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March 27, 2009 3:13 PM PDT

T-Mobile HTC Magic clears FCC

by Kent German
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The Magic might be on its way to T-Mobile.

(Credit: HTC Magic)

A few versions of the HTC Magic won certification from the Federal Communications Commission on Thursday. Though another version of the phone passed through the FCC last month, it was not certified for U.S. 3G networks. Yet this newest Magic model supports the 3G AWS bands of T-Mobile. Could T-Mobile get its second Google Android phone in the next couple of months? It would seem that way.

Besides the Magic, two Acer smartphones and a slew of Samsungs (tear off the front page) were approved as well. Because the FCC has to certify every phone sold in the United States, not to mention test its SAR rating, the agency's online database offers a lot of sneak peeks to those who dig. And to save you the trouble, Crave has combed through the database for you. Here are a selection of filings from the past week on new and upcoming cell phones. Click through to read the full report.

Acer F900
Acer M900
HTC Magic
Huawei C5589
LG LX295
Motorola KP3
Samsung C1330C
Samsung M2710
Samsung M7600B
Samsung M7600L
Samsung S7350C
Samsung SG8300T
Samsung SGH-A137
Samsung SGH-T239
Samsung SGH-T349
Sony Ericsson W508

Kent German is a senior editor for cell phone reviews at CNET. When he's not testing the newest handsets on the market, he's blogging about cell phone news for Crave. In his On Call column, he answers reader questions and gives his take on the rapidly changing mobile industry. E-mail Kent.
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by forever4now March 27, 2009 6:58 PM PDT
It will be great, when there are more Android smartphones on the market. I love the iPhone & Blackberries & the soon to be released Pre, but Android is nice, because it is a totally open platform.
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by christopher_bias May 27, 2009 12:03 PM PDT
when is this phone coming out and how much will it cost plus is the phone coming out this year
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