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  • BlackBerry Pearl 3G scoops FCC approvals in two flavors

    BlackBerry Pearl 3G scoops FCC approvals in two flavors

    Posted on May 10, 2010 | No Comments
    RIM thought it'd save everyone some time (us included) by bundling both the 14- and 20-key variants of its upcoming Pearl 3G in a single FCC filing, which is awfully nice of them. The phones you're looking at here are both operating on WCDMA Bands II and V, which means they'll work swimmingly on Bell, Telus, Rogers, and AT&T (though Telus and Rogers have both announced the 20-key version alone, and neither Bell nor AT&T have said a peep on the matter). At any rate -- considering that RIM has promised a May release window -- we can't imagine it'll be long before we get the rest of the details (read: your move, AT&T).

    BlackBerry Pearl 3G scoops FCC approvals in two flavors originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 10 May 2010 11:33:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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  • BlackBerry 8130 vs. BlackBerry 9100… fight!

    BlackBerry 8130 vs. BlackBerry 9100… fight!

    Posted on December 16, 2009 | No Comments
    Some of us at Engadget HQ won't ever be sold on the merits of SureType over good, old-fashioned QWERTY, but there's clearly a market for it -- RIM's BlackBerry Pearl series almost singlehandedly catapulted Waterloo into the consumer market, after all, and the upcoming 9100 looks to refine the formula to a crisp, golden brown perfection. Here, we've got one of the originals -- the 8130 -- beaming proudly next to its offspring, and RIM seems to have done a commendable job updating the package in all the right ways (optical trackpad, Bold 9700-esque design elements) while carrying over most of what the old model great. And knowing these guys, you'll be able to get it in a billion colors and special edition designs -- but for now, you can have these comparo shots in any color you want, as long as it's black.

    BlackBerry 8130 vs. BlackBerry 9100... fight! originally appeared on Engadget Mobile on Wed, 16 Dec 2009 09:12:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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