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The BlackBerry 8530 is now available on Sprint, a small comfort for those who have been eyeing Verizon’s version since November, but at least we didn’t have to wait until January 10. 3G and GPS give the 8530 a solid leg-up on the GSM-based 8520, although you’ll still be stuck with a 2 megapixel camera with no flash and a modest 320 x 240 display. The violet version is nowhere to be seen, but as a high-class productivity machine for $49.99 on contract, the 8530 is good bang for buck. Check it out in the Sprint store.
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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.
