Blackberry Bold 9000 to Hits South Korea

RIM seems to have decided to release its Blackberry products in South Korean. SK Telecom, one of the largest South Korean operators, will be the cooperation partner.

The first device that will hit the store shelves is the Bold 9000, which is going be launched in a few days.

Laura Kim, SK Telecom spokeswoman, explained that this news had already created a lot of stir among users. “We’re looking at a fairly good amount of customers even at the beginning of the launch,”
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Pink BlackBerry Pearl Flip 8220 to hit Canada

RIM’s BlackBerry Pearl Flip 8220 comes in three color versions so far (black, black with red and black with silver). The fourth color version, pink, will be available via Rogers, the largest mobile operator in Canada.

According to Mobile in Canada, the pink Pearl 8220 will cost only 49.99 Canadian dollars with a three-year contract agreement.

Click here for more details about the BlackBerry Pearl Flip 8220.

BlackBerry Pearl Flip 8220 Available Now in Italy

RIM’s new BlackBerry Pearl Flip 8220 smartphone is now on sale via TIM, Italy’s largest operator.

This appears on the TIM’s official website, offered for 269 Euros (about 370 USD).

Although the smartphone will be available in at least three color versions, TIM currently sells only the black one.
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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 8350i iDEN-enabled Smartphone Announced

BlackBerry Curve 8350i, a new iDEN-enabled smartphone, has been announced by RIM and Sprint.

BlackBerry Curve 8350i’s features include: Push to Talk capabilities, Sprint’s Nextel Direct Connect network, Wi-Fi, Web browser, integrated GPS, “unmatched push email and messaging capabilities,” organizer, Bluetooth 2.0 with A2DP, speakerphone, Advanced Media Player, a 2 Megapixel camera with flash, digital zoom and video recording, DataViz Documents to Go, expandable memory and a1400 mAh battery said to offer “exceptional” talk and stand-by times.
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BlackBerry 9530 Storm to Hit Verizon

Verizon Wireless is getting ready to launch a new RIM smartphone, BlackBerry 9530 Storm. The smartphone seems to be the same as what was previously known under the name of BlackBerry Thunder or BlackBerry 9500. It’s RIM’s first touchscreen device and it should hit the market by the end of 2008.

A recently leaked image gives us precious details about the smartphone: an 8GB microSD card and a 3.5mm headset jack. These aspects aside, the BlackBerry Storm should be a great multimedia device, but little is known about its actual capabilities.