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Hands-On with AT&T BlackBerry 8900

By: , IntoMobile
Thursday, May 7th, 2009 at 2:44 PM

So, there was no BlackBerry 9630 Niagara/Tour announcement at the Wireless Enterprise Symposium as we had all hoped, but AT&T was more than happy to show off their newest baby, the BlackBerry 8900 Curve. T-Mobile may have already had it for a few months, but no doubt there will be plenty of folks married to AT&T by choice or otherwise who would appreciate the option. It should be out sometime this summer, but for a closer look at the hardware, take a look at our BlackBerry 8900 Curve Review. If you’re looking to get your thumbs all over this phone, after launch we’ll be giving away the freebie from AT&T’s excellent WES party with Kenny Loggins (whose “Danger Zone” from Top Gun goes through my head every time I take off in a plane).

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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.

  • Don

    I’ll be the first to ask… (I hope) how do I apply for the free one once the 8900 AT&T is launched? And please don’t tell me “Negative Ghost Rider, the pattern is full” Oh, and thanks… I now have Danger Zone stuck in my head!

  • Dave

    I second the “how to” get the free 8900 comment. The AT&T party was great; just curious how we get the freebie 8900.

  • Simon Sage

    AT&T won’t be shipping out the phones until official launch, so as soon as we get ours, we’ll announce the giveaway on The Signal podcast.

  • Will

    Simon, my wife and I had a great time sitting next to you guys at the AT&T event….

    Have you heard how/when we are going to get these freebies???

  • Simon Sage

    I got in touch with AT&T, and apparently press weren’t signed on for the freebies. Bah. Sorry for getting your hopes up, guys.