ties to Palm's old-school industrial design -- in favor of the Centro, a smaller, friendlier, more consumer-oriented device. It seems like Big Red might be at risk of alienating some Garnet-loving business customers who aren't interested in carrying a device with a keyboard as small as the Centro's, and honestly, doesn't it feel like the 755p has at least a few more months of life yet? Or are we crazy?