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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.

Verizon Wireless announced that it plans to release the new RIM BlackBerry Curve 8330 smartphone in May.

The handset will cost $270 after a $50 mail-in rebate and 2-year contract.

Here are some of its features:

• QWERTY keyboard;
• EV-DO data;
• Size: Weight: 4.2" x 2.4" x 0.6" / 4 oz;
• 320 x 240 pixel display;
• 2Mpix camera;
• Media player;
• Stereo Bluetooth audio;
• microSD / SDHC expansion;
• 260 minutes talk / 11 days standby.

Apparently, the launch of the anticipated RIM BlackBerry 9000 will be delayed until July or August, instead of late May as previously rumored.

The device will be available from AT&T and will feature integrated GPS, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth connectivity, 2 or 3.2 megapixel camera, as well as support for GSM and 3G HSDPA networks.

T-Mobile announced the availability of the new BlackBerry 8820 for its HotSpot@Home service line-up.

The smartphone is Wi-Fi- and GPS-capable, and takes advantage of Blackberry Maps, as well as TeleNav and myFaves services.

This model lacks the camera, which could mean that 8820 is a business device. Other features include microSD slot supporting up to 4GB, Bluetooth, voice dialing and many more.

RIM BlackBerry fans in the U.S. will be happy to hear that AT&T has finally started selling the good old BlackBerry Pearl 8120.

It is not the best smartphone there is, but still it's a good compact mid-range business messenger. The 8120 is basically the updated 8110 model, and comes with a 2Mpix camera, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth connectivity, upgraded web browser, etc, but unfortunately lacks GPS support.

Research In Motion came up with a new lock-and-key system for its BlackBerry smartphones that have an on-board camera.

The idea is to lock-down and disable the camera while users stay in the office in order to prevent any corporate info leakages. RIM has filled in a patent application with the intention to implement the idea in practice.