Affordable BlackBerry Curve 8530 Now at Sprint

Sprint announced today that the BlackBerry Curve 8530 is now available. With an updated design (slimmer, rounded edges) and a faster processor, it's a good option if you need to check your email or social networking sites while you're out and about.

The BlackBerry Curve 8530 also features calendar and contact synchronization, a full QWERTY keyboard, trackpad, 2.0-megapixel camera with video capture, 256 MB RAM memory, MicroSD card expandable memory up to 32 GB, Wi-Fi, and Bluetooth 2.1. It has dedicated applications for Facebook, MySpace and Flicker, and BlackBerry App World will come preloaded.

One of the best things about this smartphone however, is the price. The BlackBerry Curve 8530 is now available at Sprint stores and online at www.sprint.com for just $49.99 (with two-year service agreement, after a $50 instant rebate and $100 mail-in rebate).

More specs:

• BlackBerry Push Technology supports up to 10 business and personal email accounts and corporate email systems
• Integrated Attachment Viewing lets you download, view and edit Word and Excel compatible files, PowerPoint presentations; view PDFs on the go
• External multimedia controls
• Integrated GPS
• Voice-Activated Dialing
• Speakerphone
• Sprint Navigation with turn-by-turn driving directions
• Sprint TV for live and on-demand programming
• Sprint Music Store
• Sprint NFL Mobile Live and NASCAR Sprint Cup Mobile
• Media player with BlackBerry Media Sync, Roxio Media Manager
• 3.5 mm headset jack
• Talk Time of up to 5.4 hours