Unwilling to let AT&T run away with the "cool phone" title, Verizon is keeping up the phone flood [1], with four new instruments aimed at diverse groups, from music lovers to enterprise application and email users. The Verizon Wireless Juke, from Samsung [2], has a keyboard and Bluetooth plus support for multi-format music files. The Blackberry [3] Pearl 8130 is a road-warrior's companion, with EV-DO network support, GPS, and the familiar Blackberry interface. LG [4]'s Voyager has a full QWERTY keypad, a web browser, and full media capabilities for a package that makes it the most direct competitor to the iPhone [5]. Finally, the LG [6] Venus hits the street with dual screens and vibrating feedback for keyclicks. The phone wars are heating up, and that can be nothing but good for consumers.

For more on Verizon's new phone lineup:
- read the complete news story [7] at DailyTechRag
- and check out a slideshow [8] of the new phones