LG Velvet (Cookie Plus GS500) Launched In Italy

The much awaited LG Cookie Plus GS500 has finally hit Italy under the name of LG Velvet. The handset is now available in Italy via TIM for 179 Euro (about $242) with free of contract. As mentioned before, the Velvet offers a 3-inch WQVGA touchscreen display, a 3MP camera, an

animated UI with widgets, a microSD car slot (up to 8GB), an MP3 player, an FM radio, 3G, Bluetooth, a 3.5mm headset jack and supports direct access to social networking sites such as Facebook, Twitter and Flickr. [Tecnocino]