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Starting today, the stylish BlackBerry Pearl Flip 8230 is available from Alltel for $80 after a two-year customer agreement and mail-in rebate.

A CrackBerry forums member has posted some photos of the BlackBerry Pearl Flip in a Verizon store. Althought the said handset looks to be a dummy phone, the release dayte according to the source is “right around the corner”. If the information is true, we can expect to see the real thing on the shelves in a couple of weeks.

BlackBerry Pearl Flip 8230 is now available in Canada from SaskTel. It comes in a choice of black or pink colors, and can be purchased for:

$49.99 on a 3-year term
$373.00 on a 2-year term
$473.00 on a 1-year term

Currently the phone is not available for purchase online, but that will change soon.

Alltel has launched the BlackBerry 8230 Pearl Flip yesterday. It will be available for just $99.99 after a $70 mail-in rebate on a 2-year contract, which isn't a bad deal, especially if you're a BlackBerry fan.

Another day, another leaked unofficial BlackBerry firmware update, this time for the BlackBerry Pearl Flip 8220, taking it to OS 4.6.0.259. As always, install it at your own risk and remember to backup your data before you do.

T-Mobile announced it will be releasing an OS 4.5 update for the BlackBerry Pearl 8120 this Friday. Well, it certainly took them quite a while to release it... Anyway, if you happen to own a Pearl 8120, here's what you'll get with the update:

New Features:

• Music/video streaming (e.g. YouTube);
• Free/busy calendar lookup;
• Remote search for e-mails on server;
• Attachment download and document editing;
• Wireless software upgrades;
• myFaves 1.

Telus Mobility has formally announced the launch of the BlackBerry 8230 Pearl Flip for its customers in Canada. The phone will be available in pink and black colors at the following prices:

• 3-year contract: $49.99;
• 2-year contract: $299.99;
• 1-year contract: $399.99;
• Contract-free: $449.99

The appearance of the BlackBerry 8230 Pearl Flip smartphone on the Telus' website is definitely a good sign for its waiters. The phone is listed as "Coming Soon", but doesn't offer any pricing details. Expected prices are $50 on a 3-year contract, or $449 outright.

In Canada the handset is also available through Best Buy Canada and Bell.

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.

FCC site revealed a CDMA BlackBerry Pearl Flip, which we thought didn't exist. It supports CDMA and EV-DO on the 850 and 1900 MHz bands, and will probably be available via Verizon and Telus when it's approved.