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Hands-on with the Motorola Rival messaging phone

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    Here's the Motorola Rival with its box.

    Motorola has announced its Rival mobile messaging phone, which packs a full slide-out QWERTY keyboard, touchscreen elements and visual voicemail. The Moto folks were kind enough to let me play with the new device, which I believe is a nice solution for someone who wants a smartphone but doesn't want to pony up the dough for a data plan.

    Read the original post Hands-on with the Motorola Rival messaging phone
    Published: June 10, 2009 -- 10:07 GMT (03:07 PDT)

    Caption by: Andrew Nusca

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    The Motorola Rival, extended.

    Motorola has announced its Rival mobile messaging phone, which packs a full slide-out QWERTY keyboard, touchscreen elements and visual voicemail. The Moto folks were kind enough to let me play with the new device, which I believe is a nice solution for someone who wants a smartphone but doesn't want to pony up the dough for a data plan.

    Read the original post Hands-on with the Motorola Rival messaging phone
    Published: June 10, 2009 -- 10:07 GMT (03:07 PDT)

    Caption by: Andrew Nusca

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    The home screen.

    Motorola has announced its Rival mobile messaging phone, which packs a full slide-out QWERTY keyboard, touchscreen elements and visual voicemail. The Moto folks were kind enough to let me play with the new device, which I believe is a nice solution for someone who wants a smartphone but doesn't want to pony up the dough for a data plan.

    Read the original post Hands-on with the Motorola Rival messaging phone
    Published: June 10, 2009 -- 10:07 GMT (03:07 PDT)

    Caption by: Andrew Nusca

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    The Rival booting up.

    Motorola has announced its Rival mobile messaging phone, which packs a full slide-out QWERTY keyboard, touchscreen elements and visual voicemail. The Moto folks were kind enough to let me play with the new device, which I believe is a nice solution for someone who wants a smartphone but doesn't want to pony up the dough for a data plan.

    Read the original post Hands-on with the Motorola Rival messaging phone
    Published: June 10, 2009 -- 10:07 GMT (03:07 PDT)

    Caption by: Andrew Nusca

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    The primary menu. I liked the stacked iPhone feel of it, but had a hard time keeping my inclinations to touch or swipe the screen under control.

    Motorola has announced its Rival mobile messaging phone, which packs a full slide-out QWERTY keyboard, touchscreen elements and visual voicemail. The Moto folks were kind enough to let me play with the new device, which I believe is a nice solution for someone who wants a smartphone but doesn't want to pony up the dough for a data plan.

    Read the original post Hands-on with the Motorola Rival messaging phone
    Published: June 10, 2009 -- 10:07 GMT (03:07 PDT)

    Caption by: Andrew Nusca

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    The primary menu, slightly closer.

    Motorola has announced its Rival mobile messaging phone, which packs a full slide-out QWERTY keyboard, touchscreen elements and visual voicemail. The Moto folks were kind enough to let me play with the new device, which I believe is a nice solution for someone who wants a smartphone but doesn't want to pony up the dough for a data plan.

    Read the original post Hands-on with the Motorola Rival messaging phone
    Published: June 10, 2009 -- 10:07 GMT (03:07 PDT)

    Caption by: Andrew Nusca

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    The primary menu in landscape mode.

    Motorola has announced its Rival mobile messaging phone, which packs a full slide-out QWERTY keyboard, touchscreen elements and visual voicemail. The Moto folks were kind enough to let me play with the new device, which I believe is a nice solution for someone who wants a smartphone but doesn't want to pony up the dough for a data plan.

    Read the original post Hands-on with the Motorola Rival messaging phone
    Published: June 10, 2009 -- 10:07 GMT (03:07 PDT)

    Caption by: Andrew Nusca

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    A text message in progress, in landscape mode.

    Motorola has announced its Rival mobile messaging phone, which packs a full slide-out QWERTY keyboard, touchscreen elements and visual voicemail. The Moto folks were kind enough to let me play with the new device, which I believe is a nice solution for someone who wants a smartphone but doesn't want to pony up the dough for a data plan.

    Read the original post Hands-on with the Motorola Rival messaging phone
    Published: June 10, 2009 -- 10:07 GMT (03:07 PDT)

    Caption by: Andrew Nusca

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    Touch dialing in portrait mode.

    Motorola has announced its Rival mobile messaging phone, which packs a full slide-out QWERTY keyboard, touchscreen elements and visual voicemail. The Moto folks were kind enough to let me play with the new device, which I believe is a nice solution for someone who wants a smartphone but doesn't want to pony up the dough for a data plan.

    Read the original post Hands-on with the Motorola Rival messaging phone
    Published: June 10, 2009 -- 10:07 GMT (03:07 PDT)

    Caption by: Andrew Nusca

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    Taking a picture.

    Motorola has announced its Rival mobile messaging phone, which packs a full slide-out QWERTY keyboard, touchscreen elements and visual voicemail. The Moto folks were kind enough to let me play with the new device, which I believe is a nice solution for someone who wants a smartphone but doesn't want to pony up the dough for a data plan.

    Read the original post Hands-on with the Motorola Rival messaging phone
    Published: June 10, 2009 -- 10:07 GMT (03:07 PDT)

    Caption by: Andrew Nusca

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    Mobile web browser.

    Motorola has announced its Rival mobile messaging phone, which packs a full slide-out QWERTY keyboard, touchscreen elements and visual voicemail. The Moto folks were kind enough to let me play with the new device, which I believe is a nice solution for someone who wants a smartphone but doesn't want to pony up the dough for a data plan.

    Read the original post Hands-on with the Motorola Rival messaging phone
    Published: June 10, 2009 -- 10:07 GMT (03:07 PDT)

    Caption by: Andrew Nusca

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Andrew Nusca

By Andrew Nusca | June 10, 2009 -- 10:07 GMT (03:07 PDT) | Topic: Smartphones

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Motorola has announced its Rival mobile messaging phone, which packs a full slide-out QWERTY keyboard, touchscreen elements and visual voicemail. The Moto folks were kind enough to let me play with the new device, which I believe is a nice solution for someone who wants a smartphone but doesn't want to pony up the dough for a data plan. Here's how it stacks up.

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The primary menu in landscape mode.

Motorola has announced its Rival mobile messaging phone, which packs a full slide-out QWERTY keyboard, touchscreen elements and visual voicemail. The Moto folks were kind enough to let me play with the new device, which I believe is a nice solution for someone who wants a smartphone but doesn't want to pony up the dough for a data plan.

Read the original post Hands-on with the Motorola Rival messaging phone
Published: June 10, 2009 -- 10:07 GMT (03:07 PDT)

Caption by: Andrew Nusca

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By Andrew Nusca | June 10, 2009 -- 10:07 GMT (03:07 PDT) | Topic: Smartphones

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