blackberry

BGR has published some photos of the first ever BlackBerry clamshell phone called the Kickstart.

As you see the handset comes with the branded BlackBerry-style keypad and apparently has two LCD displays.

Other than that there are no more details available about the phone's specs, carriers, or a release date, though BGR claims the Kickstart will appear before the end of the year.

Verizon will be the second CDMA operator to offer the BlackBerry Curve.

The phone will be available online starting May 9, and on May 12 it will appear in stores. The prices are $319.99 with a $50 rebate on a 2-year contract or $439.99 contract free.

Sprint in its turn still lists the Curve as "Coming Soon", despite that the handset should have been already released.

According to NY times, RIM is developing a new iPhone killer, a fully touchscreen BlackBerry smartphone.

After the release of Pearl and Curve series, BlackBerries entered the consumer orientated phone market, and started offering features like in-built camera, memory card slot, multimedia player and headphone jack.

However, those who use their handset for entertainment and web browsing will surely prefer the iPhone.

AT&T started selling WiFi-less BlackBerry 8110.

This model looks like the BlackBerry Pearl 8120; it comes in a choice of red and "titanium", lacks Wi-Fi, but adds GPS navigation instead.

You can get the 8110 now for $149.99 after contract and rebates, $50 cheaper than its counterpart.

After Verizon and Sprint the BlackBerry Curve 8330 was launched on the Alltel's CDMA network.

It will be available for purchase starting May 1 for $229.99 after contract and rebates.

While there is still some time left before the release, you can pre-order the phone anytime over at Alltel's site.

Bell Mobility is the second Canadian CDMA carrier after Tellus to offer the BlackBerry Curve 8330.

It is available for CA$249.95 with a 3-year agreement, or you can get it for CA$549.95 w/o any contract. For more info go to Bell's website.
Just to remind you, the BlackBerry Curve 8330 features:

• EV-DO connectivity;
• Integrated GPS;
• 2Mpix camera;
• QWERTY keyboard;
• Stereo Bluetooth;
• Media player;
• microSD memory slot.

As expected, Research In Motion (RIM) has just entered the Russian mobile market.

The first handset to go for sale is the BlackBerry 8700, the one that previously blew the Chinese market. It has recently passed the FSB and will be available through Vimpelcom (better known as Beeline). Other most probable carrier to offer the handset in the near future is Mobile TeleSystems (MTC).

Sprint has finally decided to add some new devices to its Nextel iDEN network, one of which is the Wi-Fi-enabled BlackBerry. It will be available later this year along with some other handsets from Sanyo, Samsung, Motorola and LG.

They are all CDMA phones, but use iDEN network for push-to-talk.

We'll let you know once the iDEN BlackBerry is released.

The new RIM BlackBerry Curve 8330 smartphone will be available this month for Sprint subscribers.

Just to remind you, the device features a 2Mpixl camera, media player, 3.5mm headphone jack, Bluetooth, microSD/SDHC card slot, voice-activated dialing, voice notes recorder and the ability to be used as a modem with a laptop.

Unfortunately, we don't have pricing details at the moment.

T-Mobile has just released the Wi-Fi-enabled RIM BlackBerry Pearl 8120, compatible with T-Mobile's Hotspot @Home service.

For those unfamiliar, here are some of its key features:

• Wi-Fi support for both voice and data;
• Updated visual interface with new font rendering technology and graphic enhancements;
• Advanced media player with full-screen video playback, stereo Bluetooth support and 3.