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The next stab at the Curve line after the 8900 Javelin has made its inaugural appearance, and not really wowwing anybody. It’s essentially a dummed-down 8900 with some new stylings, like a flush softkey/screen face, white colouring, and a gimped screen and camera. Here are the preliminary specs:
- OS 5.0
- 320×240 resolution screen
- Quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE
- Wi-Fi 802.11b/g/n (again, not too sure on the n part)
- 2.0 megapixel camera
The possibility of n-class Wi-Fi is interesting (definitely one of the questions that came to mind when I was talking with the Wi-Fi Alliance), and sounds like it will be the defining characteristic of this new –25 category of BlackBerrys. iDEN recently claimed –50, which shows RIM is finding new ways to segment their products now that Wi-Fi and GPS are becoming a baseline standard. The first we heard of the Gemini was in February, alongside rumours of an eventual T-Mobile launch, but it’s hard to imagine how this will compare to the 8900. It might be going the Pearl Flip route and trying to stay as cheap as possible – perhaps even match existing Curve prices. Only time will tell on this one, folks.
[via BGR]
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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.
