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CEO Ed Zander announced that the company would be releasing a few handsets next Tuesday, including one that plays video at 30 frames per second. Zander also explained the business opportunity for selling movies stored on mini SD cards that can be played on video-enabled handsets. Zander said, “We are going to show a device next week…It is a media monster.” It’s worth noting that the Motorola Z8, which the company unveiled at 3GSM earlier in the year, plays video at 30 frames per second.

While the company plans on launching the device in Europe, where 3G networks are already in place, the SD loaded movies would work well in the U.S. as well. Zander said Motorola is currently working with another company to deliver movies on SD cards. Zander previously mentioned the upcoming mobile device debut when he was speaking at the company’s shareholder meeting earlier in the week

T-Mobile USA keeps taking home the gold when it comes to J.D. Power and Associates studies, last month it was in consumer satisfaction for wireless service and now the carrier beat out the others for best in-store experience. The study compared survey results for in-store sales staff, store displays, store facility and the price and promotion of products and services.

The study also found that the average wait time for customers in carrier-branded stores before they are greeted by staff is about five minutes, while the researchers found that more than 30 seconds of wait time leads to a decline in satisfaction. The study also found that the order of importance of each of the factors toward a positive in-store experience are as follows: sales staff (51 percent), store display (17 percent), store facility (16 percent) and price/promotion (16 percent). Only 39 percent of customers entering a store are greeted within 30 seconds, the report found.