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BlackBerry 8820 coming to UK via Orange

By: , IntoMobile
Saturday, July 28th, 2007 at 8:33 AM

BlackBerry 8820 OrangeBlackBerry addicts in Britain, here’s some good news for you. Orange will be carrying RIM’s latest and greatest BlackBerry 8820 in UK. Meaning, beside the standard enterprise push-email and full QWERTY keyboard, you’ll also get integrated WiFi and GPS — all in the shape of the familiar BlackBerry 8800. Plus, the new CrackBerry will also come with the better media player ala Curve and will bundle support for microSDHC cards, allowing you to expand your memory up to 32 GB. Yeah, it should be the first really powerful BlackBerry device you can actually use outside your work — ok, I admit the Curve could do the job as well, but this baby sports WiFi and GPS! Now, let’s just wait for Orange to announce the pricing…

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Dusan has been using smartphones since their introduction and is now following the latest trends in the industry. The "convergence" is what he's most excited about, and writing about it is the next logical thing to do. He thinks that using a smartphone is what everyone who cares about their time should do. In addition to his interests in mobile phones, Dusan also loves to experiment with the latest web and mobile 2.0 services. The idea of accessing and managing your information from any device no matter where you are simply amazes him. Whether it's an online to-do list, note taking service or a video sharing social network, he's there to try it out. He admits though, he's still searching for the ultimate web-based organizational tool, which "sings" perfectly with the mobile PIM application. Dusan used to run SymbianWatch.com which later became part of IntoMobile. He lives in Serbia, South-East Europe, from where he edits the site on a daily basis.

  • BlackBerry 8820

    i really what to know why blackberry 8820 is better than blackberry 8800 so if you can tell me it will be helpfull

  • dusanb

    BlackBerry 8820 has a WiFi and GPS — both of these the 8800 lack. What more reason do you need? :wink:

  • RIm worker

    TO clarify, the 8800 has GPS built in, only the wifi will be the difference and enhanced media player. 8800 has a so so media player as well fully internal GPS!

    Cheers,
    RIM Worker