Three New BlackBerries Announced by Alaska

Three new RIM smartphones have been announced by Alaska Communications Systems Group. They are BlackBerry Curve 8330, BlackBerry 8830 World Edition and BlackBerry Pearl 8130.

All of the three smartphones bring the following features: GPS, advanced email, Web capabilities, mobile organizers and QWERTY keypads.

The BlackBerry smartphones we’re offering are fast, functional and efficient for keeping ACS customers connected, whether in downtown Anchorage, on the North Slope, on the Kenai River or traveling outside the state. BlackBerry smartphones are the industry standard when it comes to smartphone technology and we’re excited to make these feature-rich smartphones available to ACS customers. We look forward to introducing new users and organizations to the BlackBerry solution as well as adding new users at organizations already using BlackBerry smartphones. On the ACS network users will be able to unlock the full potential of their BlackBerry smartphone and related services.

- declared Connie Dorman, Director of Marketing at ACS
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BlackBerry Curve 8330 for Verizon

BlackBerry Curve 8330 for Verizon will be available in May 2008. This new smartphone will support Verizon’s high-speed EV-DO (Evolution-Data Optimized) network.

BlackBerry Curve 8330 measures 106.6 x 61 x 15.2 millimeters and weighs 113 grams, it features a 320 x 240 pixels display with light sensing technology, a full QWERTY keyboard, a 2 Megapixel camera with enhanced flash and video recording, microSD card support for up to 8GB of expanded memory, media player, GPS, HTML web browser, 3.5mm stereo headphone jack, Bluetooth 2.0 with A2DP, USB, easy access to Facebook, trackball navigation system, noise cancellation technology, Voice Activated Dialing and so on. The battery supports up to 260 minutes of talk-time and about 11 days of stand-by time.
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