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Right after Verizon, Bell will be the next carrier to offer the on the BlackBerry Tour 9630 in North America. It should be available on July 17th at the following prices:

• $249.99 with a 3 year contract (promo)
• $449.99 with a 3 year contract
• $699.95 outright

Bell Mobility announced that they will be offering the upcoming Palm Pre in Canada in the second half of 2009. The carrier has exclusive rights to sell the handset in the country, so if you're, let's say, a Rogers customer, you're out of luck. :(

Today Bell has officially launched the Samsung Omnia. The pricing is as follows:

• $129.95 on a 3-year contract with a $45 minimum Voice & Data plan;
• $399.95 on a 2-year contract with a $45 minimum Voice & Data plan;
• $499.95 on a 1-year contract with a $45 minimum Voice & Data plan;
• $549.95 outright

[Continue reading Bell is Now Offering Samsung Omnia]

BlackBerry 9530 users on Bell have received an exclusive firmware update for their handsets. Why exclusive? The latest OS 4.7.0.122 is not available to other carriers, and can't be installed by deleting the vendor.xml file. So those who are not on Bell will have to wait.

Bell will soon be offering the Motorola QA30 Hint, a QWERTY slider phone packed with the following features:

• Full QWERTY keyboard;
• 2.5" QVGA screen;
• 2Mpix camera;
• GPS;
• Bluetooth;
• Up to 8GB of expandable memory

 Pricing:

• 3-year contract: $129.95
• 2-year contract: $179.

Some sources report that Bell will be launching the popular Samsung Omnia for its customers sometime between April 9th and 12th. Unfortunately, the price is unknown at the moment, but it shouldn't be more than $200, as this is the highest the price for a smartphone goes in Canada.

Features:

• Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional;
• 3.2" 240x400 touchscreen display;
• GPS;
• Wi-Fi;
• EV-DO Rev.

Today Bell has also released the Palm Treo Pro alongside to the CDMA BlackBerry Pearl 8230. The handset will be going for $99.95 with a 3-year contract, $149.95 with a 2-year contract, and $249.95 with a 1-year contract.

And in case you forgot, it comes with:

• Windows Mobile 6.1 OS;
• 2.5" 320 x 320 touchscreen display;
• 2Mpix camera;
• Wi-Fi;
• Built-in GPS;
• 3.

It looks like the first carrier to offer the new CDMA-based BlackBerry Pearl Flip 8230 will be Canadian Bell. Until March 12th, you can pick it up for just $29.95 on a 3-year contract.

Bell Mobility subscribers rejoice! Apparently, the popular Palm Treo Pro will be released by the carrier on Thursday, February the 26th. It will cost $199.95 on a 3-year contract, plus a $45/month data plan.

Any takers?

BlackBerry Storm 9530 is once again available at the Bell's website, so now you have another chance to buy one for yourself. Hurry up, though, as the quantity is limitted, and the handset sells like hot cakes.

You can get it for $249.95 on a 3-year contract with a minimum $45 voice/data plan, or for $699.95 outright.