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Sources have confirmed that the touchscreen BlackBerry 9500 will be heading to British shores thanks to Vodafone. While that might be great news for folks in the UK, the real surprise is the timeline; previous estimates have been putting a launch around November or December, but these guys are saying the BlackBerry Storm will be on shelves around the end of October with an announcement earlier in the month. Well, September is just about wrapped up, which means we could be hearing something good and official sooner than later. This wouldn’t be surprising, since Verizon has gone ahead and started their teaser campaign before any mention directly from RIM. Their first touchscreen BlackBerry will be supposedly be packing…
- 3.2 megapixel camera
- 360×480 touchscreen
- Virtual keypad with haptic feedback
- 3G (both CDMA and GSM varieties will be available)
[via Pocket-lint]
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Simon Sage’s education largely surrounded writing, technology and online community, leading him to begin his blogging career at www.BlackBerryCool.com and to quickly discover a vibrant and active community surrounding BlackBerry and mobile technology. In exploring RIM’s platform, he has learned what enterprises are looking for in mobility as well as what makes the innocuous BlackBerry so appealing to them. Recently Simon’s been covering RIM’s gradual move into an already-crowded consumer market, and the impact of burgeoning challengers, such as the iPhone, as well as long-time leaders, like Nokia, on BlackBerry’s advancement. With plenty of content under his belt, Simon will be branching off a bit to see what other smartphone manufacturers are working on while still using BlackBerry as a barometer. At IntoMobile, you can count on his posts being even-handed, well-informed and thought-out.
