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Motorola have announced a new device that is designed with social networking in mind. The Motorola VE538 is a simple, but trendy candy bar styled device that supports 3G and has a dedicated key specifically designed to access social networking sites.

Measuring 107 x 46 x 16mm and weighing in at only 83 grams, the VE538 features a 2 inch TFT display, 2 megapixel camera, Bluetooth 2.0 connectivity and media player. The Motorola VE538 also features a front mounted camera for video calls and a microSD card slot capable of taking up to 4GB.

The VE538 features a dedicated social networking key, which delivers one-click access to sites such as Facebook and Myspace and allows the user to update their page with pictures and blogs on the move. The Motorola VE538 also has a media player capable of playing various audio and video files.

Capturing pictures and video and sharing it with your friends through your social networking pages has never been simpler with the Motorola VE538.

The Motorola VE538 is due to hit the UK in the next couple of months (in time for Christmas). Prices and networks are to be confirmed.

Motorola have announced that they will be releasing three new mobile phones aimed specifically for the pre-pay and pay as you go markets. The three devices are the ZN200, W388 and the W396. All the devices have limited specs, but should have a humble price tag to go along with it.

The Motorola ZN200 has the best specs out of the three, and features quad-band GSM as well as GPRS and EDGE, a 1.9 inch display and Bluetooth and USB connections. The internal memory is a modest 30MB and the ZN200 comes with a microSD card slot for up to 2GB of storage for pictures and music.

Next up is the W388, a candy bar styled phone that features a 1.8 inch screen, GPRS support and USB connection. Other features include a microSD card slot that supports 2GB and a FM radio/music player.

The third device is the W396, a clamshell phone with similar specs to the W388. The W396 is dual-band, has a 1.8 inch display, UBS connectivity, microSD card slot, FM radio and media player.

Cheap and cheerful they are, but expect them to make waves in the pre-pay and pay as you go sectors. Prices and release dates are to be confirmed, but you can look forward to seeing them hit the UK within a couple of months.

The ROKR E8 is the latest mobile phone/media player from Motorola and ticks all the right boxes when it comes to media playback on a mobile phone.

The candy bar shaped ROKR E8 comes with ModeShift technology that switches the device from a phone to a media player and to a camera with a touch of a button. The phone also features a navigation wheel for scrolling through your music, contacts and images effortlessly.

The ROKR E8 includes 2GB of internal memory and a microSD card slot to add an additional 4GB if required. The media player supports the usual audio formats like MP3, AAC, WAV and WMA and has a 3.5mm headphone jack and A2DP stereo Bluetooth for connecting to wireless speakers.

Being a small device, the ROKR E8 has a 2 inch QVGA screen and only weights 100 grams.

Probably the biggest drawbacks of the phone are that it only has a 2 megapixel camera with no flash and the phone lacks Wi-Fi and 3G, which is becoming more and more popular with other manufacturers.

The Motorola ROKR E8 is out now and contracts and prices vary.

Motorola and Kodak have joined forces to produce the first mobile phone to merge Kodak’s Imaging Technology and Motorola’s ModeShift Technology into one device. The Motorola Motozine ZN5 features a 5 megapixel camera that utilizes Kodak’s Imaging Technology to produce brighter, more vivid pictures and the Xenon flash is capable of giving stunning results in darker situations.

The phone features a 2.4 inch TFT screen, 350MB internal memory and a microSD card slot so the memory can be expanded up to 4GB. The ZN5 includes a 3.5mm headphone jack and supports MP3 and WMA audio files and MPEG4 and H263 video formats.

The Motozine ZN5 has integrated Wi-Fi and Edge for connecting to the internet and is Bluetooth compatible to easily share your pictures. Bluetooth can also be used to print your photos using Kodak’s Picture Kiosks and Kodak All-in-One Printers.

No GPS or 3G with the ZN5, which may put some people off, but the ZN5 has other features to make up for it. The Motozine ZN5 may just be one to keep your eye on; due for release in China this month, expect to see it in the UK before the end of the year.