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Jan. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Verizon Wireless, the company with the nation's most reliable wireless voice and data network, and Research In Motion (RIM), a global leader in wireless innovation, announced today the availability of the BlackBerry Pearl 8130 smartphone in pink. Coming to Verizon Wireless Communications Stores and online at www.verizonwireless.com tomorrow, the pink BlackBerry Pearl is packed with the same powerful communications features and wireless broadband connectivity as the original, but it comes encased in a new pink finish that's chic and sophisticated.

Perfect for the fashion-forward professional on-the-go, the BlackBerry Pearl 8130 in pink makes it easy to perform essential tasks away from the office, such as managing e-mail, and connecting instantly to the Internet, and it also lets customers take pictures, listen to music, watch videos, and much more. With built-in navigation to support the location-based application, VZ Navigator, customers can get audible turn-by-turn directions to wherever they want to go. Read more

AT&T and RIM just announced availability of the BlackBerry Curve 8310 with built-in GPS. With GPS built-in, consumers can easily use location-based applications for turn-by-turn voice and on-screen directions that feature colorful 3D moving maps and traffic alerts with re-routing.

The BlackBerry Curve 8310 from AT&T also features a large 320-by-240 pixel display that supports more than 65,000 colors, measures just 4.2 wide by 2.4 inches long by 0.6 thick and weighs approximately 3.9 oz. It combines BlackBerry e-mail and messaging capabilities — including a built-in spell-checker with dictionary, an organizer, fast Internet browser and other applications. It also features a 2-megapixel camera with 5x digital zoom, a media player, new desktop media manager software, a 3.5 mm stereo headset jack, a microSD memory slot for additional storage and Bluetooth 2.0 with support for the Bluetooth stereo audio profile (A2DP/AVRCP). The BlackBerry Curve 8310 also supports AT&T Mobile Music subscription services and AT&T Push to Talk for walkie-talkie-like communications. Read more

Oct. 17, 2007 — AT&T Inc. and Research In Motion (RIM) have announced the availability of the BlackBerry® Curve™ 8310, which adds the power of built-in GPS (Global Positioning System) to the popular BlackBerry Curve, which was first introduced in the U.S. through AT&T. In addition to GPS, the new BlackBerry Curve 8310 advances the original design with two new eye-catching colors for AT&T customers.

With the BlackBerry Curve 8310 handset’s built-in GPS capabilities, customers can take advantage of location-based applications and services such as TeleNav® GPS Navigator™, which provides GPS-enabled turn-by-turn voice and on-screen directions that feature colorful 3-D moving maps and traffic alerts with rerouting. Customers will find TeleNav GPS Navigator useful in vehicles as well as while walking. Read more

October 1, 2007 – Research In Motion (RIM) today introduced the BlackBerry® Pearl™ 8130, the first BlackBerry Pearl smartphone to run on CDMA networks. The new model stays true to the highly acclaimed style and compact design of the BlackBerry Pearl and comes packed with new features including communications enhancements, a striking new software interface, rich multimedia capabilities, built-in GPS and support for high-speed EV-DO networks.

“With its unique blend of functionality and design, the BlackBerry Pearl smartphone has been turning heads and winning praise from business users and consumers alike,” said Mike Lazaridis, President and Co-CEO at Research In Motion. “The new BlackBerry Pearl 8130 builds on all the great features and aesthetic design that people love about the BlackBerry Pearl and offers an exceptional new choice for CDMA customers that are looking to upgrade their mobile phone.” Read more

RIM and T-Mobile just announced the BlackBerry Curve 8320. With built-in Wi-Fi support, this smartphone allows you to access BlackBerry data over both Wi-Fi and EDGE/GPRS/GSM cellular networks. Also, customers can make phone calls over Wi-Fi when the BlackBerry Curve 8320 is used with T-Mobile’s Hotspot @Home.

In addition to enhanced multimedia and premium phone features, the BlackBerry 8320 offers the BlackBerry e-mail and messaging capabilities with access of up to 10 personal and corporate email accounts. With T-Mobile’s $9.99/month pricing plan, BlackBerry Internet Email is even more accessible and affordable for all BlackBerry smartphones. It is available in either gold or a titanium finish. Read more

Sept. 25, 2007 – T-Mobile USA, Inc., and Research In Motion (RIM) announced the Wi-Fi-enabled BlackBerry Curve 8320, the first BlackBerry handset available in the U.S. that supports T-Mobile HotSpot @Home over a Wi-Fi connection and great in-home mobile coverage.

Available in two distinct finishes – titanium and pale gold – the BlackBerry Curve 8320 from T-Mobile strikes a unique balance of design, features and functionality that’s as perfect for staying close to friends and family as it is for a busy day at work. Available from T-Mobile in the U.S., the BlackBerry Curve 8320 features RIM’s smallest and lightest full-QWERTY handset design. Read more

Sept. 19, 2007 — Wi-Fi® is coming to AT&T’s BlackBerry® handset customers. AT&T Inc. and Research In Motion (RIM) have announced that the first cellular and Wi-Fi BlackBerry handset — the BlackBerry 8820 — will be available beginning Sept. 20 through the nation’s largest wireless provider.

The global Wi-Fi capabilities of the BlackBerry 8820 from AT&T complement AT&T’s industry-best domestic and international wide area wireless data coverage. AT&T enterprise customers can use the BlackBerry 8820 with their corporate campus Wi-Fi networks for additional data coverage. Individual customers can use it in their homes and, for an additional charge, at thousands of Wi-Fi locations* throughout the U.S., including any of the 10,000 AT&T-owned or branded hot spot locations in the U.S. Users can also take advantage of tens of thousands of hot spots around the globe through such services as AT&T Wi-Fi roaming. Read more

September 12, 2007 - Research In Motion (RIM) today introduced three new colors for the popular BlackBerry® Pearl™ 8100 smartphone from T-Mobile USA, Inc. – blue, sunset (red) and pale gold. With these new colors, in addition to white and black, T-Mobile customers now have five distinct color choices to match their personal style.

The innovative BlackBerry Pearl, which quickly became a top-selling smartphone, combines powerful email and multimedia features in an incredibly small and stylish package. The smartphone’s easy-to-use interface and keyboard have won over both productivity-seeking business professionals and those who simply love to stick together with text messaging and personal email. Read more

August 30, 2007 - Opera today released the new beta of Opera Mini 4 mobile Web browser. The new beta version of Opera Mini 4 introduces several exclusive optimizations for BlackBerry® devices, including a new user interface and menus for a more comfortable Opera Mini look and feel. For BlackBerry users worldwide, or anyone wanting a better, faster and free mobile Web browser, the new Opera Mini 4.0 beta is available from www.operamini.com/beta.

For all users, the new beta adds some often-requested features that improve usability and enjoyment. Opera Mini's new "Landscape mode" gives you a wider view of the page. A new multi-search Start Page makes searching even easier while on the go. The ability to add your own search engine to the Start Page, a feature pioneered in Opera's desktop browser, is now available in the latest beta of Opera Mini. Read more

August 29, 2007--Introducing the OtterBox 1933, the first semi-rugged, fully-interactive case from Otter Products, LLC., with a sleek, slim fit design to protect BlackBerry® 8800 Series smartphones from Research In Motion.

As the first case of its kind, the OtterBox 1933 fits BlackBerry® 8800, BlackBerry® 8820 and BlackBerry® 8830 (World Edition) smartphones with three distinct layers of protection: Read more