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Boy Genius Report: Verizon announces the BlackBerry Curve 8530
Unwired View: Verizon BlackBerry Curve 8530, Samsung u640 Convoy and Casio G’Zone Brigade
Gadgetell: Verizon announces the BlackBerry Curve 8530, available on November 20
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Verizon announces the BlackBerry Curve 8530
Boy Genius Report —
... carrying the BlackBerry Curve 8530 starting November 20th. To go for $99.99 on contract after a $100 mail-in rebate, the new Curve offers the following: full-QWERTY keypad, optical trackpad, 2 megapixel camera, GPS, dedicated multimedia keys, 3.5mm headphone jack, 256MB of app memory, 528MHz processor, EV-DO connectivity and last but not least, Wi-Fi! Yes, indeedy, Verizon is definitely looking like the front runner in the smartphone arms race of the 2009 Holiday Season.Read ...
Verizon BlackBerry Curve 8530, Samsung u640 Convoy and Casio G’Zone Brigade
Unwired View —
... on contract.
Another rugged phone that’s headed to Verizon is the Casio G’Zone Brigade which, according to Engadget, is waterproof and features Push To Talk and document viewer. The G’Zone Brigade has a small display and an alphanumeric keypad on the outside, as well as a large display and a QWERTY keyboard on the inside.
The launch date and price of Casio G’Zone Brigade were not announced by Verizon.
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Verizon announces the BlackBerry Curve 8530, available on November 20
Gadgetell —
... after a $100 mail in rebate.
Feature wise, the Curve 8530 will offer users an optical trackpad and the full QWERTY keyboard that BlackBerry users have come to both expect and love. Additionally, the Curve will also offer users 3G support, WiFi 802.11 b/g, Bluetooth 2.1, a built-in GPS, a 2-megapixel camera with zoom and video recording and 256MB of internal storage.
And just one last bit, the Curve 8530 will be available in both black or smoky violet.
Read [Verizon Wireless]
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BlackBerry Curve 8530 hits Sprint and Verizon
iTech News Net —
... WiFi 802.11b/g as well as Bluetooth 2.1. The smartphone includes also GPS/A-GPS support and BlackBerry Maps. The built-in media player supports MPEG4, H.263, H.264, WMV9 and most audio formats. It offers a microSD/SDHC card slot for expansion.
The BlackBerry Curve 8530 is available from Verizon for for $99.99 after a $100 mail-in rebate with 2-year contract. Sprint has not announced the pricing but its version of Curve 8530 will come in Black, Royal Purple and Red.
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