Talk about piling up the Android releases.  That’s definitely the case with Motorola, who has officially announced the Motorola Devour, their latest smartphone running Google’s open-source OS.  Set for release under Verizon, it will be the carrier’s first Motoblur-equipped device.

As it did in the Motorola Cliq, MotoBlur will bring its unique and customizable content delivery service to the new handset.  Aggregating information from Gmail, Facebook, MySpace, Twitter and other sources, it streams updates directly to the home screen, apart from adding other management features, such as contacts syncing and personal messaging.

Instead of a pure touchscreen device, though, the Devour takes on a form factor with more similarities to the Motorola Droid, sporting a slide-out QWERTY keypad along the left-hand side.  Details of the Devour include a 3.1-inch capacitive touchscreen, a touch-sensitive navigation pad, aGPS, stereo Bluetooth and 3G connectivity.   A bundled 8GB microSD card will come with the package.

Like most Android phones, a host of Google apps will be preloaded on the device, including Gmail, Talk, YouTube and Maps Navigation.  Verizon is putting it under their list of “advanced devices” and will thus require a $29.99 data plan.

The Motorola Devour is scheduled for availability in early March.  Price has not been set, but expect it between $170 to $200.

[via Verizon News]

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