The world's top handset makers showed off their latest and greatest at the recent International CTIA Wireless IT & Entertainment 2009 show. Check out these 10 up-and-coming handsets from HTC, Nokia, Samsung, Motorola, RIM and Palm. Nokia N900Why It’s Hot: Nokia’s latest smartphone is the Finnish handset maker’s first handheld to run the flashy Maemo operating system. OS: Maemo Radio: Quad-band GSM/EDGE 850/900/1800/1900MHz; WCDMA 900/1700/2100MHz Carrier: NA Display: 800 x 480 Memory: RAM: 256MB; ROM: 768MB Processor: 600MHz Camera: 5MP Price/Availability: Available for preorder now for $649.00. Device is expected to be released by “end of October.” Other Notable Feature(s): Maemo browser, powered by Mozilla, supports Adobe Flash 9.4; stereo Bluetooth; and A-GPS. HTC ImagioWhy It’s Hot: HTC’s brand new touch-screen-based Imagio device is one of the first official “Windows phones,” meaning it runs Microsoft’s brand new Windows Mobile 6.5 operating system. OS: Windows Mobile 6.5 Professional Radio: EV-DO, 1X RTT capable (Rev. A capable); GSM Quad Band (GSM/GPRS/EDGE); UMTS/WCDMA/HSDPA/HSUPA Carrier: Verizon Wireless Display: 480 x 800 Memory: RAM: 256 MB; ROM: 512 MB Processor: 528MHz Camera: 5MP Price/Availability: $199 with new two-year service agreement. Other Notable Feature(s): Global phone capabilities; high-quality camera; large, high-resolution display; GPS, Wi-Fi; touch screen; and accelerometer. Motorola CliqWhy It’s Hot: The Motorola Cliq features MOTOBLUR for a “fully customizable” home screen to position e-mail, messages and calendar information anywhere you please, along with social networking services like Twitter, Facebook and MySpace. OS: Google Android Radio: Quad-band GSM/EDGE 850/900/1800/1900MHz; WCDMA 900(1700 or 1900)/2100MHz Carrier: T-Mobile Display: 320 x 480 Memory: RAM: 256MB; ROM: 512MB Processor: 528MHz Camera: 5MP Price/Availability: Pricing NA. Device ships Nov. 2; Pre-order for existing customers starts Oct. 19. Other Notable Feature(s): Slider-style; touch-screen; full QWERTY keyboard; GPS; Wi-Fi; and stereo Bluetooth. Samsung MomentWhy It’s Hot: With a blazing processor and AMOLED screen, Samsung’s Moment packs some serious hardware. OS: Google Android Radio: CDMA (Frequencies NA) Carrier: Sprint Display: 3.2″ AMOLED screen Memory: RAM: 256MB; ROM: 512MB Processor: 800MHz Camera: 3.2MP Price/Availability: Starting Nov. 1, $179.99 after rebate and with two-year service agreement. Other Notable Feature(s): Slide-out, full QWERTY keyboard with four rows of buttons; touch screen; Wi-Fi; and A-GPS. HTC Tilt2Why It’s Hot: Runs the brand new Windows Mobile 6.5 OS with HTC’s signature TouchFLO 3D UI, and sports a high-resolution touch screen and full QWERTY keyboard. OS: Windows Mobile 6.5 Professional Radio: GSM Quad-band (850/900/1800/1900 MHz); UMTS tri-band global 3G (850/1900/2100 MHz) Carrier: AT&T Display: 480 x 800 Memory: RAM: 288MB; ROM: 512MB Processor: 528MHz Camera: 3MP Price/Availability: Available “in the coming weeks” for $299.99 after rebate and with new 2-year service agreement. Other Notable Feature(s): Large touch-screen and full QWERTY keyboard; GPS, Wi-Fi; advanced speakerphone with dual speakers and noise-cancelling microphones; and accelerometer. Samsung Behold IIWhy It’s Hot: T-Mobile’s upcoming Android device sports an impressively vivid and bright 3.2″ AMOLED screen and Samsung’s TouchWiz UI, which employs a “cube-menu” for home-screen-based navigation. OS: Google Android Radio: Quad-band GSM/EDGE 850/900/1800/1900MHz; UMTS Dual-Band Global 3G 1700/2100 MHz Carrier: T-Mobile Display: 3.2″ AMOLED Screen Memory: NA Processor: NA Camera: 5MP Price/Availability: NA Other Notable Feature(s): A-GPS; Wi-Fi, and up to 16GB of expandable memory via microSD card. Palm PixiWhy It’s Hot: The Pixi is just Palm’s second device, after the Pre, to run its webOS operating system. OS: Palm webOS Radio: CDMA EV-DO Rev. A Carrier: Sprint Display: 320 x 400 Memory: NA Processor: Qualcomm MSM7627 (600MHz app processor; 400MHz Modem processor) Camera: 2MP Price/Availability: Pricing details NA. Expected for release during 2009 holiday season. Other Notable Feature(s): Touch screen; full QWERTY keyboard; GPS; interchangeable battery covers for use with Palm’s Touchstone to “wirelessly” charge. Limited edition “artist series” battery covers available. Samsung IntrepidWhy It’s Hot: This brand new, Windows Mobile 6.5 candy-bar-style device has both a full QWERTY keyboard and a touch screen with stylus. OS: Windows Mobile 6.5 Professional Radio: CDMA 1900MHz; EV-DO Rev. A capable; Quad-band GSM/EDGE 850/900/1800/1900; UMTS Tri-Band Global 3G 900/1900/2100MHz Carrier: Sprint Display: 320 x 240 Memory: RAM: 256MB; ROM: 512MB Processor: 528MHz Camera: 3.2MP Price/Availability: $149.99 after rebate and with two-year service agreement. Other Notable Feature(s): Stereo Bluetooth; Wi-Fi and Microsoft’s Tellme voice-powered search and text message application. BlackBerry Curve 8520 and Bold 9000 in WHITEWhy It’s Hot: RIM spices up the Curve 8520 and Bold 9000, with new makeovers. OS: BlackBerry OS Radio: 8520: Quad-band GSM/EDGE 850/900/1800/1900MHz; 9000: Quad-band GSM/EDGE 850/900/1800/1900, Tri-band UMTS/HSPDA 850/1900/2100MHz Carrier: 8520: T-Mobile; 9000: AT&T Display: 8520: 320 x 240; 9000: 480 x 320 Memory: 8520: 256MB app memory; 9000: 128MB Camera: 2MP Processor: 8520: 512MHz; 9000: 624MHz Price/Availability: 8520: $129.99 after rebate and service agreement, availability NA; 9000: $199.99 after rebate and new service agreement, available Oct. 18. Other Notable Feature(s): Bold 9000 is a 3G, GSM device with RIM’s best keyboard ever. Curve 8520 features RIM’s new optical trackpad for navigation. Samsung Mondi (SWD-m100)Why It’s Hot: Though not really a smartphone—Samsung’s Mondi is a “Mobile Internet Device” (MID)—this gadget was a nominee for CTIA’s Best MID, and it’s the most advanced WiMax-enabled handheld in the United States, according to Samsung. 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