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A Wi-Fi-supporting model of the BlackBerry Tour on Sprint is something we’ve heard about straight from the horse’s mouth, but according to the same reliable source who gave us a look under the Storm 2′s screen, the next Tour will be making use of that optical trackpad that has been getting packed into all the latest devices from RIM. We had heard that the codename Atlas was being used internally, but apparently the new Wi-Fi Tour will be called the Essex when it eventually hits stores sometime in 2010. Unfortunately, we don’t have any pictures of documents to back the claim, so take it all with due skepticism.
[via CB Forums]
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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.
