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Motorola introduced a new phone design, which slides open and bends to bring the microphone closer to the user’s mouth.

The Rizr Z8, unveiled at the 3GSM wireless trade show in Barcelona, Spain, uses software from Symbian, which specializes in advanced cell phones and is more often found in phones from Nokia, Motorola’s bigger rival.

The phone is one of Motorola’s first new handsets after weak fourth-quarter results put it under pressure to produce innovative designs to replace its aging slim Razr phone. The phone will be available in April.

The new high-speed wireless Rizr Z8 slides open to reveal a keyboard and, unlike traditional sliders, it has an automatic hinge that tilts the keyboard and locks the phone into a V-shape to make it easier to talk into.

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