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A new BlackBerry has bubbled up in RIM’s User Agent Profile listings, the BlackBerry 9300 and 9330 (code-named Kepler and Aries II respectively). The few specs the turn up reveal a lower-grade 320 x 240 display like the 8520/30, but will include Wi-Fi 802.11n, just like the upcoming Talledega. As the model number conventions suggest, the 9300 will be GSM and 9330 will run on CDMA, both 3G.
Generally I don’t give much sway to UAProf documents, since often you’ll find relics of prototype devices there that have either been discontinued or renamed to another model number, but given Kevin managed to dig up the code-names and the UAProf has been added recently (April 6), I’m tempted to believe at very least these handsets are in the works. I’m curious to see the devices themselves, and if they look anything like the 8500-series BlackBerry Curves, which have been doing exceptionally well for RIM in emerging markets.
[via CB]
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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.
