Only change to the PPC6700 in the last year is the new logo and updated AKU (now 2.2 out of the box) Oh, and blue keyboard backlighting instead of white.

My phone is about 18 months old and the USB port is just starting to get flaky. Have to position the cable in the jack just so to get it to sync or charge. Good to hear that they'll replace the phone when it gets really bad.