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After dummy units of the BlackBerry Pearl Flip started arriving at Rogers outlets last week, it was a bit of a no-brainer that launch was coming. Still, official pricing and a release tomorrow is good to have finalized. Hopefully the $50 price point (on 3-year contract) will help the BlackBerry 8220 sell better than it has been on T-Mobile. There’s been a lot of contention surrounding what the final pricetag would read, initial rumours floating at $50, then jumping to $150, and even yesterday, I saw an ad at The Source showing the BlackBerry Pearl Flip for $100. Maybe some crazy miscommunication internally, but now the record’s set straight. The pink version should be available in a few weeks. Hit up Rogers for more info.
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Simon Sage
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.
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