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Wednesday November 12, 2008
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The BlackBerry Curve 8900 launched in Germany today, but the great news for us is that according to RIM, it's expected to launch in "most other countries, including the United States, during the first quarter of 2009."
Think of the 8900 as a cross between the Curve and the Bold. It's got the Curve's separated keys, which will please a lot of people. But it's got the Bold's super-duper, 480x360 screen and a new-generation 512 Mhz processor. The 8900 even one-ups the Bold with a 3.2-megapixel camera.
The 8900 runs on quad-band EDGE and Wi-Fi networks with GPS, so I see it coming to the carrier with the biggest 2G GSM position: T-Mobile. It's launching on T-Mobile Germany right now, so assuming it will pop up on T-Mobile US isn't a stretch. This could be T-Mobile's Bold alternative, if RIM doesn't want to have to support T-Mobile's oddball 1700 Mhz 3G frequency band.
T-Mobile Germany is selling the Curve for a shocking $6 with a two-year contract (or around $450 without a contract) so I expect it to be very aggressively priced when it comes here to the US.
Find out more at the official BlackBerry Web site.
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