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Well folks, in a move that almost makes you want to run out of the house and make yourself look a fool for yelling “The hotness is coming, the hotness is coming” the money stealing triad announced the next version of the RAZR today. In similar news a giant breath of relief was felt coming from camp Motorola since they haven’t made a penny on anything else but the RAZR and it’s cousins for years now.  As usual AT&T was behind the curve in announcing the phone and will likely be behind the curve when it comes to launch much like their 3G rollout in the major markets… see below for dates and prices.

Neither carrier has launched it just yet, but yes — the RAZR 2 V9m has now officially found a home on both Sprint and Verizon, with both promising availability in the next few weeks. To split hairs, Sprint will be beating its sworn enemy by a few days, launching its variant on August 22, while Verizon’s just promising “September” at this point. Unless AT&T manages to pull a rabbit out of its hat, it looks like the two will be the first in the US to launch what Motorola hopes will be the centerpiece of a turnaround for its flagging handset business. Thanks to EV-DO, attractive styling (yes, we realize we’ll be really tired of it in a couple years, but it’s still hot for now), and a gargantuan external display with touch controls, the phone is being positioned on the higher end of both carriers’ dumbphone offerings — and the price reflects it. Look for it for $300 with a $50 rebate on Verizon, $250 on Sprint, both on a two-year agreement.
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Update: Looks like AT&T didn’t want to get left out of this little party after all! The carrier joins Sprint and Verizon in announcing its version of the RAZR 2 today, the HSDPA-powered V9. Look for it in “early September” for $300 on contract. Check the release here.

Sprint, Verizon both announce Motorola RAZR 2 V9m – Engadget Mobile