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Verizon is coming way ahead of its competitors with several announcements on its line-up. A day before CTIA begins Verizon has announced the availability of the white XV6900 Touch from HTC.

Boasting a touch-screen interface for easy menu navigation, the XV6900 will be bringing with it several new features including support for Verizon Wireless’ network which makes internet and email connectivity faster and more efficient.  With just a flick of their fingers, users will have easy access to local weather report, internet navigation, flipping through photos and one-touch dialing.

The XV6900 belongs to the HTC family of Touch smarthphone models, and as such its major strength is its functionality and communication facilities. Users can run Windows Mobile 6 Professional with Outlook Mobile, as well as other third-party applications. As with other smarthphones, the XV6900 is compatible with various instant messaging clients – AIM, MSN and Yahoo.

In addition to its mobile features, the XV6900 also works best when used as a PDA phone. Users can view and edit Microsoft Word , Excel and Powerpoint. The XV6900 is also equipped with Adobe Reader LE and a ZIP file extractor/creator. All these features can be done by users through the XV6900 one-touch access to email, text messages, calendar and contacts.

The XV6900 will be available in Verizon Wireless for $349.99 less $50 dollar rebate. For that price, you’ll get a bunch of goodies which also include; built-in speakerphone, Bluetooth v.2.0, microSD memory card slot that supports up to 8Gb of storage capacity, 2.0 megapixel camera with video capture, a large 2.8 TFT-LCD touchscreen with LED lights.

Via [SlashPhone]